[Evaluation of fear and analysis of personality structure of women at risk for premature and after term labor]. / Ocena leku oraz analiza struktury osobowosci kobiet zagrozonych porodem przedwczesnym oraz porodem po terminie.

Psychological studies were performed in 57 pregnant women at risk for premature labour and 36 at risk for after term labour. The level of fear was evaluated using the Spielberger STAI questionnaire. The structure of fear and restlessness was studied using the R.B. Cattell's five factor Self-estimation Sheet. The analysis of personality structure was performed on the basis of results of the MMPI-WISKAD test. In the patients in both studied groups, groups an increased level of situational and persistent fear was found. Women at risk for premature labour are characterized by higher level of fear of neurotic character resulting from disharmonious personality. In women delivered after term the fear is of reactive character. Women at risk for after term labour are characterized by a higher degree of personality integration and more effective ability to control fear. Women at risk for premature labour are characterized by disharmonious personality and simultaneously they use more primitive protective mechanisms. Women delivered after term are characterized by higher degree of personality integration and more effective ability to control fear.

[Place and role of laparoscopy in the obstetric-gynecologic division of a municipal hospital]. / Miejsce i rola laparoskopii w oddziale ginekologiczno-polozniczym szpitala miejskiego.

An analysis was done of 125 diagnostic laparoscopies performed in the Obstetric-Gynaecological Division, Municipal Hospital in Pruszków in the years 1988-1992. Indications to operations were in the first place adnexal pathological processes (including diagnosis of extrauterine pregnancy), infertility diagnosis, lower abdominal pain of unclear origin, primary and secondary amenorrhoea, postmenopausal bleeding. In 92% of cases pathological processes were found in the small pelvis, and in almost 34% this method made the initial diagnosis more precise, and in 38% pathological changes were detected owing to laparoscopy. On the basis of the above material the significant role of laparoscopy was demonstrated in the diagnosis of pathological processes in the small pelvis, especially in adnexa, in the work of municipal hospital division.

Early results of local application of 13-cis retinoic acid in the treatment of leukoplakia of the vulva.

A group of 35 patients with leukoplakia of the vulva was treated with 13-cis retinoic acid applied topically. Complete or partial remission occurred in 17 patients. Parallel determination of retinol level in sera revealed its increased value as compared to healthy persons.

Serum retinol level in patients with pre and malignant lesions of female genital tract.

The blood retinol level in women with genital tract malignancies and in a control group has been determined. In all groups of patients the mean serum retinol level was significantly lower than in control group. Based on these results we can postulate, that the low retinol level could predispose to the development of malignancy in female genital tract.