OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of infertility on the health-related quality of life and sexual function of infertile women in Upper Egypt. METHOD: The Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (QLQ) C30, version 2, and a visual analog scale were used to assess the quality of life and sexual satisfaction of 116 women with primary infertility and 116 fertile women with similar sociodemographic characteristics. ... إقراء المزيد

_OBJECTIVE:_ to describe the women’s feelings during gynecological examination, to identify if women have a preference for the gender of doctors who perform gynecological examination, and to describe women’s wishes and expectations of doctors and nurses with regards gynecological examination. _PATIENTS AND METHODS:_ a descriptive cross sectional study was carried on women attending the gynecological outpatient clinic of Sohag University ... إقراء المزيد

Objective: To compare the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) before and 5 years after the law completely banned the practice in Egypt, and evaluate the attitude of educated mothers of girls toward FGC in Upper Egypt. Methods: All women attending 2 outpatient clinics in Upper Egypt were approached from January 1 through November 30,2011. A trained nurse interviewed those ... إقراء المزيد

Postpartum pulmonary embolism (PE) is a challenging diagnosis because physiologic changes during pregnancy can yield benign symptoms that mimic or mask the condition. All PE tests have limitations, and diagnosis is confirmed only in approximately onethird of high-risk symptomatic women [1] إقراء المزيد

_OBJECTIVE:_Was to compare bilateral uterine artery ligation (ascending branches) with classic tourniquet before abdominal myomectomy. _METHODS_: _METHODS_: A prospective randomized controlled study. Thirty patients were recruited with symptomatic myomas ≥20 wks pregnant size. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups. Group A (15 patients) subjected to uterine artery ligation, and group B (15 patients) subjected to classic tourniquet before myomectomy. ... إقراء المزيد

Dear Dr Hassanin On behalf of the editors and the editorial board of the _International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics _(IJGO), I would like to thank you for your assistance in the review of manuscripts submitted to the IJGO during the past year. As you know, the IJGO is the official journal of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics ... إقراء المزيد

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate prevalence of FGC in Sohag governorate, Upper Egypt, after 6 years of putting law in action. METHODS: Female students from preparatory schools (3 urban & 3 rural) were asked by social workers whether they had circumcision within the last 6 years. A questionnaire from was sent to parents of girls who were positive for circumcision as to ... إقراء المزيد

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of female genital cutting (FGC) in Upper Egypt, after 6 years of putting prohibition law into action. A total number of 3730 girls between the ages of 10–14 years were recruited to participate in this study. They were mainly preparatory school students (three urban and three rural areas). Social workers ... إقراء المزيد

Objective: To assess the safety and short-term efficacy of bilateral uterine artery ligation (UAL) via minilaparotomy for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). Methods: A prospective study of 30 women with HMB who underwent UAL. The primary outcome was cumulative treatment failure 12 months after the procedure. Treatment failure was defined as the need for hysterectomy during the follow-up ... إقراء المزيد