EGO ISSUE 2/2023 IS AVAILABLE

The volume is available with 9 new articles!

LATEST ARTICLES

Editorial

Female stress urinary incontinence: treatment options and main challenges

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as an involuntary leakage of urine upon effort, physical exertion, sneezing or coughing. It affects 10-39% of the female population. This condition alters the physical, social, emotional and sexual wellbeing of affected women, thus impairing their quality of life. Therefore, an adequate assessment and tailored treatment should be offered....

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235021

Gynecology

Vaginal microbiome and a prospective analysis of vaginal microbiome testing and personalized probiotics supplementation as a beneficial approach to unlock optimal health for women: a narrative review

The literature regarding the vaginal microbiota increasingly highlights the association between vaginal microbiota alterations, recurrent vulvovaginal infections and infertility, thus its importance for women's health. The literature increasingly shows that probiotic supplementation in responsive populations is an effective means of rebalancing the vaginal microbiome. The recent assumption of...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235022

Gynecology

Stuffed animals reflect anxiety and depressive disorders in women hospitalized for endometriosis surgery

Objective: To determine whether the presence of a stuffed animal on the bedside of a patient undergoing surgery for endometriosis is a sign of depressive disorder or anxiety, and a sign of disease severity. Methods: This prospective and observational study included 90 women with proven endometriosis undergoing surgical treatment at Tenon University Hospital in Paris, France. During surgery, the...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235023

Reproductive Medicine

Intrauterine non-ablative erbium laser for the restoration of a thin endometrium: an open pilot study

Background and aim: Thin endometrium is a highly relevant issue in reproductive medicine. We aimed at determining the effect of the intrauterine exposure with non-ablative erbium YAG laser on the endometrium and the pregnancy rate in infertile women. Methods: This was an open pilot study in which sixty-one infertile women with a history of implantation failures using assisted reproductive...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235024

Reproductive Medicine

Psychological disorders in infertile couples in Douala (Cameroon) and associated biopsychosocial vulnerability factors

Background and aim: Reproductive difficulties are likely to induce psychological disorders in the affected individuals. The aim of this study was to identify the nature of the specific vulnerability factors (biological, psychological and sociocultural) that induce psychological distress (such as anxiety and mood disorders and other psychopathological decompensation of a psychotic and paranoid...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235025

Reproductive Medicine

Predictive factors of spontaneous pregnancy after saline infusion salpingography

Objective: To assess predictive factors for spontaneous pregnancy after Saline Infusion Salpingography (SIS). Methods: A retrospective study was carried out from January 2017 to December 2020 at the Reproductive Medicine Unit of a University Hospital in Portugal. A total of 468 patients were eligible for the study and divided into two groups: spontaneous pregnancy after SIS (n=75) and non...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235026

Menopause

Hormone therapy for menopause: why should it be prescribed?

During the climacteric, many women present different symptoms that affect their quality of life. These symptoms have been related to disorders of the neurochemistry of the central nervous system caused by fluctuations and/or lack of estrogen. Brain chemistry disorders that occur during the climacteric would also be involved in changes in body composition and the increase of adipose tissue. In...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235027

Menopause

Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D is not associated with carotid intima-media thickness in postmenopausal women

Background: Carotid intima thickness has previously been correlated to the risk of presenting cardiovascular disease. On the other hand, low vitamin D levels have been observed in patients with coronary artery calcifications and higher incidence of cardiovascular events. Objective: To determine if vitamin D levels were correlated to carotid intima thickness, in order to propose the use of serum...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235028

Menopause

Influence of the age at menopause onset on sarcopenia in postmenopausal women: based on the FNIH consensus classification for sarcopenia

Background: Menopause is characterized by ovarian failure and a drop of estrogen levels, leading to a rapid loss of muscle mass and a redistribution of body fat. Objective: To assess the effect of time at menopause onset on lean mass quality, determined through Dual Energy X ray absorptiometry (DXA) muscle mass analysis and using the Foundation of the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) standard...

DOI: 10.53260/EGO.235029

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