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A Baram

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PubMed1985

Treatment of cervical ectropion by cryosurgery: effect on cervical mucus characteristics.

Eighteen women with cervical ectropion and 12 women with ectropion and vaginal discharge were treated by cryosurgery. Evaluation of the cervical mucus characteristics by cervical score and in vitro penetration test was performed before treatment and 2 months later. In the group with ectropion only (group A) the total cervical score was 5.7 +/- 0.4 and 11.9 +/- 0.06 (P less than 0.001) (mean +/- standard error) before treatment and 2 months later, respectively. In the group with ectropion and vaginal discharge (group B) the total cervical score before and after cryosurgery was 3.8 +/- 0.4 and 11.8 +/- 0.1 (P less than 0.001), respectively. In vitro penetration tests in group A before and after treatment were 0.72 +/- 0.1 and 2.9 +/- 0.08 (P less than 0.001), respectively. In group B, in vitro penetration tests before and after cryosurgery were 0.25 +/- 0.1 and 2.8 +/- 0.1 (P less than 0.001), respectively. It appears that cryosurgery improves the cervical mucus characteristics. It is recommended that infertile patients with hostile cervical mucus and ectropion will be treated by cryosurgery.

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PubMed1985

Premalignant lesions and microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix in Jewish women: an epidemiological study.

During the years 1979-1982 cervical smears were taken from 3974 women at the cervical pathology unit at the Serlin Maternity Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv. There were 69 patients with positive cytology who had colposcopic directed biopsies which revealed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or a microinvasive lesion; a prevalence rate of 17 per 1000. Epidemiological characteristics of the 69 patients with CIN and microinvasion revealed that these women were younger than those with negative cytology, had more sexual partners and pregnancies, started their sexual activities earlier, and only half of them were married. In the whole series 57% of the women were of Ashkenazi origin and 43% were of Eastern and Sephardic origin, whereas in the group with positive cytology the proportion of women of Eastern and Sephardic origin was twice that of Ashkenazi origin, 64 and 36%, respectively. Only 4.5% of women in the CIN group declared themselves as religiously observant compared with 9.8% in the control group.

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PubMed1985

Anesthetic management of 646 consecutive cesarean section cases.

A retrospective analysis of 646 consecutive cesarean deliveries during a 1-year period was performed. The indications for cesarean section, techniques of anesthesia, fetal and maternal outcome, and complications were evaluated. Of 646 cesarean deliveries, 153 (23.7%) were elective and 493 (76.3%) nonelective. Regional block was the main anesthetic technique used for the elective (88.3%) and the nonelective (79.3%) operations. Maternal complications were few and reversible. In 96% of the newborns the Apgar score was greater than or equal to 7 at 5 min. These results suggest that regional block is the preferred anesthetic technique for cesarean section.

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PubMed1977

The prevalence of cervicitis, reserve cell hyperplasia, squamous metaplasia, and cervical dysplasia in Jewish women.

The prevalence of cervicitis, reserve cell hyperplasia, squamous metaplasia, and dysplasia was studied in Jewish women and compared to that reported elsewhere in non-Jewish populations. The study was based on a histologic review of 250 women whose cervices were clinically either normal or presented with minor changes, and of 50 cases of squamous cell carcinoma. The findings indicate that the prevalence of the above-mentioned histologic features in the 2 groups of Jewish women is similar to that observed in comparable groups of non-Jews. It thus appears that in a majority of Jewish women the histologic spectrum leading to cervical cancer unexplicably stops at the dysplastic stage. On the other hand, the results of this study may possibly cast doubt on the well-documented evidence establishing dysplasia as a pre-cancerous lesion. For further elucidation of these problems cytologic studies in matched Jewish and non-Jewish populations will be carried out.

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