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Gay and lesbian couples in Malaysia

Baba I

J Homosex, 2001;40(3-4):143-63.

PMID: 11386331 DOI: 10.1300/J082v40n03_08

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Homosexuality, Female*

Chien-Tien Hsu Memorial Lecture. Fertility and gynaecologic malignancies

Sivanesaratnam V

J Obstet Gynaecol Res, 2001 Feb;27(1):1-15.

PMID: 11330724

Fertility and gynaecological malignancies have an important relationship. A clear inverse relationship exists between family size and the incidence of ovarian and endometrial cancer. Current methods of fertility control have an influence on subsequent development of various gynaecological malignancies. A slightly increased risk of breast cancer has been reported in current users and those who had used hormonal contraceptives (OCs) within 10 years; this risk declined with time and disappeared after 10 years. Women who started OC before age 20 had a higher relative risk; the disease did not spread beyond the breast in the majority. Most studies found OC to reduce the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer. The relative risks of squamous cell carcinoma and adenomatous carcinoma of the cervix have been reported to be 1.3 and 1.5, respectively in ever-users of OCs; however, the aetiology of cervical cancer is multifactoral. Several reports suggest the beneficial effect of tubal ligation and breast feeding in reducing the risk of ovarian cancer. Therapy of gynaecological malignancies may have an influence on subsequent fertility. Amenorrhoea developing after treatment of hydatidiform mole may be due to choriocarcinoma, recurrent mole or a normal pregnancy. Choriocarcinoma can also develop after a partial mole. The risk of fetal teratogenicity from chemotherapy is present only if conception occurs during or immediately following the treatment cycles. Fertility is not impaired following chemotherapy. Successful pregnancies have occurred in women who have had widespread GTD including cerebral metastases. In the young patient with gynaecological malignancy preservation of fertility is possible. Fertility-sparing surgery may be safe in early ovarian epithelial cancers and even in advanced germ cell tumours. Recently, the fertility-sparing surgery of radical trachelectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy has been carried out for early invasive cervical cancer in young women. Gynaecological cancer occurring in pregnancy is uncommon; it presents the clinician with a difficult situation to manage. In most instances the cancer is treated as though the patient is not pregnant; the timing and mode of delivery needs individualization. The overall prognosis for breast cancer complicating pregnancy is poor. Survival in cervical cancers diagnosed antepartum is similar to the non-pregnant patient. Ovarian cancer in pregnancy has a good prognosis because of the early stage at diagnosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genital Neoplasms, Female*

Fulltext Efficacy of danazol treatment in infertile patients with endometriosis

Kulenthran A

Med J Malaysia, 1992 Mar;47(1):11-4.

PMID: 1387442

The study was done to assess the efficacy of danazol in the treatment of infertile patients with all stages of endometriosis. The cumulative pregnancy rates in 21 patients with Stage I and II endometriosis were compared to 21 patients with Stage III and IV endometriosis. Both groups had danazol treatment for six months. All other fertility related factors were controlled for in both groups. There was a cumulative pregnancy rate of 11% (standard error 7%) at 12 months of follow-up in the group with Stage I and II disease whilst it was 26% (standard error 10%) in the group with moderate or severe disease. These results question the validity of any classification system in prognosticating for fertility in patients with endometriosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female/drug therapy*

Fulltext Clomid induced combined extrauterine and intrauterine pregnancy--a case report

Ng YT, Wong WP, Puraviappan AP

Med J Malaysia, 1983 Jun;38(2):150-2.

PMID: 6621446

A 23 year old Indian lady, gravida 1 para 0, with Clomid induced pregnancy was admitted to the University Hospital on 29 August 1981 with signs and symptoms of pregnancy and intraperitoneal bleed. Period ofamenorrhoea at time of admission was eight weeks. Emergency laparotomy revealed a right leaking ectopic pregnancy and an enlarged gravid uterus. Ultrasound done on the 7th post operative day confirmed concurrent intrauterine pregnancy which progressed normally to term, ending with a normal healthy baby at 39 weeks through an assisted breech delivery.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female/drug therapy

Fulltext Chlamydial infection in asymptomatic infertile women

Rachagan SP, Ngeow YF

Med J Malaysia, 1990 Dec;45(4):298-303.

PMID: 2152050

Thirty-six asymptomatic infertile women undergoing laparoscopic examination as part of their infertility investigations, were included in this study on chlamydial infection. Patients were tested for chlamydial antigen in the cervix and peritoneal fluid. The serum of twenty-five of these patients was titrated for evidence of chlamydial antibodies. Fifty women attending a family planning clinic were used as a control group. The study showed a strong relationship between chlamydial infection and infertility due to tubal pathology. The incidence of chlamydial infection in asymptomatic infertile women was 33.3%. The results indicate that Chlamydia trachomatis should be sought in patients presenting with infertility and, if detected, appropriate medical treatment be given.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female/microbiology*

Treatment of tubal occlusion by hydrotubation

Thambu JA

Med J Malaysia, 1978 Sep;33(1):4-6.

PMID: 750894

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female/drug therapy

SOME USES OF HYPNOSIS IN GYNECOLOGY

MUN CT

Med J Malaysia, 1964 Jun;18:223-5.

PMID: 14199437

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female*

Description of the female of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni (Diptera: Simuliidae) and its genetic relationships with members of the Simulium gombakense species-group

Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL, Tan TK, Sofian-Azirun M

Acta Trop, 2019 May;193:66-70.

PMID: 30807749 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2019.02.023

Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni Takaoka, Hashim & Chen was described initially based only on a pupa and a mature larva collected from Peninsular Malaysia. Herein, we describe the morphological characters of the female of S. aziruni for the first time. It resembles those of the other members of the Simulium gombakense species-group by the genital fork with a distinct projection directed medioposteriorly from each arm and claw with a large basal tooth. Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) barcoding analysis indicates that S. aziruni is the sister species of S. maleewongae, but both are distantly separated by a genetic distance of 4.9%.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genitalia, Female/anatomy & histology*

Endometriosis and social class

Arumugam K, Templeton AA

Med J Aust, 1990 Nov 05;153(9):567.

PMID: 2233493

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female/complications

Development and validation of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause symptoms and vaginal treatments acceptability questionnaire (GSM-SVTAQ): An electronic patient-reported outcomes measure

Hassanein MM, Huri HZ, Baig K, Abduelkarem AR, Al-Momani M

Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 2024 Feb;164(2):613-623.

PMID: 37702968 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.15106

OBJECTIVES: To develop and validate an electronic, patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM) specific for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) patients. The PROM aimed to accurately assess the burden of GSM symptoms, their impact on health-related and sexual quality of life, and the acceptability of vaginal treatments.

METHODS: The study encompassed a comprehensive three-stage approach to the development and validation of the PROM. Initially, during the preliminary design stage, the necessity for a new PROM was recognized, an expert panel was formed, and semi-structured qualitative interviews were carried out with GSM patients. In the second stage, the study used the five-step pre-validation methodology established by Prior et al. to generate and refine the PROM items. The third and final stage encompassed the determination of scale and item content validity indexes to ensure validity. Additionally, the reliability of each construct was evaluated using Cronbach's α.

RESULTS: The resulting PROM was named GSM-SVTAQ (GSM-symptoms and vaginal treatments acceptability questionnaire). It demonstrated excellent validity in assessing symptoms burden, health-related and sexual quality of life, and vaginal treatment acceptability, with high content validity indices and strong internal consistency. The scale content validity indices and Cronbach's α coefficients for the three domains were (0.926, 0.939), (0.875, 0.947), and (0.824, 0.855), respectively.

CONCLUSION: The GSM-SVTAQ stands as the first GSM-specific, valid, and reliable PROM capable of comprehensively measuring the three components of GSM and the acceptability of vaginal treatments. Its implementation has the potential to significantly enhance patient care and outcomes in GSM management.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genital Diseases, Female*

Urogenital myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in peninsular Malaysia

Ramalingam S, Nurulhuda A, Bee LH

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health, 1980 Sep;11(3):405-7.

PMID: 7444582

A case of urogenital myiasis caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) was diagnosed in a 76-year old patient who had carcinoma of the rectum. A total of 35 larvae were obtained from ulcers near the external genitalia and urethra opening. Larvae pupated within 1 to 2 days and 6 days later emerged as adult males. These were identified as Chrysomya bezziana. Female flies possibly attracted by the fetid odour, laid eggs in the existing lesions in the urogenital area, the larvae invading and feeding on living tissue. Lack of personal hygiene was the contributing factor for the cause of urogenital myiasis in this patient.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genital Diseases, Female/parasitology*

Enterobiasis: a histopathological study of 259 patients

Sinniah B, Leopairut J, Neafie RC, Connor DH, Voge M

Ann Trop Med Parasitol, 1991 Dec;85(6):625-35.

PMID: 1811440

Enterobius worms or their eggs, or both, are present in preserved tissue sections or tissue specimens of 259 patients whose medical records are on file at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington D.C., U.S.A. The most common site of infection (86.5%) was found to be the lumen of the appendix, where the worms provoke no reaction. Of the 259 patients 11 (4.2%) had worms and/or eggs in granulomas of the abdominal and pelvic peritoneum, and an equal number had granulomas on the peritoneum of the salphinx or on the surface of the ovary. There were also ectopic worms and/or eggs in granulomas on the peritoneum of the small and large intestines (2.7%). These Enterobius granulomas form around degenerating adult worms, around discrete eggs, around clusters of eggs, and, we believe, also around the tracks of migrating worms. Three patients (1.2%) had worms in perianal abscesses. A necrotic granuloma, removed from the lung of one patient, surrounded a degenerating adult worm. This suggests that the worm, carried to the lung as an embolus, impacted in a pulmonary arteriole. A stool specimen of one patient contains eggs of Enterobius, and that of another patient contains an adult Enterobius. This is the largest recorded histopathological study of enterobiasis in man.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genital Diseases, Female/pathology*; Genitalia, Female/parasitology; Genitalia, Female/pathology

Three new species of Simulium (Nevermannia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Vietnam

Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW, Pham XD

Zootaxa, 2014;3866(4):555-71.

PMID: 25283675 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3866.4.6

Three new species of black flies, Simulium (Nevermannia) langbiangense, S. (N.) phami, and S. (N.) bachmaense, are described on the basis of females, males, pupae and larvae collected in Vietnam. All three species are assigned to the Simulium feuerborni species-group of Simulium (Nevermannia). Simulium (N.) langbiangense sp. nov. is characterized by the female sensory vesicle with a large opening, and a short common basal stalk of the six pupal gill filaments, S. (N.) phami sp. nov. is most striking in having the pupal gill with five filaments, a character not reported in species of the S. feuerborni species-group, and S. (N.) bachmaense sp. nov. is characterized by the female genital fork with a triangular lobe-like projection pointed posteromedially on each arm, and the small larval postgenal cleft. This represents the first record of the S. feuerborni species-group from Vietnam.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genitalia, Female

Fulltext Gartner duct cyst in pregnancy presenting as a prolapsing pelvic mass

Arumugam A, Kumar G, Si L, Vijayananthan A

Biomed Imaging Interv J, 2007 Oct;3(4):e46.

PMID: 21614298 MyJurnal DOI: 10.2349/biij.3.4.e46

Gartner duct cysts are the remnants of the Wolffian duct and they are rarely seen in adulthood. We present a case of a pregnant patient with a prolapsing vaginal mass. A diagnosis of Gartner duct cyst was made after MRI was performed. The Gartner duct cyst was drained when the patient went into labour allowing vaginal delivery to be performed.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genital Diseases, Female

Fulltext Reproduction research and health: part III: fertility health

Sinnathuray TA

Med J Malaysia, 1980 Mar;34(3):307-13.

PMID: 7412671

The tremendous research advances in recent decades in the three widely used methods of fertility regulation (family planning), namely hormonal steroidal contraception, sterilisation and legal abortion, have been presented and discussed. The considerable health benefits accruing to the woman, in particular, and to the society, in general, from the practice of these fertility regulation methods. especially in the context of developing countries, have been reviewed. Recent research advances in the area of fertility augmentation (infertility management) have been presented and discussed. The manner in which some of the future trends in fertility regulation are likely to develop has been briefly stated.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female

Fulltext Four new species of the genus Diduga Moore, [1887] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from China and Malaysia

Zhao TT, Han HL

Zookeys, 2020;985:127-141.

PMID: 33223877 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.985.54047

In this paper, four species of the genus Diduga Moore, [1887] from China (Chongqing and Guangdong) and Malaysia (Borneo, Sabah) are described as new to science, namely D. simianshanasp. nov., D. chebalingasp. nov., D. chewisp. nov., and D. hollowayisp. nov. Adults of these species are illustrated in color, and images of the male and female genitalia are provided. A distribution map of the new species is provided, together with an updated checklist of all species of Diduga.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genitalia, Female

Fulltext Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Gastrocentrum Gorham (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Tillinae), with the description of five new species

Yang G, Yang X, Shi H

Zookeys, 2020;979:99-132.

PMID: 33192133 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.979.53765

The genus Gastrocentrum Gorham, 1876 is revised to include nine species. Five new species are described in this genus: G. magnumsp. nov. (NE India), G. regularesp. nov. (Cameron Highlands, Malaysia), G. xiaodongisp. nov. (Gyirong, Xizang, China), G. zayuensesp. nov. (Zayü, Xizang, China), and G. gaoligongensesp. nov. (Fugong, Yunnan, China). Gastrocentrum nitidum Schenkling, 1916 is transferred to the genus Tillus as a new combination. All the species in this genus are described (except G. brevicolle), and a key is provided for their identification. Illustrations of male genitalia, female reproductive organs, and other important structures are provided. An interspecific phylogeny-estimate of Gastrocentrum is presented based on morphological data, with two main clades recognized: a clade containing G. unicolor and G. laterimaculatum, and a clade containing the remaining six species (the latter a polytomy consisting of G. magnumsp. nov., G. dux, and G. regularesp. nov., and a well-supported sub-clade representing the remaining species). Additionally, the taxonomic and phylogenetic importance of female reproductive organs is discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genitalia, Female

Fulltext Association between Mannheimia haemolytica infection with reproductive physiology and performance in small ruminants: A review

Jesse FFA, Amira NA, Isa KM, Maqbool A, Ali NM, Chung ELT, et al.

Vet World, 2019 Jul;12(7):978-983.

PMID: 31528021 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.978-983

Mannheimiosis or pneumonic pasteurellosis commonly occurs in small ruminants. Mannheimiosis is caused by Mannheimia haemolytica (M. haemolytica) a Gram-negative coccobacillus producing acute febrile and infectious condition resulting in death of animal if not diagnosed and treated promptly. M. haemolytica serotype A2 is a commensal of the nasopharynx, gaining access to the lungs when host defenses are compromised by stress or infection in small ruminants. Till date, there is a vast literature and research that has been conducted on the pathogenesis of M. haemolytica invariably on respiratory system and its related immune system and mechanisms. From the clinical point of view, infection or diseases involving vital organs will systemically affect the production and performance of the infected animal. Therefore, there is a huge gap of knowledge and research to answer the question whether there is any association between M. haemolytica infection with reproductive physiology and performance in small ruminants and how it affects the productivity level. This review will explore the possibilities of involvement and new potential research to be carried out to determine the involvement of male and female reproductive system with M. haemolytica infection among small ruminants.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Genitalia, Female

Fulltext Asexuality is inversely associated with positive body image in British adults

Swami V, Laughton R, Grover S, Furnham A

Heliyon, 2019 Sep;5(9):e02452.

PMID: 31538116 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02452

Research on positive body image has infrequently considered sexual minority orientations beyond lesbians, gay men, and bisexual persons. Indeed, there is no existing research on the relationships between body image and asexuality, which refers to a lack of sexual attraction to anyone or anything. In two studies, we rectified this by examining associations between asexuality - operationalised as a continuous construct - and indices of positive body image. In Study 1, 188 Britons from the community completed measures of asexuality and body appreciation. Once the effects of self-identified sexual orientation, relationship status, and body mass index (BMI) had been considered, asexuality was found to be significantly and negatively associated with body appreciation in women and men. In Study 2, an online sample of 377 Britons completed measures of asexuality, body appreciation, functionality appreciation, body acceptance from others, and body image flexibility. Beyond the effects of sexual orientation, relationship status, and BMI, asexuality was significantly and negatively associated with all four body image constructs in men, and with body appreciation and functionality appreciation in women. Although asexuality only explained a small proportion of the variance in positive body image (3-11%) and further studies are needed, the relationship appears to be stable.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Homosexuality, Female

Fulltext Psychological Distress Among Infertile Women: Exploring Biopsychosocial Response To Infertility

Zuraida, A.S.

Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010;19(2):1-11.

MyJurnal

Previous studies have shown that the experience of infertility is linked with psychological responses such as depression, anxiety, guilt, social isolation, and decreased self-esteem in both men and women. The prevalence of depression among infertile women ranges from 8% to 54%. Treating gynecologists and healthcare professionals seldom recognized the psychosocial distress in women undergoing fertility treatment. Therefore this paper reviewed the bio-psychosocial response towards infertility among women with infertility.

Matched MeSH terms: Female; Infertility, Female

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