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Hyperprolactinemia in women: treatment. 女性高催乳素血症:治疗。
Cristina Laguna Benetti-Pinto, Andrea Prestes Nácul, Ana Carolina Japur Rosa E Silva, Gustavo Arantes Rosa Maciel, Vania Dos Santos Nunes Nogueira, Paula Condé Lamparelli Elias, Manoel Martins, Leandro Kasuki, Heraldo Mendes Garmes, Andrea Glezer
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Hyperprolactinemia in women: diagnostic approach. 女性高催乳素血症:诊断方法。
Andrea Glezer, Heraldo Mendes Garmes, Leandro Kasuki, Manoel Martins, Paula Condé Lamparelli Elias, Vania Dos Santos Nunes Nogueira, Ana Carolina Japur de Sá Rosa-E-Silva, Gustavo Arantes Rosa Maciel, Cristina Laguna Benetti-Pinto, Andrea Prestes Nácul
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Bacteriological characteristics of primary breast abscesses in patients from the community in the era of microbial resistance. 微生物耐药性时代社区患者原发性乳腺脓肿的细菌学特征。
Vicente Sperb Antonello, Jessica Dallé, Mirela Foresti Jimenez, Patrícia Tramontini, Andrei Gustavo Reginatto
{"title":"Bacteriological characteristics of primary breast abscesses in patients from the community in the era of microbial resistance.","authors":"Vicente Sperb Antonello, Jessica Dallé, Mirela Foresti Jimenez, Patrícia Tramontini, Andrei Gustavo Reginatto","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo34","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo34","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study is to evaluate the etiological profile and antimicrobial resistance in breast abscess cultures from patients from the community, treated at a public hospital located in Porto Alegre, Brazil.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is an retrospective cross-sectional study that evaluated the medical records of patients with bacterial isolates in breast abscess secretion cultures and their antibiograms, from January 2010 to August 2022.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Based on 129 positive cultures from women from the community diagnosed with breast abscesses and treated at Fêmina Hospital, 99 (76.7%) of the patients had positive cultures for <i>Staphylococcus sp</i>, 91 (92%) of which were cases of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. Regarding the resistance profile of <i>S. aureus</i>, 32% of the strains were resistant to clindamycin, 26% to oxacillin and 5% to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. The antimicrobials vancomycin, linezolid and tigecycline did not show resistance for <i>S. aureus</i>.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong><i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> was the most common pathogen found in the breast abscess isolates during the study period. Oxacillin remains a good option for hospitalized patients. The use of sulfamethoxazole plus trimethoprim should be considered as a good option for use at home, due to its low bacterial resistance, effectiveness and low cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075427/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Letter to Editor: "Combined aerobic and strength training improves dynamic stability and can prevent against static stability decline in postmenopausal women: A randomized clinical trial". 致编辑的信:"有氧训练和力量训练相结合可提高绝经后妇女的动态稳定性,并可防止静态稳定性下降:随机临床试验"。
Arshdeep Kaur, Amit Kumar
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Fertility preservation in female cancer patients in Brazil: perceptions and attitudes of infertility specialists. 巴西女性癌症患者的生育能力保护:不孕症专家的看法和态度。
Renata Lack Ranniger, Rívia Mara Lamaita, Bárbara Flecha D'Abreu, Mariana Rodrigues Tolentino, Eduardo Batista Cândido, Warne Pedro Andrade, Angélica Nogueira-Rodrigues, Agnaldo Lopes Silva-Filho
{"title":"Fertility preservation in female cancer patients in Brazil: perceptions and attitudes of infertility specialists.","authors":"Renata Lack Ranniger, Rívia Mara Lamaita, Bárbara Flecha D'Abreu, Mariana Rodrigues Tolentino, Eduardo Batista Cândido, Warne Pedro Andrade, Angélica Nogueira-Rodrigues, Agnaldo Lopes Silva-Filho","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo25","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo25","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Fertility preservation is a priority in oncology for female cancer patients. However, there is a lack of communication between infertility specialists and oncologists. This study aimed to evaluate infertility specialists' perceptions and experiences regarding fertility preservation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Conduct an online survey to profile infertility specialists. Participants were infertility affiliated with the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO). The specialists received an online survey, which response rate were 30.9%, most of whom were in southern and southeastern. The survey consisted on 14 questions about the infertility specialists' location, techniques in clinical practice, treatment successful rate, patients idea, etc.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average experience in human reproduction were 15.5 ± 10.2 years (mean ± standard deviation, range 1-40). Among reproductive-aged female cancer patients recommended for fertility preservation, 60.3 ± 28.8% (range 10-100%) underwent preservation procedures. Main barriers were cost (41%), oncologists' knowledge or acceptance (35%) and accessibility (9%). Most infertility specialists (58%) considered 40 years the limit for fertility preservation. Leukemia, lymphoma, breast and ovarian cancers were prioritized for fertility preservation, while lung, thyroid, gastric, and brain cancers were less relevant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This is the first Brazilian study about infertility specialists' perceptions on oncology patients access to fertility preservation. These patients primarily receive treatment in the public health system, while infertility specialists mainly work in the private healthcare. This healthcare mode is currently fragmented, but integrating these experts is enhancing patient access to fertility preservation. Studies on this topic are still warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075391/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Timing of semen cryopreservation: before or after processing? 精液冷冻保存的时机:处理前还是处理后?
Ana Paula de Souza Kussler, Ivan Cunha Bustamante, Elisa Negri, Edison Capp, Helena von Eye Corleta
{"title":"Timing of semen cryopreservation: before or after processing?","authors":"Ana Paula de Souza Kussler, Ivan Cunha Bustamante, Elisa Negri, Edison Capp, Helena von Eye Corleta","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo36","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo36","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Seminal cryopreservation causes significant damage to the sperm; therefore, different methods of cryopreservation have been studied. The aim of the study was to compare the effects of density gradient processing and washing/centrifugation with seminal plasma removal for cryopreservation in semen parameters.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seminal samples of 26 normozoospermic patients were divided into 3 parts: with seminal plasma; after washing/centrifugation; and after selection through density gradient. The samples were cryopreserved for at least two weeks. Motility, sperm count, morphology and viability were evaluated before cryopreservation and after thawing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Density gradient processing selected motile and viable sperm with normal morphology in fresh samples (p<0.05). Cryopreservation negatively affected all sperm parameters regardless of the processing performed, and even if the sperm recovery was lower in the density gradient after the thawing, progressive motility, total motility, viability and morphology remained higher (p<0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cryopreservation significantly compromises sperm parameters (motility, morphology, viability). In normozoospermic patients, the density gradients select better quality spermatozoa compared to other processing methods; this benefit was kept after thawing.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141065278","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Assessment of sexual and body esteem in postpartum women with or without perineal laceration: a cross-sectional study with cultural translation and validation of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale. 评估有或无会阴裂伤的产后妇女的性自尊和身体自尊:一项横断面研究,并对阴道变化性自尊和身体自尊量表进行了文化翻译和验证。
Renata Stefânia Olah de Souza, Adriana Gomes Luz, Ruth Zielinski, Luis Otavio Zanatta Sarian, Cassia Raquel Teatin Juliato, Lucia Alves da Silva Lara, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito
{"title":"Assessment of sexual and body esteem in postpartum women with or without perineal laceration: a cross-sectional study with cultural translation and validation of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale.","authors":"Renata Stefânia Olah de Souza, Adriana Gomes Luz, Ruth Zielinski, Luis Otavio Zanatta Sarian, Cassia Raquel Teatin Juliato, Lucia Alves da Silva Lara, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo35","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo35","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to translate and determine cultural validity of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale (VSBE) for Brazilian Portuguese language in postpartum women who underwent vaginal delivery with or without perineal laceration and cesarean section.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study conducted virtually, with online data collection through a survey with 234 postpartum women of 975 that were invited. Clinical, sociodemographic, and psychometric variables from the VSBE questionnaire were analyzed (content validity index, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, construct/structural and discriminant validity). Multivariate analysis was performed to explore associated factors with the presence of perineal laceration.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One-hundred fifty-eight women experienced vaginal delivery, of which 24.79% had an intact perineum, 33.33% had perineal laceration, and 9.4% underwent episiotomy; and 76 participants had cesarean sections. Women with perineal laceration were older, presented dyspareunia and previous surgeries than women without perineal laceration (p<0.05). For VSBE, a high internal consistency (Cronbach's α > 0.7) was observed, but it did not correlate with Body Attractiveness Questionnaire and Female Sexual Function Index; however, it correlated with the presence of women sutured for perineal laceration. Moreover, VSBE presented good structural validity with two loading factors after exploratory factor analysis. VSBE also demonstrated discriminant validity between the presence or absence of perineal laceration. The presence of urinary incontinence (UI) (OR=2.716[1.015-4.667];p=0.046) and a higher VSBE total score (OR=1.056[1.037-1.075];p<0.001) were the only factors associated with perineal laceration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale demonstrated appropriate translation and good internal consistency, discriminant/construct validity and reliability. Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem Scale total score and presence of UI were associated with women that underwent perineal laceration.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075431/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors associated with the absence of postpartum consultations in a high-risk population. 高危人群产后未就诊的相关因素。
Ana Carolina Gomes Pereira, Tábata Regina Zumpano Dos Santos, Helymar da Costa Machado, Fernanda Garanhani de Castro Surita
{"title":"Factors associated with the absence of postpartum consultations in a high-risk population.","authors":"Ana Carolina Gomes Pereira, Tábata Regina Zumpano Dos Santos, Helymar da Costa Machado, Fernanda Garanhani de Castro Surita","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo23","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the rate of missed postpartum appointments at a referral center for high-risk pregnancy and compare puerperal women who did and did not attend these appointments to identify related factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a retrospective cross-sectional study with all women scheduled for postpartum consultations at a high-risk obstetrics service in 2018. The variables selected to compare women were personal, obstetric, and perinatal. The variables of interest were obtained from the hospital's electronic medical records. Statistical analyses were performed using the Chi-square, Fisher's exact, or Mann-Whitney tests. For the variable of the interbirth interval, a receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to best discriminate whether or not patients attended the postpartum consultation. The significance level for the statistical tests was 5%.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,629 women scheduled for postpartum consultations in 2018 were included. The rate of missing the postpartum consultation was 34.8%. A shorter interbirth interval (p = 0.039), previous use of psychoactive substances (p = 0.027), current or former smoking (p = 0.003), and multiparity (p < 0.001) were associated with non-attendance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study showed a high rate of postpartum appointment non-attendance. This is particularly relevant because it was demonstrated in a high-risk obstetric service linked to clinical severity or social vulnerability cases. This highlights the need for new approaches to puerperal women before hospital discharge and new tools to increase adherence to postpartum consultations, especially for multiparous women.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075390/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of doula's continuous support on serotonin release in parturients: a pilot randomized clinical trial. 助产士的持续支持对产妇血清素释放的影响:一项试验性随机临床试验。
Eleonora de Deus Vieira de Moraes, Mayara Segundo Ribeiro, Cíntia Erbert, Caio Antonio de Campos Prado, Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés
{"title":"Impact of doula's continuous support on serotonin release in parturients: a pilot randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Eleonora de Deus Vieira de Moraes, Mayara Segundo Ribeiro, Cíntia Erbert, Caio Antonio de Campos Prado, Elaine Christine Dantas Moisés","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo27","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo27","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate whether the continuous support provided by doulas influences the endogenous release of serotonin in parturients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This pilot study included 24 primigravidae at term. Of these, 12 women received continuous doula support (Experimental Group), whereas the other 12 received the usual assistance without doula support (Control Group). Blood samples were collected from all the women at the active and expulsion stages of labor and at the fourth period of labor (Greenberg period) for evaluation of their serotonin levels using high-performance liquid chromatography.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The average serotonin concentrations in the control and experimental groups were respectively 159.33 and 150.02 ng/mL at the active stage, 179.13 and 162.65 ng/mL at the expulsion stage, and 198.94 and 221.21 ng/mL at the Greenberg period. There were no statistically significant differences in serotonin concentrations between the two groups at the active and expulsion stages of labor. By contrast, within the experimental group, a significant increase in serotonin concentration was observed in the Greenberg period compared with the levels in the active and expulsion stages (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The novelty of this study relies on the ability to correlate the influence of the continuous support offered by doulas with the release of serotonin in parturients, with the results suggesting that the assistance received during labor can modulate the levels of hormone release in the Greenberg period.</p><p><strong>Brazilian registry of clinical trials: </strong>RBR-4zjjm4h.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075389/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066595","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Screening and prevention of preterm birth: how is it done in clinical practice? 早产筛查与预防:临床实践是如何进行的?
Roberta Bulsing Dos Santos, Janete Vettorazzi, Marcos Wengrover Rosa, Ellen Machado Arlindo, Edimárlei Gonsales Valério
{"title":"Screening and prevention of preterm birth: how is it done in clinical practice?","authors":"Roberta Bulsing Dos Santos, Janete Vettorazzi, Marcos Wengrover Rosa, Ellen Machado Arlindo, Edimárlei Gonsales Valério","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo32","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo32","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To ascertain how screening for preterm birth is performed among obstetricians working in public and private practice in a middle-income country.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional study of 265 obstetrician-gynecologists employed at public and private facilities. An online questionnaire was administered, with items designed to collect data on prematurity screening and prevention practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of respondents was 44.5 years; 78.5% were female, and 97.7% had completed a medical residency program. Universal screening (i.e., by ultrasound measurement of cervical length) was carried out by only 11.3% of respondents in public practice; 43% request transvaginal ultrasound if the manual exam is abnormal, and 74.6% request it in pregnant women with risk factors for preterm birth. Conversely, 60.7% of respondents in private practice performed universal screening. This difference in screening practices between public and private practice was highly significant (p < 0.001). Nearly all respondents (90.6%) reported prescribing vaginal progesterone for short cervix.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the setting of this study, universal ultrasound screening to prevent preterm birth was used by just over half of doctors in private practice. In public facilities, screening was even less common. Use of vaginal progesterone in cervical shortening was highly prevalent. There is an unmet need for formal protocols for screening and prevention of preterm birth in middle-income settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11075380/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141064761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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