LASIK Surgery

April 30, 2008 on 9:54 pm | In Surgery | No Comments

Perhaps you have ever heard of LASIK (laser assisted in situ keratomileusis), nowdays LASIK is become a popular surgical approach to correct vision of people who are myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. People who had LASIK laser eye surgery said that the feel very little pain and they no longer need corrective eyewear.
If you are nearsighted, […]

Female Circumcision

April 23, 2008 on 9:20 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Female circumcision is a traditional or ritual practice that is still widespread in Africa, the Middle East, and southeast Asia. Female circumcision is significantly associated with poverty, illiteracy, and low status of women. In societies that practice female circumcision, the woman who is not circumcised is stigmatized, ostracized, and not sought […]

Cervical Prolapse

April 22, 2008 on 9:19 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Cervical prolapse is rare in childhood. The most common presentation is a mass protruding from the vulva in the first few days of life. Most reported cases are associated with meningomyelocele or other central nervous system anomalies. Genital prolapse has been described in preterm infants with no nervous system anomalies. Prompt […]

Hymenal Tags

April 21, 2008 on 9:19 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Hymenal tags are seen in 6% to 13% of female neonates. The tags are smooth, firm, pink nodules protruding from the margin of the hymen. The most common location is the dorsal margin of the hymen near the fourchette. Sometimes, more than one tag is present. Most hymenal tags resolve spontaneously […]

Clitoris Tourniquet Syndrome

April 20, 2008 on 9:21 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Clitoris tourniquet syndrome is produced by clitoral strangulation by hair. Few cases of this condition have been reported in prepubertal girls. Patients present with an enlarged, erythematous, and extremely tender clitoris. Bleeding and ulceration may occur as the obstruction progresses. The strands of hair may be difficult to visualize because they […]

Urethral Prolapse

April 19, 2008 on 11:06 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Prolapse of the urethra is a circular eversion of the urethral mucosa protruding through the meatus. It presents as a friable, red-blue annular mass. The mass may be ulcerated, infected, or even gangrenous. Careful examination will reveal the urethral meatus in the center of the mass and the vaginal introitus posterior […]

Cysts

April 18, 2008 on 10:56 pm | In Gynecology | No Comments

Wilberto Nieves-Neira
Bhagirath Majmudar
Ira R. Horowitz
Cysts of the vulva may develop at any age and are of mucinous or mesonephric type. Common inclusion cysts (sebaceous) are rare because secretion of the sebaceous gland in the hair shaft is not occluded. Rarely hair grows before puberty. On rare occasions, the vestibular glands are active and cysts develop. […]

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