Repair of urinary incontinence in postmenopausal patients with trans obturator tapes: 2 years of experience in a series of 30 patients

Pergialiotis V, Lagadas A, Κarakalpakis D, Oikonomidis P, Giannakopoulos K

Urinary incontinence is a disorder that occurs mainly in postmenopausal women and augments with advanced age. The aim of modern urogynecology is the treatment of this problem with minimal invasive techniques with few complications. We presents a group of 30 patients with stress urinary incontinence treated with biosynthetic trans obturator tapes …

Sexual habits in adolescent and young adult health students

Antoniadis S, Sela M, Ustinof-Ersof D, Zerva M, Anagnostaki L, Antoniadou AV, Makrogkika E, Kleanthous P, Dionyssopoulou E

Information and counseling is extremely important in order to achieve a healthy sexual life. The objective of this study was to investigate the sexual behavior of health students. We studied the sexual habits of 1,000 students of the Technological Educational Institution of Athens using a closed questionnaire. Age range was 17-21 years. 655 (65.5%) of the students had satisfying sexual …

Selective reduction in multiple pregnancies

Antsaklis Α, Anastasakis Ε

The percentage of multiple pregnancies has increased, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of the assisted conception techniques. Multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) has been used to reduce the risks associated with these high risk pregnancies. It is performed in the first trimester of pregnancy by transabdominal injection of potassium chloride in the fetal heart. The risk of miscarriage …

Adnexal masses complicating pregnancy

Thomakos N, Chantzi H, Rodolakis A, Antsaklis A

The management of adnexal masses during pregnancy may be challenging for the patient and the clinician. Adnexal masses may be detected during prenatal ultrasound, and although such masses are rarely malignant (1/10.000 to 1/50.000 pregnancies), the probability of borderline tumor or cancer should always be considered. The etiology of ovarian masses differs according to the patient age …