Ghaleb M. Mahmoud, Walid Hitler Ahmed Tantawy, Amir Hamdy Abd El-Hady Mahfouz, Ahmed Mohamed Mamdouh
Introduction: Progesterone and oestrogen can have an impact on benign smooth muscle tumours of the uterus called uterine myomas. The majority of fibroids don’t cause any symptoms and don’t need to be treated or investigated further. Fibroids originate in the smooth muscles of the uterus and move to an area of decreased resistance, where they can either stay …
Noha Abd El-Sattar Afify Sakna, Mohamed Hassan Nasr El Din, Mourad Moustafa Attia Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed Zeinhom
Introduction and the Αim: 2D and 3D biometry measures can record the increased development of the fetal brain in the later part of gestation. The objective of this study is to determine whether or not the frontal brain regions of fetuses with congenital …
Konstantinos Ravanos, Kyriaki Mitta, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Eleni-Markella Chalkia-Prapa, Yannis Prapas, Nikolaos Prapas, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Themistoklis Dagklis
Introduction: Temporal global trends of sperm quality remain a matter of debate. It is widely believed that exposure to endocrine disruptors during fetal life can damage testicular function, cause testicular cancer and impair reproduction …
Vasilios Lygizos, Iakovos Tomadakis, Dimitrios-Efthimios Vlachos, Kalliroi Goula, Nikolaos Thomakos, Dimitrios Haidopoulos
This case report presents the clinical course of a 56-year-old woman admitted to the Emergency Department with a complex array of symptoms, including vaginal bleeding, muscular weakness, and severe back pain. Subsequent investigations led to the diagnosis of a highly malignant neoplasm, suspected to be microcellular carcinoma …
Georgios Plakas, Iordanis Navrozoglou, Minas Paschopoulos, Theodoros Stefos, Konstantinos Stefanidis
Purpose: The impact of cancer stem cells on breast cancer tumor biology has been poorly investigated during the last years. In the present study we sought to identify the expression of OCT-4 and DAZL, two prominent stem cell biomarkers, on malignant breast lesions …
Dimitris Loutradis
Gynecological cancers, including cervical, endometrial, ovarian, vaginal, and vulvar cancers, pose a significant threat to women’s health. The incidence of these malignancies has been reported to be on the rise, with an increase in the number of registered patients for all gynecological malignancies …
Vasilios Pergialiotis, Dimitrios Haidopoulos, Vasilios Lygizos, Dimitrios Efthimios Vlachos, Ioannis Rodolakis, Aikaterini Dimopoulou, Kalliroi Goula, Nikolaos Thomakos
Objective: Mucinous differentiation of endometrioid adenocarcinoma refers to the presence of a mucinous component that does not exceed 50% of the surface of the tumor. It has been associated with improved survival outcomes. In the present systematic review, we summarize the evidence to provide a robust result concerning the prognostic significance of this histologic variant …
Sofoklis Stavros, Anastasios Potiris, Sofia Sgourali, Εirini Drakaki, Despoina Mavrogianni, Ekaterini Domali, Peter Drakakis
Vitamin D receptors are present in both male and female central neural system and reproductive system hence Vitamin D sufficiency or insufficiency affects fertility. The present review aims to determine a correlation between Vitamin D insufficiency and infertility. Regarding female infertility, it was found that Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with increased issues during conception and higher miscarriage rate …
Garyfalia Bitsis, Ekaterini Domali, Eirini Drakaki, Peter Drakakis, Sofoklis Stavros
Fertility is a fundamental component of women’s quality of life as it still seems to reflect feminine identity and adequacy of their social role. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), infertility is defined as the failure to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse in women younger than 35 year and after 6 months in women older than 35 years old …
Kyriaki Mitta, Ioannis Tsakiridis, Akriola Fachiridou, Fotios Zachomitros, Themistoklis Dagklis, Apostolos Mamopoulos, Apostolos Athanasiadis, Ioannis Kalogiannidis
Introduction: Borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) are tumors of low malignant potential commonly presented in women of reproductive age. Their incidence has been increasing over the years and issues regarding fertility preservation are very crucial …