Editorial

Dimitris Loutradis

The fourth trimester of 2023 is scientifically extremely busy with several international congresses taking place in the European Community and Greece in particularly. Novel research in the field of Maternal fetal medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Gynecologic Endoscopy is expected to help advance current concepts …

Glycosylated Fibronectin as a wide-spectrum biomarker in pregnancy

Dimitrios Karoutsos, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Stavroula Michala, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Panagiotis Antsaklis

Glycosylated Fibronectin (GFN), a glycoprotein involved in cell adhesion and migration, has been implicated in several physiological and pathological processes. Current literature suggests its altered glycosylation patterns might be associated with various pregnancy complications with recent studies providing new empirical evidence …

The Role of Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP) as a Metabolic Indicator in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Ioannis Prokopakis, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Ioakeim Sapantzoglou, Eleftherios Zachariou, Antonios Koutras, Nikolaos Thomakos, Kalliopi Pappa

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) presents one of the most widespread endocrine disorders affecting women of reproductive age, predominantly characterized by hyperandrogenism, anovulation, and polycystic ovaries. Women diagnosed with PCOS also present an increased risk for developing metabolic complications like dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome …

Breastfeeding outcomes, experiences and challenges, among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review of qualitative studies

Aneta Goga, Victoria Vivilaki, Ioanna Kyrkou, Maria Iliadou

Introduction: Breast cancer in pregnancy is diagnosed during pregnancy, during the first year after delivery or during lactation. It is one of the most common malignancies found in women. Although most women with breast cancer are postmenopausal, the number of premenopausal patients has been increasing in recent years. There are many issues related …

Perioperative managment for gynecological surgery in accelerated rehabilitation programme

Olha Proshchenko, Dmytro Govsieiev, Serhiy Vasyliuk, Artem Mykytyuk, Oksana Ostrovska, Mariana Rymarchuk, Pavlo Prudnikov

The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS), or Fast Track Surgery, aims to minimise the physiological stress of surgery and optimise patient rehabilitation. However, data on surgical interventions in obstetrics and gynaecology are limited. The aim of the study was to analyse the use of elements of the ERAS programme …

Adverse pregnancy outcomes in twins and their association with the conception method

Aggeliki Rouvali, Ioakim Sapantzoglou, Marianna Theodora, Panagiotis Antsaklis, George Daskalakis

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) has given the opportunity of conception to a large proportion of subfertile women and, at the same time, has led to a substantial increase of multiple pregnancies. Several studies have shown that in vitro fertilization conceived twin pregnancies carry a significant risk of perinatal morbidity …

En caul vaginal birth of a second trimester trisomy-21 fetus, as a result of medical pregnancy termination

Damaskini Polychroni, Petros Machairas, Maria Fili, Myrsini Antoniou, Asterios Nidimos, Sofia Apanozidou, Panagiotis Provetzas

En caul delivery is defined as the neonate is delivered inside the entire intact amnion. This condition is extremely rare. The majority of cases, is associated with premature neonates. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who underwent medical abortion due to fetal Down’s Syndrome diagnosis. The patient received medication …