Abstract The process of ovulation involves multiple and iterrelated genetic, biochemical, and morphological events: cessation of the proliferation of granulosa cells, resumption of oocyte meiosis, expansion of cumulus cell-oocyte complexes, digestion of the follicle wall, and extrusion of the metaphase-II oocyte. The present narrative review examines these interrelated steps in detail. The combined or isolated ...
Abstract Objective To assess the construct and criterion validity of the Postmenopause Sexuality Questionnaire (PMSQ). Methods The present methodological questionnaire validation study included postmenopausal women. The construct validity was tested by factor analysis and the criterion validity was performed using the correlation between the PMSQ and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). The ROC curve was us...
Abstract Considering that myths and misconceptions regarding natural procreation spread rapidly in the era of easy access to information and to social networks, adequate counseling about natural fertility and spontaneous conception should be encouraged in any kind of health assistance. Despite the fact that there is no strong-powered evidence about any of the aspects related to natural fertility, literature on ...
Abstract Gender incongruence is defined as a condition in which an individual self-identifies and desires to have physical characteristics and social roles that connote the opposite biological sex. Gender dysphoria is when an individual displays the anxiety and/or depression disorders that result from the incongruity between the gender identity and the biological sex. The gender affirmation process must be perf...
Abstract Objective To examine the role of the panoramic mandibular radiograph in the diagnosis of low bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Methods A cross-sectional study including volunteer women aged over 40 years in amenorrhea due to ovarian failure for at least 12 months, who were cared for at the climacteric outpatient clinic of a university hospital in the city of Cuiabá, in the state of Ma...
BACKGROUND: In postmenopausal women there is a rapid destruction of dermal collagen, resulting in accelerated skin ageing, which is manifested by cutaneous atrophy, increased number and depth of wrinkles and sagging. This accelerated catabolism of the collagen is due to estrogen deficiency and increased synthesis of the metalloproteinase-1 enzyme, which degrades the dermal collagen. OBJECTIVES: To assess whethe...
OBJETIVO: Avaliar o comprimento do colo uterino pela ultrassonografia transvaginal em uma população de gestantes normais e construir uma curva de normalidade no período de 20 a 34 semanas de gestação. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Estudo de corte transversal, incluindo 145 gestantes normais, com feto único, vivo, sem enfermidades, entre 20 e 34 semanas de gravidez, examinadas nos serviços de ultrassonografia do Hospital...
OBJETIVO: examinar a associação entre características citogenéticas e alterações clínicas em pacientes com síndrome de Turner (ST). MÉTODOS: Foram incluídas 42 pacientes. Os dados clínicos foram colhidos e registrados em formulário padronizado com entrevista do responsável e, quando possível, com a própria paciente, seguido de exame físico detalhado. A associação entre cariótipo e intercorrências clínicas foram...
OBJETIVO: reavaliar a função adrenal em pacientes com síndrome dos ovários policísticos, após a introdução dos critérios de Roterdã. MÉTODOS: estudo descritivo de corte transversal, incluindo 53 pacientes com média de idade de 26±5,1 anos. Glicose, hemoglobina glicada, lipídios, estradiol, progesterona, 17-OHP4, DHEAS, FSH, LH, TSH, PRL, androstenediona, tiroxina livre, insulina, testosterona total, SHBG e índi...
OBJETIVO: elaborar e validar um questionário para medir os diferentes domínios da função sexual nas mulheres brasileiras pós-menopausa. MÉTODOS: participaram deste estudo 251 mulheres entre 2 e 15 anos após menopausa. Foi examinada a reprodutibilidade/confiabilidade do instrumento pelos coeficientes de correlação linear, intraclasse e concordância de Lin. A consistência interna foi examinada pelo coeficiente α ...