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Objective: The aim of this follow-up study is to compare a manually driven hysteroscopic tissue removal system (ResectrTM 9 Fr) with a motor driven system (TruclearTM) in terms of long-term clinical outcomes such as abnormal uterine bleeding and polyp recurrence. Study design: This is a follow-up of a multicenter randomized controlled trial comparing a manually and motor driven hysteroscopic tissue removal system for polypectomy. This ...

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness and complication rate of vestibulectomy for vulvodynia.MethodsA retrospective cohort study in a teaching and university hospital analyzing patients with vulvodynia with insufficient response to conservative treatment who underwent a vestibulectomy. Data from 114 consecutive vestibulectomy procedures done between September 2009 and October 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. All procedures were performed by ...

Background.Uterus transplantation (UTx) is a novel type of transplantation to treat infertility in women with an absent or nonfunctioning uterus. The International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTx) has developed a registry to monitor worldwide UTx activities while serving as a repository for specific research questions. Methods.The web-based registry has separate data fields for donor, recipient, surgeries, immunosuppression, rejections, ...

The accuracy of high-risk human papillomavirus testing with the Xpert HPV assay on vaginal self-samples was compared with clinician-taken samples within the VALidation of HUman papillomavirus assays and collection DEvices for Self-samples and urine samples (VALHUDES) framework. Five-hundred and twenty-three women were recruited in five Belgian colposcopy clinics, of whom 483 (median age, 40 years; interquartile range, 31 to 49 years) were ...

The VALHUDES protocol was established to evaluate clinical accuracy of human papillomavirus (HPV) assays to detect cervical precancer on first-void urine (FVU) and vaginal self-samples versus matched clinician-collected cervical samples (CCSs). Here we evaluated clinical performance of Alinity m HR HPV assay in a colposcopy referral population. Home-collected FVU (Colli-Pee FV 5020) 1 day before col-poscopy (n = 492), at-clinic collected dry ...

Objectives: To compare intrauterine adhesion (IUA) formation after hysteroscopic removal (HR) of retained products of conception (RPOC) with IUA formation after ultrasound-guided electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) and externally validate the outcomes of an RCT. Study design: This prospective cohort study was conducted from April 2015 until June 2022 in 2 Dutch teaching hospitals and one Belgian university hospital. Women opting for EVA underwent ...

Purpose A first clinical evaluation of a new hand-driven hysteroscopic tissue removal device, Resectr (TM) 5fr, for office polypectomy without any anesthesia. Methods Women with at least one small endometrial polyp were eligible. Hysteroscopic polypectomy was performed using the Resectr (TM) 5fr in an office setting, without any anesthesia. Results One hundred and two hysteroscopic polypectomies were included in the analysis. The median ...

IntroductionMeta-analyses comparing hysteroscopic electromechanical morcellation with electrosurgical resection showed a shorter operating time for electromechanical morcellation, mainly for polypectomy. The Resectr (TM) 9Fr is a new hysteroscopic manual morcellator, designed to simplify this procedure. We aimed to compare manual with electromechanical morcellation for hysteroscopic polypectomy. Material and methodsThis two-center randomized ...

BackgroundGlobally, cervical cancer is a major public health problem, with about 604,000 new cases and over 340,000 deaths in 2020. In Kenya, it is the leading cause of cancer deaths, with over 3,000 women dying in 2020 alone. Both the Kenyan cancer screening guidelines and the World Health Organization's Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy recommend human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the primary screening test. However, HPV testing ...