Perforated Duodenal Ulcer in Pregnancy—A Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Papa Essilfie, M. Hussain, I. Bolaji

“…Medical and surgical disorders in pregnancy can be can be quite challenging for the obstetrician gynaecologist even in resource rich countries. Reaching an accurate diagnosis and admininstering appropriate management can be difficult in the presence of an on-going pregnancy. …”
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Postpartum Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: Two Case Reports by Shivanthi Kandiah, Harish Iswariah, Stephen Elgey

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Appearances Are Deceptive: Two Case Reports in Teenagers on the Conservative Laparoscopic Surgery for Adnexal Torsion with Apparent Infarction by A. Jayawardane, M. Patabendige, C. Gunathilaka

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Urethral Leiomyoma: A Rare Clinical Entity by Ng Beng Kwang, Aruku Naidu, Azyani Yahaya, Lim Pei Shan

“…Extrauterine leiomyomas are encountered occasionally, which can pose a diagnostic dilemma and challenge to the gynaecologist. We report a rare case of urethral leiomyoma. …”
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Omphalocele in Both Twins: Revealing Developmental Complexities: A Case Report by Sampath Gnanarathne, Ayodhya Kariyawasam

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A Novel Case of Fibroids after Menopause by Jade Edwards, Hamza Katali

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Decriminalising and legalising medical assistance in dying by J P van Niekerk, P Cluver, E Hertzog, M Kruger, K Moodley, J Myers, Dan Ncayiyana, J Snyman

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Caught between dialogue and diktat – The International Midwives Union 1933–1945 by Anja Katharina Peters

“…For two decades it was dominated by Professor Frans Daels from Belgium (1881-1974), a gynaecologist from Gent. Its main assembly was the bi-annual international congress, e.g. 1934 in London and 1936 in Berlin. …”
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An Unusual Case: Pruritic Vulvar Syringoma by Mehmet Dolanbay, Mehmet Serdar Kütük, Semih Uludağ, Mahmut Tuncay Özgün, Ayça Nazlı BULUT, Turhan Ökten

“… Vulvar pruritus and pain are common symptoms for visiting a gynaecologist. A 37-year-old woman presented with a six months history of vulvar papular pruritic lesion unresponsive to topical antifungal and anti-inflammatory therapy. …”
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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Response to ‘Response to Doctors for Life on Assisted Suicide’ by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L L Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Malignant Melanoma of the Urethra: A Rare Histologic Subdivision of Vulvar Cancer with a Poor Prognosis by Veronika Günther, I. Alkatout, C. Lez, S. Altarac, R. Fures, H. Cupic, Z. Persec, Z. Hrgovic, C. Mundhenke

“…In this paper, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman who was referred to a gynaecologist because of a urethral mass that mimicked a caruncle. …”
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Assisted suicide: Ethical considerations and the South African debate by A Van Eeden, S Nemutandani, M Meiring, L B Honey, H (WJ) Steinberg, T Hardcastle, M Bac, J V Larsen, K Michael, M Louw, W Sieling

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Commentary on the published position statement regarding the pathogenesis of fetal basal ganglia- thalamic hypoxic-ischaemic injury by J Anthony, J Smith, L Murray, G F Kirsten, G Gericke, Y Kara, V Davies, D Pearce, R van Toorn, M M Lippert, J W Lotz, S Andronikou, B Alheit, L van Wyk, A S Ebrahim, B S Schifrin

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Treatment Choices in Women with Bipolar Disorder Seeking Pregnancy: A Clinical Case Illustration by Corrado Barbui, Andrea Bertolazzi, Batul Hanife, Andrea Cipriani

“…After consultations with the treating psychiatrist, gynaecologist, and family doctor, olanzapine was stopped and lithium was gradually withdrawn. …”
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Molecular detection of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> in pregnant women and percentage of vertical transmission to their neonates in Babylon province by Ali D. Marhash, Zainab N. Nabat, Nawras A. Abbas

“…A prospective cohort study was designed that included 300 pregnant women who were at more than 35 weeks of pregnancy. The gynaecologist collected 300 vaginal swabs from all participants in this study and followed up on all GBS-positive pregnant women after delivery to take swabs from their neonates. …”
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Robotic versus laparoscopic surgery for severe deep endometriosis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ROBEndo trial) by Tero Rautio, Pasi Ohtonen, Outi Uimari, Anna Maria Terho, Johanna Mäkelä-Kaikkonen, Terhi Puhto, Sari Koivurova

“…Informed consent will be obtained during the preoperative check-up by the operating gynaecologist. The results will be published in peer-reviewed international journals.Trial registration number NCT05179109.…”
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Laparoscopic excision of deep rectovaginal endometriosis in BSGE endometriosis centres: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Paul Smith, Lucky Saraswat, Sanjay Vyas, Thomas Ind, Ertan Saridogan, Elizabeth Ball, Edward Morris, James Clark, Tony Chalhoub, David Rowlands, Moiad Alazzam, Dominic Byrne, Tamara Curnow, Alfred Cutner, T Justin Clark, Iris Menninger, Yousri Afifi, Kevin Phillips, Saikat Banerjee, Robert Richardson, Jeremy Hawe, Barry Whitlow, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Ashwini Trehan, Tyrone Carpenter, Christian Becker, Stuart Jack, Kumar Kunde, Chris Barnick, Alan Farthing, Graham Phillips, John Bidmead, Mohamed Abdel-aty, George Botros, Marlin Mubarak, Christian Kremer, Stanley Okolo, Edmond Edi-osagi, Kamel Shehata-iskander, Gaity Ahmad, Jonathan Frappell, Brice Rodriguez, Yemi Coker, Gourab Misra, Adam Moors, Chris Guyer, Caroline Overton, Suku George, Oliver Chappatte, Richard Penketh, Funlayo Odejinmi, Keith Louden, Jon Hughes

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Prelabour Caesarean Section following IVF/ICSI in Older-Term Nulliparous Women: Too Precious to Push? by E. Gillet, E. Martens, G. Martens, H. Cammu

“…When the latter women would ask for CS, how willing are gynaecologists to comply with that request? Methods. A population-based retrospective (1995–2009) cohort study, conducted in Northern Belgium. …”
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Measles and Pregnancy: Immunity and Immunization—What Can Be Learned from Observing Complications during an Epidemic Year by Rosalia Ragusa, Armando Platania, Mario Cuccia, Gaetano Zappalà, Gabriele Giorgianni, Placido D’Agati, Maria Alessandra Bellia, Marina Marranzano

“…To reduce the rate of measles complications, gynaecologists should investigate vaccination history and antibody test results in all women of childbearing age. …”
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