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Pregnancy in a rudimentary horn of the uterus, a rare form of ectopic pregnancy, develops in women affected by developmental abnormalities of the growth and fusion of the Müllerian paramesonephric ducts. In the Polish population, this problem affects 4-8 women per year. The paper analyzes the problems that are associated with pregnancy developing in the rudimentary horn. Due to the continuous progress in medical sciences, maternal mortality has been almost completely eliminated in this form of ectopic pregnancy, while neonatal survival has risen to about 20%. Further devel- opments in medicine allow us to be moderately optimis- tic about further improvement of the treatment's statistics.

Cellulite is a multifactorial etiology ailment. It changes the skin topography by the formation of the skin surface's appearance, changes described as "orange peel". This prob- lem concerns 85-98% of women, and for them it is one of the most intolerable aesthetic imperfections. In the past few years the interest of scientists in this problem has clearly increased. Several theories on the pathophysiology of cel- lulite have been produced A number of different thera- peutic regimens have been developed using modern tech- nology. However, despite the many treatment options for cellulite, it is extremely important that patients should be aware that only multidirectional treatment can bring sat- isfactory results. The aim of this review was to describe the causes of cellulite, and its prevention and treatment.

In medicine spectacular progress can be observed at many stages, which sometimes requires the redefinition of already known anatomical structures. One of them is the transverse abdominal plane, which was the focus of anaesthetists. It was observed that anaesthetics introduced locally into this plane have similar power to a traditional epidural procedure or spinal anaesthesia. The concept of the trans- verse abdominal plane is a relatively new anatomical term which was introduced into clinical medicine by anaesthetists. Because of the potential performance of anaesthetic pro- cedures through access to the transverse abdominal plane, there has been a growing interest not only expressed by anaesthetists, but also anatomists who wish to explore new anatomical aspects of this plane. It is generally believed that anatomical studies will provide more information on this plane, which can contribute to a wider spread of this pro- cedure among anaesthetists.

Introduction: Sport among disabled people is becoming more and more popular. It is happening mostly due to the growing number of sports centres for the disabled, and the widespread popularization of this form of activity by organi- zations working for the benefit of disabled people. Also, the mass media play an important role in the process. The aim of the study a comparison of the knowledge and opinions about disabled sports of physical education students and disabled athletes.

Methods: The research was conducted using two dif- ferent questionnaires. One of them was given to students of Physical Education, the other to members of a disabled sports club, "Start". The questionnaires consisted of two sections: a personal profile, and 17 questions about disabled sports. 45 full-time students of Physical Education at the University of Szczecin: 30 (66.7%) women and 15 (33.3%) men. The average age of the group was 23.6 years. The second group, from the disabled sports club, consisted of 33 people, 18 (54.5%) women and 15 (45.5%) men; the aver- age age of the participants was 28.6 years.

Results: Among the disabled people, 10 (30.3%) people were unable to name any disabled athlete; among the. group of able-bodied students, there were 33 (73.3%) people who were not able to do the same thing. According to students, disabled people do sports mainly for rehabilitation purposes (51.1%). According to the disabled students' group, however, sport for disabled people means satisfaction and higher self-esteem (36.36%). When it comes to the best source of information on the subject, television proved to be the best one among the media. The able-bodied students rated their knowledge of disabled sports as satisfactory (66.7%), while only 6% of disabled students considered the knowledge of able-bodied people about disabled sports to be satisfactory.

Conclusions: 1. The knowledge about disabled sports among students of physical education is superficial. The disabled also do not possess an extensive knowledge about disabled sports. 2. Opinion on the importance of sport in the lives of disabled people differ between the research groups. Able-bodied people see the role of sport mainly as a rehabilitation tool; disabled people, however, see it as an activity giving satisfaction and raising their self-esteem.

The concept of the decision interval which replaces the normal range in medical decision-making in the contemporary setting of evidence- and procedure-based medicine is presented. The definition and some properties of the decision interval are discussed.

Introduction: It is commonly known that gynaecologi- cal examinations cause a lot of negative emotions in the majority of women. The aim of my work was: 1. Getting to know women's views on the nature of a pelvic examination and their expectations regarding gynaecologists. 2. To determine the correlation between the examined views and independent variables such as the age of the respondents, residence, and place of examination.

Material and methods: The research material consisted of 1200 women living in the region of Western Pomerania and in Lódź. The measurement tool was a survey of my own authorship.

Conclusions: 1. In the opinion of most women, gynaecological examination is embarrassing and stressful. It has not been proven that this opinion was related to age, residence or place of examination. 2. According to women, the most embarrassing moment of a visit to the gynaecologist is lying down on the gynaecological chair, and the gynecological examination. The most unpleasant aspect is palpation through the vagina and rectum. These feelings differ depending on age, residence and place of taking the examination. 3. The choice of the gynaecologist's gender is dependent on women's age. 4. The frequency of reporting for the gynaecological examination decreases with women's age, and is dependent on their place of residence. 5. A sense of safety and mental comfort during the gynaecological examination is provided by the lack of third parties, except for the presence of a midwife. It is also dependent on the patient's age, her place of residence, as well as the examination site. 6. Women's expectations of a gynaecologist are focused mainly on maintaining a sense of intimacy and safety, getting information about the procedures, as well as a pleasant and individual approach.

Introduction: The aim of this work was to examine the relationship between body concept and personality, and sociodemographic, physical and medical factors in der- matological patients with skin lesions localized in socially visible body areas.

Material and methods: The study was carried out in 160 dermatological patients (80 females and 80 males) aged 30-60 years (mean = 48.26; SD = 9.15) whose skin lesions were localized in the area of the face/head and/or hands. Body image was measured with the Body Image Questionnaire based on the Body Cathexis Scale of P.F. Secord and S.J. Jourard. The self concept was measured with the Adjective Check List of H.G. Gough and A.B. Heilbrun, and The Wheel Questionnaire of Ben Shalit.

Conclusions: Body self image of dermatological patients was influenced mostly by personality traits.

Introduction: The aim of the dissertation was to com- pare the psychophysical state of people over 50 years of age from different societies.

Material and methods: The first group consisted of 30 care home residents, the second group consisted of 30 participants of Active Senior Fair. In the research, two scales were applied: Mini-Mental State Examination, measuring the mental state, and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living, measuring agility in the field of complex everyday tasks. CONCLUSIONA: The study indicates the difference in the psychophysical state of both researched groups. The results may be connected with both age difference between groups and different living environment.

Introduction: This article presents the results of research based on the feelings and responses of members of a sports club, in relation to a fitness programme offered by Fitness World.

Material and methods: The study consisted of a group of 58 participants chosen at random. Statistically, the analysed results of the research show that the biggest group attending Fitness World consists of men between 31 and 50 years of age with higher education, and women between 18 and 30 with, mostly, higher education. In general, men prefer to participate in aerobics group sessions and gym sessions, and women choose to take part in any activities.

Conclusion: The most preferred time was between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., usually after work, and with a frequency of twice a week. It was not possible to determine the main reasons for motivation, although 93% prefer to practise regularly.