In Australia, between the years 2010 and 2014, over 4500 adolescents and young adults (15–25 years old) were diagnosed with cancer. Treatment regimens are often gonadotoxic and are well known to induce ovarian and testicular failure. Oncofertility is an emerging discipline in obstetrics and gynaecology which seeks to preserve and restore the reproductive future of cancer patients.
{"title":"Fertility preservation in oncology patients: A literature review examining current fertility preservation techniques and access to oncofertility services in Australia","authors":"D. Robson, C. Phua, Robyn Howard, A. Marren","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13081","url":null,"abstract":"In Australia, between the years 2010 and 2014, over 4500 adolescents and young adults (15–25 years old) were diagnosed with cancer. Treatment regimens are often gonadotoxic and are well known to induce ovarian and testicular failure. Oncofertility is an emerging discipline in obstetrics and gynaecology which seeks to preserve and restore the reproductive future of cancer patients.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74614809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Journal Editorial Board","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/ajo.12862","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.12862","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"68 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87433268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Enhanced recovery protocols for caesarean section have been introduced in many maternity units with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and improving service efficiency.
许多妇产单位采用了增强的剖腹产恢复方案,目的是改善临床结果和提高服务效率。
{"title":"Systematic review of enhanced recovery protocols for elective caesarean section versus conventional care","authors":"Sajidah Ilyas, S. Simmons, S. Bampoe","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13062","url":null,"abstract":"Enhanced recovery protocols for caesarean section have been introduced in many maternity units with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and improving service efficiency.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81727711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Yeoh, B. Simcock, Carrie R. Innes, J. Mclachlan, Dianne Harker, P. Sykes
Survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are much poorer than other gynaecological cancers and greatly depend on stage at diagnosis. A recent publication showed that unlike some other developed countries, there has been no improvement in the five‐year survival rate for those diagnosed with ovarian cancer in New Zealand.
{"title":"Trends in the overall survival rates in women with advanced ovarian cancer in a single tertiary centre in New Zealand","authors":"S. Yeoh, B. Simcock, Carrie R. Innes, J. Mclachlan, Dianne Harker, P. Sykes","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13076","url":null,"abstract":"Survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are much poorer than other gynaecological cancers and greatly depend on stage at diagnosis. A recent publication showed that unlike some other developed countries, there has been no improvement in the five‐year survival rate for those diagnosed with ovarian cancer in New Zealand.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80336388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Costello, M. Misso, A. Balen, J. Boyle, L. Devoto, R. Garad, R. Hart, L. Johnson, C. Jordan, R. Legro, R. Norman, L. Moran, E. Mocanu, J. Qiao, R. Rodgers, L. Rombauts, E. Tassone, S. Thangaratinam, E. Vanky, H. Teede
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is complex with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. Infertility is a prevalent presenting feature of PCOS with approximately 75% of these women suffering infertility due to anovulation, making PCOS by far the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Previous guidelines either lacked rigorous evidence‐based processes, did not engage consumer and international multidisciplinary perspectives, or were outdated.
{"title":"A brief update on the evidence supporting the treatment of infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome","authors":"M. Costello, M. Misso, A. Balen, J. Boyle, L. Devoto, R. Garad, R. Hart, L. Johnson, C. Jordan, R. Legro, R. Norman, L. Moran, E. Mocanu, J. Qiao, R. Rodgers, L. Rombauts, E. Tassone, S. Thangaratinam, E. Vanky, H. Teede","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13051","url":null,"abstract":"Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is complex with reproductive, metabolic and psychological features. Infertility is a prevalent presenting feature of PCOS with approximately 75% of these women suffering infertility due to anovulation, making PCOS by far the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Previous guidelines either lacked rigorous evidence‐based processes, did not engage consumer and international multidisciplinary perspectives, or were outdated.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87269000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chronic pelvic pain, which carries a high burden of disability and distress, is a common presentation to gynaecology clinics. While there is increasing acknowledgment of the complexity of chronic pelvic pain, and the benefits of providing management from a multidisciplinary team within a sociopsychobiomedical framework, the mainstay of management in gynaecology outpatient clinics remains within a single clinician biomedical‐focused model. This model of care is only sufficient for women who present with minimal psychosocial complexity to their pain.
{"title":"Unmet treatment needs in patients with chronic pelvic pain in a New Zealand gynaecology service","authors":"K. Joseph, Jessica Mills","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13059","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic pelvic pain, which carries a high burden of disability and distress, is a common presentation to gynaecology clinics. While there is increasing acknowledgment of the complexity of chronic pelvic pain, and the benefits of providing management from a multidisciplinary team within a sociopsychobiomedical framework, the mainstay of management in gynaecology outpatient clinics remains within a single clinician biomedical‐focused model. This model of care is only sufficient for women who present with minimal psychosocial complexity to their pain.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84240652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Preterm birth (PTB) is globally the leading cause of death and disability in children under five years of age. Intra‐amniotic infection is well recognised as a major cause of PTB. Importantly, it is the most common cause of extreme PTB (birth prior to 28 weeks gestation), which is frequently associated with a wide range of serious neonatal morbidities. Recent developments in next generation sequencing technologies, combined with many years of culture‐based microbiological data have allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis of infection‐mediated PTB. In particular, studies have revealed numerous potential routes to intra‐amniotic infection beyond the classically described ascending vaginal route. Currently, antibiotic therapy is standard treatment for suspected or confirmed intra‐amniotic infection, although its use in this context has had mixed success due to problems ranging from inappropriate antibiotic selection in relation to the target organism/s, to poor transplacental drug passage. In this review, we will draw together evidence from animal models and human studies to characterise pathways to intra‐amniotic infection. We will then thoroughly outline current therapeutic protocols for cases of intra‐amniotic infection and suggest potential new avenues for treatment.
{"title":"Infection‐mediated preterm birth: Bacterial origins and avenues for intervention","authors":"L. Stinson, M. Payne","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13078","url":null,"abstract":"Preterm birth (PTB) is globally the leading cause of death and disability in children under five years of age. Intra‐amniotic infection is well recognised as a major cause of PTB. Importantly, it is the most common cause of extreme PTB (birth prior to 28 weeks gestation), which is frequently associated with a wide range of serious neonatal morbidities. Recent developments in next generation sequencing technologies, combined with many years of culture‐based microbiological data have allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis of infection‐mediated PTB. In particular, studies have revealed numerous potential routes to intra‐amniotic infection beyond the classically described ascending vaginal route. Currently, antibiotic therapy is standard treatment for suspected or confirmed intra‐amniotic infection, although its use in this context has had mixed success due to problems ranging from inappropriate antibiotic selection in relation to the target organism/s, to poor transplacental drug passage. In this review, we will draw together evidence from animal models and human studies to characterise pathways to intra‐amniotic infection. We will then thoroughly outline current therapeutic protocols for cases of intra‐amniotic infection and suggest potential new avenues for treatment.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86399315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Conrad, S. Pacquée, T. Saar, C. Walsh, D. Chou, D. Rosen, G. Cario
The negative media attention surrounding vaginal mesh procedures has seen a rise in demand for minimally invasive non‐mesh options for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The laparoscopic Burch colposuspension (LBC) is a non‐mesh alternative to synthetic midurethral slings (MUS) with similar short‐term outcomes. However, long‐term outcomes are not well established.
{"title":"Long‐term patient‐reported outcomes after laparoscopic Burch colposuspension","authors":"D. Conrad, S. Pacquée, T. Saar, C. Walsh, D. Chou, D. Rosen, G. Cario","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13048","url":null,"abstract":"The negative media attention surrounding vaginal mesh procedures has seen a rise in demand for minimally invasive non‐mesh options for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The laparoscopic Burch colposuspension (LBC) is a non‐mesh alternative to synthetic midurethral slings (MUS) with similar short‐term outcomes. However, long‐term outcomes are not well established.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87170499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Steele, Deborah Bush, M. Healey, C. Rapsey, M. Peate, J. Girling
What do women with endometriosis need? What are the things that would make their lives easier? Where are the gaps in their care? Questions like these can only be answered by women themselves. The development of an unmet needs survey for women with endometriosis would facilitate the design of patient‐centred interventions to meet these needs and ultimately improve quality of life.
{"title":"Investigating the care needs of those with endometriosis: Are we listening to the patients?","authors":"E. Steele, Deborah Bush, M. Healey, C. Rapsey, M. Peate, J. Girling","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13080","url":null,"abstract":"What do women with endometriosis need? What are the things that would make their lives easier? Where are the gaps in their care? Questions like these can only be answered by women themselves. The development of an unmet needs survey for women with endometriosis would facilitate the design of patient‐centred interventions to meet these needs and ultimately improve quality of life.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73388093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bradycardia and cardiac arrest are recognised complications of laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. Anticholinergic agents are indicated in the treatment of perioperative bradyarrhythmia; however, their role in the prevention of bradycardia as a result of insufflation of the peritoneum is less well defined. This article systematically reviewed the literature with respect to the role of anticholinergic agents in the prevention of clinically significant bradyarrhythmia during laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. Eight studies were included for review following an extensive database search. This review highlights the paucity of evidence supporting the prophylactic use of anticholinergic agents in preventing clinically significant bradycardia in women undergoing laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.
{"title":"The role of anticholinergic medication in the prevention of bradycardia during laparoscopic gynaecological surgery","authors":"Anna E Steer, John Ozcan, T. Emeto","doi":"10.1111/ajo.13079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13079","url":null,"abstract":"Bradycardia and cardiac arrest are recognised complications of laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. Anticholinergic agents are indicated in the treatment of perioperative bradyarrhythmia; however, their role in the prevention of bradycardia as a result of insufflation of the peritoneum is less well defined. This article systematically reviewed the literature with respect to the role of anticholinergic agents in the prevention of clinically significant bradyarrhythmia during laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. Eight studies were included for review following an extensive database search. This review highlights the paucity of evidence supporting the prophylactic use of anticholinergic agents in preventing clinically significant bradycardia in women undergoing laparoscopic gynaecological surgery.","PeriodicalId":8599,"journal":{"name":"Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology","volume":"81 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85855502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}