It may be difficult for a young child to describe vulvar sensations. Parents may notice the child crying during urination, scratching herself repeatedly, or complaining of vague symptoms. Often, the gynecologic child patient’s pediatrician will have evaluated the child for urinary tract infection. Evaluation for pinworms is also warranted, as pinworms can cause severe itching […]

Women, during their postmenopausal years, have ovaries that gradually decrease in size. With the use of a gynecology microscope, the dimensions of ovaries before menopause are approximately 3.5 X 2 X 1.5 cm. In early menopause, the ovaries are approximately 2 X 1.5 X 0.5 cm. In late menopause, they are even smaller: 1.5 X […]

In adolescent gynecologic patients, pregnancy should always be considered as a cause of a pelvic mass. In the U.S., more than 50% of adolescent young women have experienced sexual intercourse by 17 years of age. More than 85% of pregnancies among adolescents are unintended. Adolescents may be more likely than adults to deny the possibility […]

The decision to hospitalize a gynecologic patient depends on the rate of current bleeding and the severity of any existing anemia. The actual acute blood loss may not adequately be re¬flected in the initial blood count but will be revealed with serial hemoglobin assess¬ments with the use of medical microscopes. The cause of acute menorrhagia […]

Women are susceptible to a variety of gynecologic disorders and malignancies. Gynecology microscopes help gynecologists in assessing and diagnosing these gynecological problems.