Workshop for Basic Gynaecological Examinations: Improving Medical Student Learning through Clinical Simulation.

INTRODUCTION: This study was designed to evaluate whether the Workshop on Basic Principles for Clinical Gynaecological Exploration, offered to medical students, improves theoretical-practical knowledge, safety, confidence, global satisfaction and the achievement of the proposed objectives in the area of gynaecological clinical examinations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a quasi-experimental pre-post-learning study carried out at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid (Spain). The volunteer participants were 4th-year students earning a degree in Medicine during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years. The study period was divided into the following stages: pre-workshop, intra-workshop and 2 weeks post-workshop. In the pre-workshop stage, students completed a brief online course to prepare for the workshop. The effectiveness of the workshop was evaluated through multiple-choice tests and self-administered questionnaires to assess self-assurance, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and the achievement of the objectives. RESULTS: Of the 277 students invited in both academic years, 256 attended the workshop (92.4%), with a total participation in the different stages of the study greater than 70%. A total of 82.5% of the students in the 2020-2021 academic year and 80.6% of students in the 2021-2022 academic year did not have any type of experience performing gynaecological clinical examinations. Between the pre-workshop and 2 weeks post-workshop stages, there was significant improvement in theoretical-practical knowledge (improvement mean = 1.38 and 1.21 in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 academic years, respectively). The security and confidence of the students prior to the workshop were low (average scores less than 5 points) in both academic years. However, post-workshop scores for satisfaction and the achievement of objectives were high in the two academic years; all the values approached or exceeded 8 points. CONCLUSIONS: Our students, after outstanding participation, evaluated the BPCGE, and improved their theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as their skills in a gynaecological clinical examination. Moreover, in their view, after the workshop, they felt very satisfied, far outreaching the proposed aims. In addition, excellent results were maintained over time, year after year.

Malformación arteriovenosa uterina como causa de hemorragia puerperal tardía / Uterine arteriovenous malformation as a cause of delayed postpartum hemorrhage

La malformación arteriovenosa (MAV) uterina debe incluirse en el diagnóstico diferencial de pacientes con hemorragia posparto que no cede con medidas habituales y que, incluso, empeora tras el legrado. La ecografía con Doppler color puede ayudar al diagnóstico y al manejo clínico. Aunque el tratamiento clásico ha sido la histerectomía, en la actualidad el tratamiento conservador con la embolización de la arteria uterina debería considerarse la primera opción terapéutica de estas lesiones ya que resulta seguro y efectivo. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con hemorragia puerperal tardía y MAV resuelta exitosamente con la embolización selectiva de la arteria uterina izquierda (AU)

Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the uterus should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients with postpartum hemorrhage that does not yield to routine measures and may even worsen after curettage. Color Doppler sonography can aid in the diagnosis and clinical management of this entity. Although the classical treatment has been hysterectomy, conservative treatment with uterine artery embolization should currently be considered the first therapeutic option for these lesions because of its safety and effectiveness. We report the case of a patient with delayed postpartum hemorrhage and AVM successfully resolved with selective embolization of the left uterine artery (AU)

Sexual behavior and findings on laparoscopy or laparotomy in women with severe chronic pelvic pain.

OBJECTIVE: To identify features of sexual behavior in women with and without chronic pelvic pain. STUDY DESIGN: A group of 41 women with chronic pelvic pain of more than 6 months' duration and scheduled to undergo laparoscopy or laparotomy were surveyed to obtain information on their sexual activity. The results were compared with a control group of 86 women of similar age and socioeconomic status who underwent planned tubal ligation for permanent contraception. RESULTS: Women with pelvic pain initiated sexual relations at a later age and had a higher rate of dyspareunia than women in the control group. There were no significant differences between groups in any other characteristics of sexual behavior. CONCLUSION: Dyspareunia, the only feature of sexual relations that differed significantly between women with and without chronic pelvic pain, should be accorded greater attention as a painful symptom and not be dismissed as simply a type of sexual dysfunction.