History and development of the ICSI technique

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

Since the birth of Louise Brown in June 1978, IVF has been proven to be an effective treatment for infertility due to the female factor, especially tubal infertility (Edwards et al., 1980). In subsequent years, IVF was also successfully used in couples with unexplained infertility, with infertilit...  read full article

Temptation stones

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Dr. Rozana Aleksi

Gallstones form when the fluid collected in the gallbladder thickens or hardens into small pieces of material similar to stones. The fluid, called bile (gallbladder fluid) helps in the digestion of food fats. Bile (gallbladder fluid) is produced in the liver, then stored i...  read full article

Thyroid gland diseases

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Dr. Viktor QERESHNIKU

The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the front part of the neck, below the "Adam's apple". It consists of two lobes (right and left) of equal size like two walnuts that are connected at the bottom center by a bridge called the isthmus. At the back of it are located 4 glands that are calle...  read full article

What is pain?

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Dr. Ilir Agastra

Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described as such. Several very important concepts are hidden in this definition: An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience. Unlike other sensations such as sight, hearing, smell, taste...  read full article

Darwinian Evolution of Cancer

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Dr. Shk. Sotiraq Lako

Recognizing Darwinian Evolution of Cancer is essential to understand the main problem we have in treating metastatic malignant tumors (cancer), resistance and recurrence of the disease and in most cases death from it. But recognizing the Darwinian Evolution of cancer is also the strongest weapon...  read full article

Embryo selection

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Dr. Marsel Haxhia

During in-vitro fertilization (IVF) there are three important facts in achieving pregnancy: the rate of embryo division, morphological quality, and the number of embryos transferred. After egg retrieval, egg maturation and its morphology are good initial predictors for the possibility of having embryos after injectio...  read full article

Menopause

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Dr. Elton Peci

Menopause is that period of a woman's life in which menstruation stops and never comes again. Menopause is part of the natural aging process in women. In this phase, the ovaries no longer produce oocytes (eggs) and the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and pregnancy becomes impossible for the woman...  read full article

PAP Test

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Gentiana Cekodhima

PAP Test is the microscopic examination of cells taken from the cervix (the neck of the uterus) and/or vagina to see their changes (precancerous, cancerous). It is also known as the Papanicolaou test or cervical/vaginal cytology. PAP Test was first used as an examination method by Georgio...  read full article

Endometrial cancer

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Dr. Elton Peci

Endometrial cancer is what in everyday language is also called uterine cancer (although this last term is not used by doctors). The endometrium is the layer that lines the cavity (the womb's cavity). Endometrial cancer occurs when endometrial cells begin to grow in an uncontrolled and chaotic manner...  read full article

Vaginal fungi

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Dr. Jonida Reveli

Yeast is an organism that normally lives in the vaginal mucosa in small amounts. Vaginal yeast infection occurs when the number of fungal yeast cells that grow in the vagina increases. At least 75% of women experience at least one episode of vaginal yeast infection during their lifetime. Although it is an infection that causes discomfor...  read full article

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