Lletra de Dona. Una eina per a l'avaluació continuada en assignatures de l'àmbit de les humanitats.

Des de 2004, un equip de professorat de l"àrea de Filologia (literatura) i ara també de Filosofia de la Universitat de Barcelona treballa en una experiència d"innovació docent anomenada Lletra de Dona. Es tracta de potenciar un tipus de tasques ressenya o comentari que faciliten l"avaluació continuada en aquests àmbits. Aquesta eina avaluadora serveix de base també per a una publicació en línia que inicia l"alumnat en el món de la crítica literària i treballa competències ètiques (responsabilitat d"autoria, visibilitat de la producció literària i filosòfica femenina) i professionalitzadores.

Carola Milà i la felicitat de ser una dona : La teoria feminista de Maria Aurèlia Capmany en 'Feliçment, jo sóc una dona'

Aquest treball presenta una anàlisi textual de l'obra de Maria Aurèlia Capmany 'Feliçment, jo sóc una dona'. D'una banda, a través d'una breu presentació de l'autora fins al moment de la publicació de l'obra i, d'una altra, d'una síntesi del feminisme a Catalunya, l'autora del treball ens apropa a les teories feministes que Capmany aboca en la seva novel·la, fet que representa un punt d'inflació en la seva trajectòria novel·lística. L'anàlisi textual ens permet apropar-nos al concepte d'identitat femenina i a la seva construcció, així com relacionar-lo amb les teories feministes més recents.

Linfoma de colo de útero: achados na ressonância magnética

Linfoma de colo uterino é uma doença rara. Cerca de 1,0% a 1,5% dos linfomas extranodais se origina no trato genital feminino. A apresentação clínica é inespecífica e a ressonância magnética é importante para a suspeita diagnóstica. Neste artigo relatamos o caso de uma paciente de 80 anos de idade com dor lombar, cuja ressonância mostrou volumosa massa uterina. O diagnóstico final foi de linfoma.

Verrucous Carcinoma of the Vulva: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Verrucous carcinoma of the vulva is a rare lesion (1). Affecting essentially postmenopausal women, this lesion is a distinct and particular entity in vulval carcinoma classification and its scalability is uncertain and unpredictable. Here, we present a case concerning a 48-year-old patient, without follow-up after a condyloma acuminate of the vulva (large left lip). The origin of this case will be discussed in this article. The treatment decided was only surgical. A review of literature shows the rarity of this lesion of the female genital tract.

Radiological findings of uterine arteriovenous malformation: a case report of an unusual and life-threatening cause of abnormal vaginal bleeding

Uterine arteriovenous malformations may cause life-threatening abnormal genital bleeding in women at childbearing age. Transvaginal Doppler ultrasonography is a widely available, noninvasive and excellent diagnostic method. The authors report the case of a patient with history of gestational trophoblastic disease and multiple curettage procedures who developed uterine arteriovenous malformations, with remission of the lesions after treatment with methotrexate.

La imagen corporal en la sociedad del siglo XXI

La imagen corporal (IC) representa la forma en la que un individuo se percibe, imagina, siente y actúa respecto a su propio cuerpo. Es un concepto dinámico que puede modificarse a lo largo de la vida. La percepción de nuestro propio cuerpo está influida por factores socioculturales. Desde el punto de vista histórico, el concepto de belleza se ha modificado sustancialmente. En la prehistoria, la belleza se asociaba a la reproducción de la especie, mientras que en la actualidad, se asocia al éxito personal, profesional y social. El estereotipo de belleza femenino de las sociedades contemporáneas se basa en la extrema delgadez y el masculino en cuerpos musculados. La lucha por alcanzar el canon de belleza impuesto por la sociedad ha contribuido a la aparición de diferentes trastornos de la imagen corporal (TIC). Los medios de comunicación son un factor importante en el desarrollo de determinados procesos patológicos, en la insatisfacción con la propia IC y en la estigmatización del individuo. Se consideran los principales impulsores de los patrones estéticos, siendo las mujeres y los adolescentes los más vulnerables. Las diferentes investigaciones indican que los TIC son frecuentes siendo los trastornos de la conducta alimentaria (TCA) los que suponen un mayor número de ingresos y reingresos entre la población femenina. Aunque los TCA afectan principalmente a la población adolescente, los estudios muestran que puede aparecer en la edad adulta e incluso en la infancia. En el sexo masculino, el trastorno dismórfico corporal (TDC) parece ser el más prevalente. La prevención y el tratamiento de este tipo de trastornos es primordial. En este sentido, enfermería tiene un papel fundamental debido al frecuente contacto que mantiene con el paciente. Debido a la importancia concedida en la sociedad actual a la apariencia física y las posibles repercusiones que ello conlleva, el presente trabajo pretende realizar una revisión de la literatura con el objetivo de analizar el valor y la exigencia que otorga la sociedad a la IC. Palabras clave: imagen corporal, desórdenes mentales, estigma social, medios de comunicación, epidemiología, cuidados de enfermería, proceso de atención de enfermería.

Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)--organ distribution and histopathological findings.

Chlamydial infections in koalas can cause life-threatening diseases leading to blindness and sterility. However, little is known about the systemic spread of chlamydiae in the inner organs of the koala, and data concerning related pathological organ lesions are limited. The aim of this study was to perform a thorough investigation of organs from 23 koalas and to correlate their histopathological lesions to molecular chlamydial detection. To reach this goal, 246 formalin-fixed and paraffin embedded organ samples from 23 koalas were investigated by histopathology, Chlamydiaceae real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry, ArrayTube Microarray for Chlamydiaceae species identification as well as Chlamydiales real-time PCR and sequencing. By PCR, two koalas were positive for Chlamydia pecorum whereas immunohistochemical labelling for Chlamydiaceae was detected in 10 tissues out of nine koalas. The majority of these (n=6) had positive labelling in the urogenital tract related to histopathological lesions such as cystitis, endometritis, pyelonephritis and prostatitis. Somehow unexpected was the positive labelling in the gastrointestinal tract including the cloaca as well as in lung and spleen indicating systemic spread of infection. Uncultured Chlamydiales were detected in several organs of seven koalas by PCR, and four of these suffered from plasmacytic enteritis of unknown aetiology. Whether the finding of Chlamydia-like organisms in the gastrointestinal tract is linked to plasmacytic enteritis is unclear and remains speculative. However, as recently shown in a mouse model, the gastrointestinal tract might play a role being the site for persistent chlamydial infections and being a source for reinfection of the genital tract.

La imagen corporal en danza/movimiento terapia

El cáncer de mama es el tumor más frecuente en la población femenina. El impacto tanto físico como psicológico y social del diagnóstico y los tratamientos quirúrgicos y farmacológicos significan un antes y después en la vida de estas mujeres. Este estudio de tipo descriptivo-exploratorio investiga lo que significa para esta población el haber pasado por esta enfermedad en relación con su imagen corporal y qué es lo que puede aportar la Danza Movimiento Terapia (DMT) para aliviar los síntomas psicológicos y sociales que sienten como consecuencia del impacto de la enfermedad. A través de un cuestionario extenso y un taller de DMT con un grupo de mujeres operadas de cáncer de mama exploramos los diferentes aspectos implicados en la imagen corporal. Los resultados de este estudio exploratorio nos muestran la importancia que tiene para esta población el aspecto relacional que engloba la imagen corporal.

Més enllà de la necessitat de treballar existeix el desig d'estar en relació en llibertat = Más allá de la necesidad de trabajar existe el deseo de estar en relación en libertad

En el monografic que presentem, hi publiquem les ponencies sorgides del seminari de primavera, que, com cada any, organitzem les dones de Duoda. El seminari portava el títol Les relacions d'autoritat i de llibertat en el mercat de treball. Desitjavem donar a conèixer el pensament i els sabers de les dones fruit de la recerca de dotar de sentit la seva experiència femenina en el món del treball, des de la consciencia del que aportem les dones al món amb la nostra diferencia sexual

Marta Pessarrodona, traductora

Marta Pessarrodona és una de les traductores més representatives del segle XX en llengua catalana i castellana, juntament amb altres noms femenins que han cultivat l’art de la traducció com Maria Antònia Salvà, Carme Montoriol, Maria Teresa Vernet, Carme Serrallonga, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Montserrat Abelló, Roser Berdagué, Maria Àngels Anglada, HelenaValentí, Maria Antònia Oliver, Maria Mercè-Marçal, entre d’altres. Tanmateix, per a la majoria, la tasca de torsimanys correspon a una activitat secundària per aquestes autores, en tant que prioritzen la seva faceta com a escriptores i l'ofici de la traducció sovint respon a una voluntat econòmica. De la mateixa manera, Marta Pessarrodona també ha destacat en altres camps de la literatura, concretament en la poesia, però també en l’assaig i la narració curta. Malgrat això, en tota la seva obra té intrínseca la traducció tant pel recurs d’usar paraules d’altres idiomes com també per la temàtica de les seves obres. La seva passió per les diferents llengües i cultures la porten a voler donar-les a conèixer a la nostra llengua i cultura, i per aquest motiu, té una prolífica activitat traductora, que ha restat sempre en la penombra, eclipsada per la seva activitat com a autora, principalment poeta, però també assagista, dramaturga, prologuista i articulista. L’activitat traductològica de Pessarrodona l’ha acompanyat al llarg de la seva carrera com a autora i ha publicat un llarg llistat d’obres, majoritàriament d’autores de parla anglesa, en llengua catalana i castellana. Tanmateix, tot i l’aportació tan important que ha realitzat a la nostra cultura a través de la traducció, la faceta de Marta Pessarrodona com a traductora no ha estat gaire estudiada enfront a la seva activitat com a escriptora, que gaudeix de més rellevància. És per aquest motiu que volem donar reconeixement a aquesta activitat en la qual Pessarrodona hi ha dedicat tant temps i esforç i que ens ha apropat obres cabdals de la literatura universal. Així doncs, l’objectiu principal d’aquest treball és donar a conèixer la faceta traductora de Marta Pessarrodona amb la finalitat de recuperar les veus traductològiques de la nostra història literària. Cal entendre aquesta traductora en relació amb el conjunt de la tradició literària alhora que en el context d’una geneologia femenina de la literatura que ha començat a esbossar-se d’un temps ençà.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) in mothers before and after delivery – a three year follow-up study.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in mothers are important to consider since pregnancy may affect the outcome of the infection and the mother may transmit HPV to the child. This thesis is part of the 3-year Finnish Family HPV Study on HPV infection dynamics within 329 families. The presence of maternal HPV antibodies and HPV DNA in placenta, umbilical cord blood and breast milk was examined. In addition, genital and oral HR-HPV carriage was studied among mothers with one or two pregnancies. At enrollment, seropositivity to HPV 6, 11, 16, 18 and 45 was recorded in 53 %, 21 %, 35 %, 21 % and 9 % of the mothers, respectively. Age at sexual debut, number of sexual partners, a history of genital warts and antibodies to LR/HR-HPV predicted HR/LR-HPV-seropositivity. During follow-up 27 %, 14 %, 17 %, 17 % and 7 % of the mothers seroconverted to the tested HPV-types, respectively. Decay of HPV-antibodies was rare. The mother’s new pregnancy was of minor impact in the outcome of oral and cervical HR-HPV infections. HPV-DNA was present in 4.2 % and 3.5 % of the placentas and umbilical cord blood samples, and in 4.5 % and 19.7 % of the breast milk samples collected at day 3 and month 2 postpartum, respectively. HPV-positivity in placenta/cord blood was related to a history of abnormal pap-smears or genital warts, and raised the risk of the neonate being HPV-positive at birth. The mode of delivery did not predict the HPVstatus of neonate, placenta, or cord blood. HPV DNA in breast milk was associated with oral HPV status of the father, but not with HPV status of the neonate. The results indicate that exposure to HPV is common and that part of the exposure might take place already early in life. Contrary to the common claim, pregnancy is not a risk factor for HPV.

Classification, comorbidity, heredity, and risk factors of female sexual dysfunctions

Female sexual dysfunctions, including desire, arousal, orgasm and pain problems, have been shown to be highly prevalent among women around the world. The etiology of these dysfunctions is unclear but associations with health, age, psychological problems, and relationship factors have been identified. Genetic effects explain individual variation in orgasm function to some extent but until now quantitative behavior genetic analyses have not been applied to other sexual functions. In addition, behavior genetics can be applied to exploring the cause of any observed comorbidity between the dysfunctions. Discovering more about the etiology of the dysfunctions may further improve the classification systems which are currently under intense debate. The aims of the present thesis were to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Finnish-language version of a commonly used questionnaire for measuring female sexual function, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), in order to investigate prevalence, comorbidity, and classification, and to explore the balance of genetic and environmental factors in the etiology as well as the associations of a number of biopsychosocial factors with female sexual functions. Female sexual functions were studied through survey methods in a population based sample of Finnish twins and their female siblings. There were two waves of data collection. The first data collection targeted 5,000 female twins aged 33–43 years and the second 7,680 female twins aged 18–33 and their over 18–year-old female siblings (n = 3,983). There was no overlap between the data collections. The combined overall response rate for both data collections was 53% (n = 8,868), with a better response rate in the second (57%) compared to the first (45%). In order to measure female sexual function, the FSFI was used. It includes 19 items which measure female sexual function during the previous four weeks in six subdomains; desire, subjective arousal, lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, and pain. In line with earlier research in clinical populations, a six factor solution of the Finnish-language version of the FSFI received supported. The internal consistencies of the scales were good to excellent. Some questions about how to avoid overestimating the prevalence of extreme dysfunctions due to women being allocated the score of zero if they had had no sexual activity during the preceding four weeks were raised. The prevalence of female sexual dysfunctions per se ranged from 11% for lubrication dysfunction to 55% for desire dysfunction. The prevalence rates for sexual dysfunction with concomitant sexual distress, in other words, sexual disorders were notably lower ranging from 7% for lubrication disorder to 23% for desire disorder. The comorbidity between the dysfunctions was substantial most notably between arousal and lubrication dysfunction even if these two dysfunctions showed distinct patterns of associations with the other dysfunctions. Genetic influences on individual variation in the six subdomains of FSFI were modest but significant ranging from 3–11% for additive genetic effects and 5–18% for nonadditive genetic effects. The rest of the variation in sexual functions was explained by nonshared environmental influences. A correlated factor model, including additive and nonadditive genetic effects and nonshared environmental effects had the best fit. All in all, every correlation between the genetic factors was significant except between lubrication and pain. All correlations between the nonshared environment factors were significant showing that there is a substantial overlap in genetic and nonshared environmental influences between the dysfunctions. In general, psychological problems, poor satisfaction with the relationship, sexual distress, and poor partner compatibility were associated with more sexual dysfunctions. Age was confounded with relationship length but had over and above relationship length a negative effect on desire and sexual satisfaction and a positive effect on orgasm and pain functions. Alcohol consumption in general was associated with better desire, arousal, lubrication, and orgasm function. Women pregnant with their first child had fewer pain problems than nulliparous nonpregnant women. Multiparous pregnant women had more orgasm problems compared to multiparous nonpregnant women. Having children was associated with less orgasm and pain problems. The conclusions were that desire, subjective arousal, lubrication, orgasm, sexual satisfaction, and pain are separate entities that have distinct associations with a number of different biopsychosocial factors. However, there is also considerable comorbidity between the dysfunctions which are explained by overlap in additive genetic, nonadditive genetic and nonshared environmental influences. Sexual dysfunctions are highly prevalent and are not always associated with sexual distress and this relationship might be moderated by a good relationship and compatibility with partner. Regarding classification, the results supports separate diagnoses for subjective arousal and genital arousal as well as the inclusion of pain under sexual dysfunctions.

A importância da anuscopia de alta resolução para o diagnóstico do papilomavírus humano anorretal na forma subclínica, das lesões anais intraepiteliais e do carcinoma "in situ"anal

OBJETIVO: A doença causada pelo Papilomavírus Humano (HPV) tem alta incidência na população e é considerada pré-neoplásica. O objetivo deste trabalho é estudar um método que detecte o HPV anorretal na sua forma subclínica e suas alterações neoplásicas, a incidência em pessoas com até três parceiros sexuais por ano e o resultado do tratamento com o uso de podofilina, ácido tricloroacético, eletrocauterização e ressecção local. MÉTODO: Vinte e dois pacientes foram submetidos ao exame de anuscopia de alta resolução. Os pacientes foram divididos em três grupos: o primeiro, formado por dez pacientes com prurido anal persistente mesmo após eliminadas causas como diabetes, doenças orificiais, outras doenças sexualmente transmissíveis, verminoses e submetidos a cuidados locais e dietéticos; o segundo e o terceiro, formados por seis pacientes com condiloma anal e seis pacientes com HPV genital respectivamente, ambos com alta do tratamento há mais de seis meses. Nenhum deles apresentava manifestação clínica da doença no momento do exame. Os casos com resultado positivo foram tratados com podofilina 25% e ácido tricloroacético, e os com carcinoma "in situ" com ressecção local e eletrocauterização da lesão. RESULTADOS: O exame de anuscopia de alta resolução proporcionou a colheita dirigida do material nas áreas positivas, cujo resultado anátomo-patológico foi positivo para HPV em 100% dos pacientes, sendo dois deles com carcinoma "in situ" e oito com lesões intraepiteliais concomitantes. Apenas 9% dos pacientes, tinham mais de três parceiros sexuais por ano. Todos os pacientes tratados com podofilina e ácido tricloroacético mantiveram as atipias coilocitóticas no controle após seis meses do início do tratamento. A ressecção local e eletrocauterização nos pacientes com carcinoma "in situ" possibilitou o desaparecimento da neoplasia em todos, mas manteve as atipias coilocitóticas. CONCLUSÕES: O exame de anuscopia de alta resolução possibilitou o diagnóstico de HPV anorretal na forma subclínica e suas alterações neoplásicas em 100% dos pacientes. O uso de podofilina e ácido tricloroacético não foi eficiente na erradicação das alterações anátomo-patológicas decorrentes do HPV subclínico anal, no controle após seis meses do início do tratamento. A ressecção local e eletrocauterização dos casos de carcinoma "in situ" foi efetiva para erradicar a neoplasia , no entanto, com manutenção das atipias coilocitóticas.

Epidemiological profile and postoperative complications of women undergoing gynecological surgery in a reference center in the northern brazilian legal amazon

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile and the operative complications of patients undergoing gynecological operations for benign diseases in a tertiary public hospital in the state of Roraima, Brazil. Methods: We conducted a retrospective survey through the analysis of 518 records of patients submitted to gynecological operations between January and June 2012. We included the three major operations during this period (n = 175): hysterectomy, colpoperineoplasty and suburethral sling placement. We excluded 236 cases of tubal ligation and 25 cases where it was not possible to access to medical records. Results: The mean age was 47.6 years; the education level of most patients was completed junior high (36.6%); 77% were from the State capital, 47.4% were in stable relationships and 26.3% were housewives. The majority of patients had given birth three or more times (86.6%), with previous vaginal delivery in 50.2%, and cesarean delivery, 21%. The main diagnostic indications for surgical treatment were uterine myoma (46.3%), urinary incontinence (27.4%) and genital dystopias (17.7%). We found three cases (1.7%) of high-grade intraepithelial lesions on Pap smear. The most common procedure was total hysterectomy (19.8%), 15.5% vaginally. The most common complication was wound infection (2.2%). Conclusion: Women undergoing gynecological operations due to benign disease had a mean age of 47 years, most had levels of basic education, came from the capital, were in stable relationships, predominantly housewives, multiparous and showed low operative complication rates.

Adenocarcinoma de Células Claras de Endocérvice em Menina de 7 anos

O adenocarcinoma de células claras de colo e vagina em adolescentes é uma doença rara e na maioria das vezes associada com o uso do dietilestilbestrol (DES) durante a gestação. A queixa mais freqüente é o sangramento vaginal irregular que pode ser incorretamente interpretado como vaginite nas crianças e como alterações do eixo hipotálamo-hipófise nas adolescentes. Relatamos o caso de adenocarcinoma de células claras de endocérvice em uma menina de 7 anos de idade atendida no Ambulatório de Ginecologia da Infância e Adolescência, e chamamos a atenção para o diagnóstico de câncer genital que, embora raro nesta faixa etária, deve ser cogitado quando deparamos com sangramento genital em crianças.