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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to describe the implementation of single visit approach or See-visual inspection of the cervix with acetic acid (VIA)-and Treat-immediate cryotherapy in the VIA positive cases-model for the cervical cancer prevention in Jakarta, Indonesia.MethodsAn observational study in community setting for See and Treat program was conducted in Jakarta from 2007 until 2010. The program used a proactive and coordinative with VIA and cryotherapy (Proactive-VO) model with comprehensive approach that consists of five pillars 1) area preparation, 2) training, 3) awareness, 4) VIA and cryotherapy, and 5) referral.ResultsThere were 2,216 people trained, consist of 641 general practitioners, 678 midwives, 610 public health cadres and 287 key people from the society. They were trained for five days followed by refreshing and evaluation program to ensure the quality of the test providers. In total, 22,989 women had been screened. The VIA test-positive rate was 4.21% (970/22,989). In this positive group, immediate cryotherapy was performed in 654 women (67.4%).ConclusionSee and Treat program was successfully implemented in Jakarta area. The Proactive-VO model is a promising way to screen and treat precancerous lesions in low resource setting.

Maintaining the quality of life by preserving ovarian function in premenopausal patients with cervical cancer undergoing radiation is crucial. This can be accomplished with a simple and safe laparoscopic ovarian transposition procedure. This procedure aims to move the ovary out of the irradiation field, protecting it from direct radiation and irreversible damage and preserving its function. However, this procedure is often forgotten and seldom offered to patients. This review aims to lay stress on and reconsider the importance of laparoscopic ovarian transposition as a simple, safe, and extremely useful procedure. The biological effects of radiation are described briefly and several studies are evaluated, which reveal that this procedure has more benefits than risks.

BackgroundCervical cancer is still the second most frequent cancer among Indonesian women, thus screening program is still critically important to prevent it. Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) was introduced as a method which is most suitable with Indonesia’s condition compared with the other screening methods. The Female Cancer Program from Jakarta Regional collaborated with Leiden University in 2007 to 2011 has done cervical cancer screening using VIA method, involving 25,406 women spreading across several primary health centers in Jakarta. By using these data, we found out the prevalence, age distribution, and risk factor of VIA positive in Jakarta as a basis to predict the budget and logistics for the next cervical cancer screening and to do an advocating to the Jakarta’s government.MethodsA secondary data analysis was conducted from several areas in Jakarta from 2007 to 2011. VIA test was used as the screening method, and performed by doctors and midwives with technical supervision by gynecologists.ResultsFrom 25,406 women, there were 1,192 cases (4.7%) of VIA test positive. The risk factors that can significantly influence the result of VIA positive were number of marriage, parity, smoking habits, and the use of hormonal contraception with OR 1.51, 1.85, 1.95, and 0.68, respectively.ConclusionsPrevalence of VIA test-positive is 4.7% in Jakarta population. The findings of precancerous lesions and cervical cancers are not only between thirty and fifty years old, but also below the thirty years old and after fifty years old. We suggest that VIA test should be performed to all reproductive age and elder women who are not screened yet.

Highlights Huge angiomyofibroblastoma of the Vulva. Differential diagnosis between vulvar angiomyofibroblastoma and vulvar aggressive angiomyxoma. Comprehensive approach diagnosing and therapy of vulvar angiomyofibroblastoma.

Objective: To prove the success of supportive psychotherapy thatwas provided as a distress therapy on advanced cervical cancer.Knowing the prevalence of distress type of depression in patientwith epithelial cervical cancer, proving the benefits of psychotherapysupportive for distress can decreasing cortisol level in cervicalcancer patient, can assess distress thermometer score, HAM-D17score and scoring incident predictors of distress with depressiontype.Methods: There were 32 subjects from 71 advanced cervical cancerpatients had mild-moderate depression. Then randomizationblocking was performed to determine a subject who entered thetreatment group (n = 16) who got supportive psychotherapy orcontrol group who got common psychotherapy (n = 16). All ofparticipants assessed the distress level with cortisol value, distressthermometer score, and HAM-D17 score before and after they gotsupportive psychotherapy.Results: After the intervention of psychotherapy in the treatmentgroup decreased HAM-D17 score, the average decline 7.53 (SB 3.34).The mean decreasing in the control group was 3.98 (SB 2.85). Thereis a significant difference in mean reduction in HAM-D17 scores ontreatment and control groups with p = 0.003 (p <0.005). There wasdecreasing blood cortisol level in the treatment group amounted to39.43, while the control group there was a drop of 1.59. The reductionof cortisol level in the treatment group and the control has a pvalue0.302. After got supportive psychotherapy, found a decreasingthe average value of the thermometer distress in the treatmentgroup 3.02 and the control group 2.51, with a p value more than0.492.Conclusion: There were 45% of cervical cancer patients in the clinicexperiencing distress disorder with depressive type. The bloodcortisol level could be decreased by giving supportive psychotherapywith a mean decrease of 39.43 nmol/l. There was a significantreduction in the level of depression (HAM-D17 score) of 7.53 pointsand distress thermometer impairment by 3 points after givensupportive psychotherapy. Obtained scoring predictors for theoccurrence of distress type of depression in patients with advancedcervical cancer with a sensitivity of 46.15% and a specificity of89.47%.[Indones J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 6-3: 179-187]Keywords: cervical cancer, cortisol, distress, distress thermometer,HAM-D17 score

BackgroundWe compared the diagnostic accuracy between visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and modified cervicography as an alternative screening method for cervical precancerous lesions.MethodsA diagnostic cross-sectional study was performed at the outpatient clinic at an Indonesian national referral hospital from February until April 2015. We collected samples from patients who sequentially underwent VIA examination, modified cervicography, and colposcopy.ResultsA total of 185 patients were included in this study. Modified cervicography showed positive results in 7.6% of patients, while 7.0% of patients had a VIA positive result. This is compared to 5.4% of patients showing abnormal colposcopy results. From those results, we obtained that sensitivity and specificity of VIA were 96.0% and 90.9%. Meanwhile, sensitivity and specificity of modified cervicography were 97.7% and 90.9%, respectively, compared to colposcopy as a gold standard.ConclusionsModified cervicography and VIA are reliable tools for cervical cancer screening, with comparable sensitivity and specificity. Modified cervicography can be used as a supplementary tool to improve the documentation of VIA and as an alternative to VIA alone.

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among Indonesian women. Information concerning survival probability is very important for the patient and institution. Our last data about cervical cancer survival was studied for more than 10 years ago. This study aimed to know the latest cervical cancer survival and its prognostic factors.Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study which enrolled cervical cancer patients treated at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in 2005-2006. Subjects were followed-up for minimum of 5 years. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analysis was used to determine the survival probability and to assess prognostic factors.Results: A total of 447 patients who met the study criteria were selected. Stage III was the largest proportion on the study (41.6%). Most of the histopathology type was squamous cell carcinoma (71.6%). This study revealed that median survival was 63 months with the overall 5-years survival probability to be 52%. Tumor size did not influence overall survival rate. Stage III and IV had lower survival probability (HR 3.27 and 6.44). Poor differentiation and uncompleted therapy also had lower survival probability (HR 2.26 and 2.22). Histopathology of others (neuroendocrine) had lower survival probability (HR 2.85). However, it was not statistically significant on multivariate analysis.Conclusion: Median survival time for cervical cancer patients at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital was 63 months. There were improvement in the survival rate comparing from the study in 1997. In this study, the independent prognostic factors for survival were tumor staging, tumor differentiation, and completion of therapy.