CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (ISSN 0390-6663) publishes original work, preferably brief reports, in the fields of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, Gynecological Endocrinology and related subjects. (Fertility and Sterility, Menopause, Uro-gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases).The Journal is covered by INDEX MEDICUS, MEDLINE, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY is issued every three months in one volume per year by IROG CANADA Inc. Montréal. Printed in Italy by "La Garangola", Tipografia Editrice - Via E. Dalla Costa, 6 -35129 Padova (Italy).

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology
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General Information

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (ISSN 0390-6663) publishes original peer-reviewed work, preferably brief reports, in the fields of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, Gynecological Endocrinology, Fertility and Sterility, Menopause, Uro-gynecology, Ultrasound diagnosis in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sexually transmitted diseases and related topics. It is indexed in INDEX MEDICUS, MEDLINE, EMBASE/ Excerpta Medica.

AIMS AND SCOPE
Since its inception, the CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY Journal has had the primary aim to assemble and diffuse scientific researches, particularly original researches, contributions, reviews, and proceedings of meetings in every field of the Discipline.
Today its large diffusion all over the world allows us to collect high quality papers and clinical reports on many interesting studies from every country, even from developing countries. This is the target goal of the Journal – aiming at the diffusion of knowledge and advances in female genital diseases.
This publication tries to cover all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology in an interdisciplinary approach among gynecologists, epidemiologists, pathologists, oncologists, radiologists, microbiologists, surgeons, urologists, neonatologists, genetists and so on.
The first target goal of the Journal is to publish high quality papers in the shortest time possible. Research papers, editorial reviews, case reports, technical notes, book reviews and letters to the Editor are published.

ANNOUNCEMENTS regarding meetings, postgraduate courses and symposia will be accepted 6 months before publication and will be published free of charge.
BOOK SAMPLES for review should be sent to the Editorial offices in Montréal or in Padova.
COPYRIGHT: the Journal has been registered with the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. Reproductions are not allowed without the written consent of the Publisher. All photocopy fees should be paid to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 21 Congress Street, Salem, MA 01970, USA stating the ISSN number, the volume and the first and last page numbers of each article copied.
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SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
The Journal is issued every three months (January, April, July and October); one volume per year. Subscriptions start from January and are automatically renewed if not cancelled by the end of September.
Subscriptions include four issues per year plus supplements and monographs and all official communications of Meetings, Courses, Symposia and all scientific activities in the fields of Obstetrics and Gynecology and related topics.
Subscriptions are entered with prepayment only. The annual subscription is $280 US for Institutions and $170 US for Individuals all over the world. For air mail add $20. Single copies prepaid cost $75.00 US.
Send subscription requests with cheque or credit card payment (Amex - Visa - Diners - Master Card) to I.R.O.G. CANADA Inc., 4900 Côte St. Luc, Apt. 212, Montréal, Québec H3W 2H3, Canada. Only US Funds are accepted.
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IN ALL LEGAL MATTERS THE COURT OF MONTREAL IS COMPETENT.

Instructions to Authors

SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPTS
Papers should be submitted to A. ONNIS Editor-in-Chief of the EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, 4900 Côte St. Luc, Apt. 212 MONTREAL, QUÉBEC H3W 2H3 (Canada) - Tel. +514-4893242 - Fax +514-4854513, or Galleria Sto-rione 2/A - 35123 PADOVA (Italy) - Fax +39-049-8752018.

Editorial articles for publication in the "Distinguished Expert Series" should be submitted to P. Bösze, Editor-in-Chief of this section, Department of Gynecology, Saint Stephan Hospital, 1096 Budapest, Nagyvárad tér 1, Telephone (36-1) 275 2172, Fax (36-1)
275 2172, E-mail: bosze@axelero.hu

When a manuscript is submitted, an acknowledgement card is sent to the corresponding author within two or three weeks.

Submitted papers are reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and his Peer Referees. Authors may be required to modify the manuscript according to the reviewers' suggestions.

Manuscripts accepted for publication will be copyedited by the editorial staff for typographical and grammatical mistakes and to guarantee clarity and conciseness.

Publication time will be the shortest possible based on scientific and publishing needs. Manuscripts submitted for publi-cation cannot be returned.

Published papers will become property of the Journal and copyrighted under I.R.O.G. CANADA Inc.

After six months no grievances will be accepted regarding published articles.

All statements are the responsibility of the authors. Product dosages, indications and methods referred to in the papers reflect the author's experience. No responsibility is assumed by the Editor-in-Chief or the Publisher for any damage from use of any products, operation methods or instructions contained in the published materials.

Trade names, trademarks, etc. are protected by the law and regulations. The Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher cannot accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made in press, particularly for information about drug dosage and appli-cation thereof contained in the Journal. Consult the prescribing information before administering any drug.

MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS
The Journal follows the "Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals" published in the New England Journal of Medicine 1991, 324, 424-8 and in the British Medical Journal 1991, 302.

Three manuscripts, typed and double spaced should be submitted with an electronic disk, formatted in Word for Macintosh or Windows, version 6.0. Manuscripts without an electronic disk will not be accepted. A cover letter signed by all authors must state that all authors who have participated in the work take responsibility for the manuscript which has never been pub lished or submitted for publication elsewhere. Without a cover letter the publication will not be possible. Name, address and phone/fax numbers of the Corresponding Author, responsible for revision and approval of the proofs, should be indicated. Full-length articles should not exceed 8 printed pages including tables and references.

After the title page (full title and names of authors, institutions, eventual acknowledgement for financial support, running title of no more than 60 characters or spaces), original works should be arranged in the conventional order: Summary (purpose of investiga-tion, methods, results, conclusion - about 150 words), Key words, Content (a 20-word summary), Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Acknowledgement (if any), References, Tables, Legends.

Authors should supply a complete address for reprint requests.

In the text only standard abbreviations can be used and must be avoided in the title. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the summary and text unless it is a standard unit of measurement.

Authors must give their complete professional identifications and affiliations, including all academic titles and positions.

Letters to the editor should be brief (500 words or less) and offer objective, constructive and educational criticism of published material. The editor reserves the right to publish.

Figures: Two original copies (not negatives) of each figure are requested. Each figure should have a label on the back indicating its number, author's name and top of the figure. Do not write on the back of the figures and do not mount them on cardboard. If sending colour pictures advise if they must be printed in colour or black and white (colour costs ten times more).

Legends should be typed on a separate page with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations.

Tables should be titled, typed in double space on separate pages and numbered in Arabic numerals in the order of their first cita-tion
in the text. Do not use internal rules. Only standard, universally understood abbreviations should be used.

References should be numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in the text, tables, and legends by Arabic numerals in parentheses.

Use the style of the examples below, which are based with slight modifications on the format used by the U.S. National Library of Medicine in Index Medicus. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus.

References must be verified by the Author(s) against the original documents.

Examples of correct forms of references are given below:

Articles in Journals: Authors' surname and initials (if more than six names, give six followed by "et al."), Title, Abbreviated Journal Title, Year of Publication, Volume, Issue and first page.

Books: Authors' surname and initials, title of the book and title of chapter, in: Title, Editor(s), Place, Publisher, Year, Page.

Acknowledgments will be limited to appropriate professionals who were contributors to the paper.

PROOFS revised by the editorial staff will be sent to the corresponding author and should be checked and returned within ten days. The corresponding author is responsible for detecting typesetting errors. After this deadline the proofs will be considered approved. Only essential corrections should be made; extensive changes will be charged to the authors.

BUSINESS MATTERS
The Journal has no commercial advertisements.

Authors will be expected to contribute to the printing expenses, tables, figures and postage. For every published article a copy of the Journal will be provided free of charge. Only payments in US dollars will be accepted. No bank transfers.

Reprints should be requested with the form enclosed with the acceptance letter. No free reprints will be supplied.