Evaluation of 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 levels in patients with a fibroid uterus.

A cross sectional study was done at Era's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknowwith the objective to evaluate 25-hydroxyVitaminD3 level in women with and without uterine fibroid. Ninety subjects (45 cases and 45 controls) were enrolled. Cases were those having at least 1 uterine fibroid ≥10 mm detected on ultrasonography, while controls were those not having any uterine pathology.

A rare case of giant vaginal fibromyoma.

Vaginal fibroids rarely exist as a primary vaginal tumor. Approximately 300 cases have been reported in the literature. Here we are reporting a rare case of giant vaginal fibromyoma.

Circadian pattern of blood pressure in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia.

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Objective: To find out the circadian pattern of blood pressure in normotensive pregnant women and in women with preeclampsia.

Method: A cross-sectional prospective observational case control study. Blood pressure was sampled in thirty-five normotensive pregnant women (control) and thirty five preeclamptic women (study group) by using non-invasive automatic ambulatory blood pressure monitoring machine for 72 h.

Once a week (200 mg) elemental iron: an effective option for prophylaxis in non-anaemic pregnant women.

To evaluate effectiveness of 200 mg elemental iron once per week for prophylaxis in non-anaemic pregnant women, a prospective longitudinal study with observational design was carried out at a tertiary care teaching hospital. Fifty pregnant women received daily (group 1) and 50 pregnant women received weekly (group II) oral therapy (100 mg elemental iron, 1.5 mg folic acid and 15 microg of vitamin B12).