Placental findings in singleton stillbirths: a case-control study from a tertiary-care center in India.

Objectives: Placental examination in a case of stillbirth can provide insight into causative/associated factors with fetal demise. The aim of this study was to compare placental and umbilical cord pathologies in singleton stillbirth and livebirth placentas, and to find prevalence of various associated maternal and fetal clinical factors.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted at a tertiary-care center in India over a period of 20 months.

Study of Lethal Congenital Malformations at a Tertiary-Care Referral Centre in North India.

Lethal congenital malformations (LCMs) are fatal birth defects that are an important cause of fetal/neonatal death. There is a lack of informative data about these malformations in India, a country that shares the maximum burden of neonatal mortality due to congenital birth defects. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective analysis to know the prevalence of LCMs in late pregnancy, to find out associated factor/variables and to evaluate fetal/neonatal outcome of such anomalies; at a tertiary-care referral centre in North India.

Grape seed extract: having a potential health benefits.

Grapes are one of the most highly consumed fruits across the world. In ancient Europe the leaves and the sap of grape plants has been used in traditional treatment for ages. Besides being a wellspring for vitamins and fibre, the skin and seeds of grapes are highly rich in Polyphenols specifically proanthocyanidins, which can be used as a functional ingredient to address various health issues by boosting the natural bio-processes of the body.

Intrauterine Copper Device (CuT380A) as a Contraceptive Method in the Indian Context: Acceptability, Safety and Efficacy Depending on the Timing of Insertion.

Background: Ideal time of Intrauterine copper device (IUCD) insertion either to space or limit births in Indian women should be known to check fertility effectively and safely. We therefore aimed to compare various IUCD related clinical factors to assess its acceptability, safety and efficacy in immediate postpartum vaginal insertion, intra-caesarean insertion, delayed postpartum insertion and interval insertion at a tertiary-care centre in India.

Methods: It was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from July 2013 to July 2014.

Association between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus-A prospective cohort study.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the association between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the effect of this association on pregnancy outcome in North Indian population.

Materials And Methods: A total of 584 primigravidae were recruited at 12-14 weeks of gestation. Their periodontal examination was carried out along with 75 g oral glucose load test at the time of recruitment.

Conservative management of corpus luteum haemorrhage in patients on anticoagulation: a report of three cases and review of literature.

Introduction: Severe bleeding into the peritoneal cavity from a ruptured corpus luteum cyst is a rare complication in women receiving anticoagulation therapy. Surgical management has been a traditional approach in managing corpus luteum haemorrhage, however, conservative management is now dominating the trend in carefully selected patients.

Material And Methods: We report here a series of three cases of corpus luteum haemorrhage with variable presentation.

Primary tuberculosis of cervix mimicking carcinoma: A rare case.

This is a rare case of a 35 year old multiparous lady with complaints of postcoital bleeding and foul smelling discharge for 3 months. On per speculum examination, a large irregular friable growth was seen which used to bleed on touch. A provisional diagnosis of carcinoma cervix was made, but the cervical biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with caseation, consistent with the diagnosis of cervical tuberculosis.

Less is not more: underutilization of headache medications in a university hospital emergency department.

Objective: To gain knowledge of episodic headache patients who seek care at an urban university emergency department (ED), to evaluate the care they receive and to examine the impact of the ED on these headache patients.

Background: In the United States, 1% of all ED visits are for the chief complaint of headache. The ED has a significant role in the identification and treatment of primary headache sufferers.

Therapeutic options in the management of headache attributed to rhinosinusitis.

Sinus headache is a common diagnosis when patients have facial pain and pressure accompanying their headache. However, acute sinus headache is in fact rare, and the headache must accompany acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABRS), a diagnosis which is based both on clinical and radiological evidence. In fact, sinus headache is a misnomer.