Quest for An Ideal, Simple and Cost-Effective Stain for Morphological Assessment of Sperms.

Background: Recent alarming trends of a substantial rise in the number of cases of infertility with as many as 30-40% being attributed to male-factor associated causes have created a need for further studies and advancements in semen analysis. Despite the focus on semen analysis over the years, assessment of sperm morphology has not been given due importance although it is a simple, standard and baseline diagnostic modality. It can be used to predict the need and outcome of Artificial Reproductive Techniques such as Invitro Fertilization, Gamete Intra Fallopian Tube Transfer and Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection.

Co-Existence of Acinic Cell Carcinoma - Papillary Cystic Variant and Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis - Report of A Case with Brief Review.

Tuberculosis (TB) and cancer are two lethal diseases causing significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India. Co-existence of these two disease lead to diagnostic dielemma among the clinicians. Overlapping clinical manifestations lead to delay in diagnosis.

Evaluation of Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Vital Seminal Parameters which Influence Fertility.

Introduction: Cigarette smoke contains many compounds which are proven carcinogens having detrimental effect on various organs. The free radicals and other carcinogens have a harmful effect on testicular function which may affect male fertility directly.

Aim: Although many studies have been conducted to establish the relationship between cigarette smoking and male infertility, their conclusions have been highly controversial.