Power Doppler sonography - A supplement to hysteroscopy in abnormal uterine bleeding: Redefining diagnostic strategies.

Background: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) is a very frequent cause of gynecological visits in women of all age groups. Ultrasound pelvis with or without endometrial sampling have been conventionally used to make diagnosis. Power Doppler is a comparatively recent modality which can be used to screen patients who will need endometrial biopsy/ curretage.

Swyer Syndrome with Heterotopic Adrenal Cortical Tissue in Streak Gonads: A Rare Case and Review of Literature.

Swyer syndrome is a 46 XY pure gonadal dysgenesis. Affected individuals are phenotypically female with external female genitalia, hypoplastic Mullerian structures, and the presence of streak gonads. Gonadectomy is indicated due to increased risk of development of malignancy in streak gonads.

Outcome of Diabetic Pregnancies in a Tertiary Referral Centre, Varanasi.

Aim: The study was done to determine the maternal and fetal outcome of pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes either Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) or preexisting (type 1 or type 2) diabetes over a period from March 2011 to Feb 2013 in a tertiary care hospital, Varanasi.

Methods: This is a retrospective audit of the maternal and fetal outcome of women who presented to the Sir Sundar Lal Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India from March 2011 to Feb 2013, with GDM or pre-existing type 1 or type 2 Diabetes with pregnancy. The audit group comprised 65 pregnancies (67 babies), of whom 27 had preexisting diabetes and 38 cases developed gestational diabetes.