Impact of different controlled ovarian stimulation protocols on the physical and psychological burdens in women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intra cytoplasmic sperm injection.

Context: Infertility treatment involves a considerable amount of physical and psychological burden which may impact the outcome.

Aim: The objective was to understand the amount of physical and psychological burden in women undergoing their first in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles.

Setting And Design: Multi-center, prospective, parallel, observational study.

Multicenter Study of Contraceptive Vaginal Ring (NuvaRing(®)) in Normal Daily Practice in Indian Women.

Objective: This was the first Indian multicenter study at six specialty hospitals, to assess the real-life usage of the vaginal ring in daily clinical practice.

Methods: This open-label, prospective, single-arm, nonrandomized, interventional study enrolled 252 women aged >18 years, seeking contraception with no contraindications to the use of combined hormonal contraceptive. Women were provided the ring with a monthly follow-up schedule for three cycles.

Impact of structured counseling on the selection of hormonal contraceptive methods: results of a multi-centric, observational study in India.

Objective: To determine the influence of "structured contraception counseling" on Indian women's selection of contraceptive methods.

Methods: Women (≥18 and ≤40 years) requesting contraception were enrolled at 36 sites. "Structured contraception counseling" was provided by a health care professional on the available contraceptive methods.

Beneficial effects of nandrolone decanoate in wasting associated with HIV.

Recent studies have demonstrated the role of nandrolone decanoate (ND) in reversal of wasting associated with HIV infection. However, such studies in Indian scenario are lacking. Hence, the present study was planned with an objective to assess the effect of ND in patients of HIV-associated wasting in Indian subjects.