Ethics in the provision of obstetric and gynecologic health care for non-binary and transgender individuals.

Transgender and non-binary individuals often face bias and a lack of awareness, knowledge, and sensitivity from healthcare professionals. This article aims to raise awareness of the concepts of medical ethics among OBGYNs, so they will be better able to approach complex ethical situations in a clear and structured way when providing obstetric and gynecologic health care for transgender and gender-diverse patients.

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.

Levonorgestrel intrauterine system: Current role in management of heavy menstrual bleeding.

A review of literature was conducted to report on the effectiveness of levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in women with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). The relevant data were obtained by computerized searches of PubMed up to December 2012 and other references available with the authors. Information was obtained from references listed.

Surgical techniques for performing caesarean section including CS at full dilatation.

Caesarean section (CS) is probably the most commonly performed procedure in obstetrics. Over the past two decades, caesarean delivery has become more commonly used throughout the world, and this increase has generated a number of controversial issues, including what constitutes a suitable indication and what is the proper surgical technique to perform a CS. Many aspects of the operation as it is commonly performed today are not based on randomised trials or techniques that have been proven to be superior by rigorous study, but instead are the culmination of many years of trial and error.