The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection by Nucleic Acid Amplification test in women of reproductive age group under treatment for infertility.

Background: In India, the prevalence of Chlamydia Trachomatis (CT) studies in different groups are focused on high-risk populations - HIV-positive women and female sex workers - and have shown a variable prevalence rate ranging from 1.1 to 45%. One concern about comparing these studies is that the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test is estimated to be only 65-70% sensitive.

Effect of Oral Mifepristone on Modified Bishop's Score in Term Pregnancy.

Background: Modern-day obstetrics recommend induction of labor by medical or mechanical methods where continuation of pregnancy causes detrimental effect to the health of mother or fetus. One of the prerequisites for successful vaginal delivery includes a favorable or ripe cervix. We undertook the present study to find out the safety and efficacy of mifepristone for pre-induction cervical ripening and its effect on Bishop's score in term pregnancy.

Retained Products of Conception (RPOC): Diagnosis, Complication & Management.

Introduction: Retained products of conception (RPOC) generally result after first half of pregnancy termination and also may occur after vaginal or cesarean delivery. It frequently presents with irregular or continuous vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal and pelvic pain, and discharge per vaginum due to infection; it can also cause late complications like formation of intrauterine adhesions and subfertility. The diagnosis of the RPOC along with the symptoms is generally supported by ultrasonography with or without colour Doppler.

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Compare Injection Ferric Carboxymaltose and Oral Iron in Treating Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy.

Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in pregnancy has a prevalence as high as 40-60% in different countries of the world. Oral iron is used to treat his commonest medical disorder in pregnancy. Ferrous sulphate is associated with considerable side effects.

Cephalothoracopagus: A rare conjoined twins, pre and postnatal findings.

Being unique is good, but not so for conjoined twins. Cephalothoracopagus is a rare type of conjoined twins, which is a rare monozygotic twinning resulting in imperfect fusion of the head, chest and upper abdomen. These twins have separated limbs and pelvis.

Blood Transfusion Practices in Obstetrics: Our Experience.

Objectives: To ascertain and analyze the indications for transfusion of blood components in obstetric practice at our center.

Materials And Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted to analyze the various indications for transfusion of blood components in a tertiary care hospital.

Results: 1.

Critical Care in Obstetrics: Where are We.

Maternal mortality is disastrous news for the society, family, newborn, and the obstetrician. Yet, we all who are care providers to these apparently healthy women carrying another life within them are dumbfounded by the clinical conditions arising due to the pregnancy or the effects of the pregnancy, that it becomes difficult to provide an ideal care to them. The rapid uprising of a condition and the worsening of commonly occurring benign conditions-preeclampsia, hemorrhage, etc.

HELLP or Help: A Real Challenge.

Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence, presentation, diagnosis, severity, and complications of HELLP syndrome.

Materials And Methods: This is a prospective observational study analyzing the conditions and the data of 24 cases of HELLP syndrome in a tertiary care hospital. The analysis was done for the demographic characteristics, presentation of these patients, complications associated, and the perinatal outcome.

Ophthalmic considerations in pregnancy.

The eyes are our window to the world and offer us an island of vision in the sea of darkness. Equally, the eyes are also a window to peep into what is going on in the milieu interior. Pregnancy is a natural state of physiological stress for the body.

Why do obstetric patients go to the ICU? A 3-year-study.

Background: Pregnant women are at risk to develop complications due to illness related to pregnancy or due to aggravation of pre-existing disease. These patients also require critical care and ICU admissions in some cases. To determine the current spectrum of diseases in an obstetric population resulting in admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) at a tertiary care hospital.