A Study to Assess the Prevalence and Factors Affecting Menopausal Symptoms among Middle-Aged Females in the Garhwal Region of Uttarakhand.

Background: Middle age is a link between adulthood and old age, which requires special attention. During middle age among females, changes like menopause occur, which is responsible for causing various physical, vasomotor, psychological, and social changes, which may affect overall well-being and positive mental health status. Hence, the present study has been planned to assess the prevalence of menopausal symptoms among middle-aged females.

Intralesional measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine immunotherapy in molluscum contagiosum: A retrospective observational study from a tertiary care center in north India.

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a mucocutaneous viral infection, often self-limiting but untreated lesions can often last for 2 months to 2 years. Previously intralesional measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been tried for the treatment of warts but no studies exist of its use in MC. We report our experience with intralesional MMR in 22 patients of MC.

Effect of autologous PRP on wound healing in dental regenerative surgeries and its correlation with PDGF levels.

Introduction: Autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is the fraction of blood plasma, with increased concentration of platelets, from baseline serum level. Growth factors (GFs) in PRP expedite the soft tissue and bony healing. However, estimation of their levels and role in healing had not been studied extensively.