A Question of Aesthetics Take a look at the pictures shown below : Which one do you think is a picture of a “normal” street? Now, take a look at the pictures of the uterine cervix below : Which one do you think is “normal”? If you thought the 1st street picture (above) is normal,… Read more »
Gestational Diabetes
Dr. Parag Biniwale Pune Chairperson, Young Talent Promotion Committee, FOGSI E-mail: paragbin@hotmail.com / sauravakshay@yahoo.com Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common disorder affecting ~ 7% of pregnancies each year. It is on the rise in our population, the rise is attributed to our dietary pattern & lifestyle. GDM is characterized by carbohydrate intolerance that begins… Read more »
Managing Amenorrhea – 2
Dr Ameya C Purandare Member of the Managing Council of MOGS Mumbai E-mail: drameyacp@gmail.com Diagnosis It is absolutely essential to determine which organ is dysfunctional and then to establish the precise cause so that specific treatment can be advised Any patient with amenorrhea who has a uterus pregnancy should be first ruled out and serum… Read more »
Analysing Amenorrhea – 1
Dr Ameya C Purandare Member of the Managing Council of MOGS Mumbai E-mail: drameyacp@gmail.com INTRODUCTION Menses is a cardinal event in every woman’s life. Hence, the absence of menses at the usual time every month or delay in the occurrence of the first menses both cause concern which results in a gynecological referral. Regular and… Read more »
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Emergency Obstetric Kit
Dr. Sheela Mane Bangalore Chairperson, Safe Motherhood Committee E-mail: sheela_mane@hotmail.com This Emergency Obstetric Kit has been developed by the Safe Motherhood Committee of FOGSI. It is easy to prepare and store and is a veritable life saver in Emergency Obstetric situations. This is to be kept in conjunction with a PPH Drug Kit for Emergency… Read more »
Fundamental of Clinical Research
Dr M N Parikh Mumbai Past President, FOGSI, Past Editor, JOGI Incharge Email : parikh57@gmail.com Research, Research, Research Fundamental of Clinical Research by Dr. Mahendra N. Parikh In charge – PICSEP Project of JOGI Author of ABC of Research Methodology and Applied Biostatistics : A Primer for Clinicians and Researchers AND Research Methodology Simplified :… Read more »
High Risk Pregnancy Demystified
Dr. Geetha Balsarkar Jt. Asst. Secretary Journal, Member of Managing Committee, MOGS E-mail: gdbalsarkar@yahoo.com Gilbert’s Syndrome and pregnancy A 31 year old telephone operator presented at 30 weeks gestation referred from private for management of Gilbert’s syndrome in pregnancy. Before pregnancy, during the past 3 years, she had 3 episodes of jaundice with bilirubin ranging… Read more »
ETD- a 20 second tool for absolute prevention of Prolonged and Obstructed labor in resource poor situations
Dr. A K Debdas Rajkumari Foundation, Jamshedpur, India MD, FRCOG, FRCS, FICOG Email : debdas2000@gmail.com ETD- a 20 second tool for absolute prevention of Prolonged and Obstructed labor in resource poor situations ‘ETD’ (Expected ‘Time’ of Delivery) is a mental tool which predicts ‘delivery time’ instantly For this for each labor case, at the very… Read more »