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INTRODUCTION: The vaginal microbiome plays a central role in women's health by supporting immune function, maintaining mucosal homeostasis, and preventing infections. Spaceflight and its analogs can induce acute physiological stress, which …

PEComas or perivascular epithelioid cell tumors are rare soft-tissue tumors that form around perivascular spaces with a female preponderance, the origins of which are yet to be established. PEComas of the gastrointestinal tract are very rar…

This study aimed to determine the national pooled prevalence of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), its subtypes, and dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls in India. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis following the PRISMA (Prefer…

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a crucial neuropeptide that regulates reproductive functions in vertebrates. The study identifies and characterizes (GnRH) in the brain of Tenualosa ilisha, an iconic and lucrative Clupeiform fish fr…

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: Congenital cervicovaginal agenesis in the presence of a functional endometrium is a rare Müllerian anomaly. The management ranges from hysterectomy historically to various reconstructive procedures more recently…

INTRODUCTION: Pleural effusion is due to the pathological accumulation of pleural fluid in the pleural space, 25%-30% of which may remain undiagnosed despite the combination of biochemical, microbiological, and pathological tests and closed…

BACKGROUND: Isolated ileo-cecal region (ICR) ulcers may represent underlying Crohn's disease (CD), intestinal tuberculosis (ITB), bacterial infections (including typhoid), amoebiasis, eosinophilic enteritis, drug-induced sequelae, or neopla…

Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 affected millions of people globally. After substantial research, several biomarkers for COVID-19 have been validated however no specific and reliable biomarker for the prognosis of patients wi…

The treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) has evolved over time. With advent of platinum-based chemotherapy and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), there is a paradigm shift in the patterns of care with improv…

Cancer is a serious and significantly progressive disease. Next to cardiovascular disease, cancer has become the most common cause of mortality in the entire world. Several factors, such as environmental factors, habitual activities, geneti…

Over the last years, research has focused on microbiota to establish a missing link between neuronal health and intestine imbalance. Many studies have considered microbiota as critical regulators of the gut-brain axis. The crosstalk between…

PURPOSE: Contact lens-induced discomfort (CLD) remains a primary factor in discontinuation or prevention of contact lens wear. Thus, we investigated the role of ocular surface immune cells in subjects with CLD. METHODS: Habitual contact le…

Abstract Outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019 affected millions of people globally. After substantial research, there is no specific and reliable biomarker available till date. Present study was designed to identify specific biom…

BACKGROUND: Differentiating malignancy from benign diseases is the key to successful management of adnexal masses. Risk of malignancy algorithm (ROMA) has been used for this purpose. We have prospectively studied the diagnostic value of ROM…

There is currently a movement to make economic models more transparent, with some arguing for completely open-source models. However, increasing model transparency raises several logistical challenges, including ownership and funding. This …

Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecological disorder that eventually gives rise to painful invasive lesions. Increased levels of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-B1) have been reported in endometriosis. However, details of the effects …

Endometrial ablation can be described as one of the great gynecological success stories. It has changed the management of heavy menstrual bleeding dramatically. The development of newer (second generation) endometrial ablative techniques ha…

Absence of vagina poses multitude of physical and psychosocial problems in woman's life. 10% of Mayer- Rokitansky-üster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome patients with high vaginal septum and vaginal atreisa has additional issue of draining uterine ca…

INTRODUCTION: Approximately 1/100 pregnancies are ectopic, with the conceptus usually implanting in the fallopian tube. Some ectopic pregnancies resolve spontaneously, but others continue to grow and can lead to rupture of the tube. Risks a…

Endometriosis is presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, usually in the pelvis. However, its occurrence is very rare (0.03%-0.4%) in the scars which follow obstetrical and gynaecological surgeries. We are repo…

OBJECTIVE: We sought to study the association between endometriosis and bipolar disorder. METHODS: Using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, the prevalence of bipolar disorder was compared in 27 patients with end…

Endometriosis of kidney is a rare manifestation of a relatively common disease. We report a case in which ovarian and renal endometriosis were diagnosed concurrently. The disease was probably silent for a long time due to coexistent thyroto…