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Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age and is often diagnosed after years of symptom onset. Although population-wide screening is not recommended in asymptomatic women, targeted imaging-based assessment in symptomatic high-…

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: To decrease the existing diagnostic delay of pelvic endometriosis, the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has proposed consensus criteria using augmented pelvic ultrasound (APU) technique and reporting gui…

Domestic Violence affects 1 in 3 women worldwide. Empirical evidence from India suggests that women and girls experience a continuum of violence and discrimination from prenatal stages till death in families that largely continue to operate…

Chitosan, a biopolymer derived from chitin-the second most abundant natural polysaccharide found in crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimp-has become a cornerstone in biomedical innovation. Its unique properties, including hydrophi…

Infertility is a condition that affects a significant percentage of couples globally, affecting their social and psychological well-being. It disrupts many aspects of life, influencing individuals' social and psychological experiences. The …

BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroids can significantly impair the quality of life of women. While most fibroids remain asymptomatic, 25% of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids require medical intervention. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-a…

UNLABELLED: Infective endocarditis (IE) following transcatheter atrial septal defect (ASD) device closure is a rare but life-threatening complication. We report a case of a 41-year-old woman who developed device-related IE five months after…

Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is the most frequent treatment offered to gender-incongruent individuals, which reduces dysphoria. The goal of therapy among gender-incongruent individuals seeking gender affirmation as male is to cha…

BACKGROUND: Conservative management of adnexal mass is warranted when there is imaging-based and clinical evidence of benign characteristics. Malignancy risk is, however, a concern due to the mortality rate of ovarian cancer. Malignancy occ…

BACKGROUND: The remarkable growth of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) has created a critical need to experimentally validate the disease-associated variants, 90% of which involve non-coding variants. METHODS: To determine how the fie…

Müllerianosis of the urinary bladder is an extremely rare, benign condition defined by the presence of at least two of the three müllerian-derived components (endosalpinx, endometrium, and endocervix) in the lamina propria and muscularis pr…

Bloody tears or haemolacria is a rare clinical entity. It is caused by various ocular and systemic conditions. Haemolacria due to vicarious menstruation is even rarer. In this article, we presented a case of cyclical episodes of bloody tear…

Effective patient prognosis necessitates identification of novel tumor promoting drivers of gastric cancer (GC) which contribute to worsened conditions by analysing TCGA-gastric adenocarcinoma dataset. Small leucine-rich proteoglycans, aspo…

Disorders of sex development (DSD) and reproduction are not uncommon among horses, though knowledge about their molecular causes is sparse. Here we characterized a ~200 kb homozygous deletion in chromosome 29 at 29.7-29.9 Mb. The region con…

The rapid growth of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus coupled with their biofilm forming ability has made the infections difficult to treat with conventional antibiotics. This has created a massive threat towards public health …

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery is increasingly replacing the open procedure because of its many patient-related benefits that are well aligned with policies and programs that seek to optimize health system performance. However, widespread…

Cell outgrowth is a hallmark of some non-migratory developing cells during morphogenesis. Understanding the mechanisms that control cell outgrowth not only increases our knowledge of tissue and organ development, but can also shed light on …

BACKGROUND: Lung lesions may develop from tissue reactions to known or unknown stimuli and present with different morphological descriptions. The pathogenesis may be induced and maintained by different bioactive substances, of which, the up…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to examine meiotic spindle in oocytes along with reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in follicular fluid of women undergoing IVF and to correlate these findings with embryo quality and pregnancy outcome…

Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial glandular and stromal cells outside the uterine cavity, is a common gynecological disease with poorly understood pathogenesis. Using laser capture microdissection and a cDNA microarray w…