Journal of the Indian Medical Association

The first clinically available antiprogestin, mifepristone has generated immense interest in the research community since its' discovery in 1980. Mifepristone is a synthetic orally active steroid with potent antiglucocorticoid, antiprogesto…

Endometrium is the mucosal layer of uterus. Throughout the reproductive age endometrium undergoes cyclical changes during each lunar month to prepare the uterus for implantation. Endometrium proliferates and regenerates during menstrual cyc…

Chronic pelvic pain is an increasingly common complaint among women, particularly in the reproductive age group. Multiple factors contribute to causation and aggravation of such pain. It affects the social life of the female. The study eval…

Probably, more has been written and less has been agreed upon, regarding the pathogenesis of the enigmatic disorder--endometriosis, which is the leading cause of disability in women of reproductive age group, resulting in infertility and pe…

A 32 years old married woman presented at the outpatients' department with the complaints of pain lower abdomen and irregular heavy menstrual bleeding for last 6 months. She was married for 7 years and attended an infertility clinic. Diagno…

Combination of placentrex injection with antimicrobial therapy is a better option for treating pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) than only antimicrobial therapy; which also gives more sustained effect and lesser recurrences. Improvements in…

Epithelial malignancy is common in older age group but it is also an Important cause of morbidity and mortality in young adults. The reports of deep seated carcinomas diagnosed in a one-year time period by CT guided FNAC in a medical colleg…

To compare the effect of placentrex injection given along with conventional therapy, with conventional treatment alone on the symptoms and signs of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) ie, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhoea and adnexal tenderness, …

Laevonorgestrel intra-uterine system is a new hormone releasing long acting intra-uterine device. Besides being used as long acting contraceptive, it has multiple non-contraceptive benefits. It is the best choice for young women suffering f…

Persistent Muellerian duct syndrome is a very rare anomaly. A woman of 46-year-old was admitted with the history of lower abdominal pain, bleeding per vaginum and irregular menstrual cycles for last 6 months. An irregular non-tender mass of…

A questionnaire-study was undertaken among 50 women to take note of their views on awareness, information, choices and expectations on various aspects of hysterectomy performed on them. Most women (92%) did not know the type of hysterectomy…

Menstrual disorder is one of the most frequently encountered and perplexing conditions in adult women. Dysfunctional uterine haemorrhage (DUH) includes scanty, excessive or irregular bleeding, the primary cause of which is yet to become cle…

A randomised study of 100 cases undergoing hysterectomy in the age group of 20-70 years was carried out and clinicopathological correlation was done. Maximum number of women who underwent hysterectomy were in the age group of 31-50 years. A…

Endometriosis is defined as the presence of tissue, histologically similar to endometrium, in any other site but that of uterine cavity. Transplantation of endometrial tissue that comes as a retrograde menstrual flow is the most accepted po…

Here in this study, clinical findings like high up uterus on vaginal examination were found in 242 cases of which some form of endometriosis was found in 156 cases(65%). Among suspected cases of endometriosis following vaginal sonography, 1…

In a period of 2 years, 234 cases of benign breast disorder were studied. Breast pain and modularity was the commonest group (70.1%) followed by fibroadenoma (17.5%). Cyclical mastalgia (61.5%) is more common than non-cyclical mastalgia (38…

With the increasing use of a variety of surgical methods for sterilisation, certain pitfalls of these surgical decisions are emerging. In the present study 216 cases who underwent sterilisation at least 2 years prior to coming for consultat…

Danazol, a known effective agent for the treatment of benign breast disease and in endometriosis, was used in cases of advanced breast cancer with metastasis in bone, lung or in soft tissues. Out of 17 patients who received danazol, only 4 …

The cases of 24 women who failed to conceive after 6 months of donor artificial insemination (AID) are reviewed. Preliminary examination before AID including endometrial biopsy and hysterosalpingography revealed no discernible cause for inf…