Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India

CASE SUMMARY: A 27 years old female presented to gynae OPD with foul smelling discharge per vaginum off and on for a year and was given treatment for PID (Pelvic inflammatory disease) and cervicitis. Pap smear was taken and was reported uns…

BACKGROUND: Genital tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of female infertility. Paucibacillary nature of the disease in the female genital system often makes its diagnosis difficult. No single test has been able to accurately diagnose …

BACKGROUND: Levonorgestrel Intra Uterine System insertion for contraception is preferred in the follicular phase. However, the ideal time of insertion for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding is not stated clearly. The aim of our study is to find out …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the anatomical changes in the pelvic floor of women with breast cancer using tamoxifen by transperineal 3D ultrasonography and their effect on the urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction. METH…

Hydrosalpinx induced torsion of the adnexa in a premenarchal child without sexual experience is a rare situation and immediate intervention is necessary. This report describes a 10-year old premenarchal female without a history of sexual in…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the resident learning curve, demographic and comparative analysis of total laparoscopic hysterectomy. DESIGN: This retrospective observational study was conducted in a high-volume resident training setup. SETT…

BACKGROUND: Pelvic organ prolapse (pop) is a chronic disorder, often asymptomatic. There are several factors involved in the aetio-pathogenesis of POP. Perimenopausal women bear most of the burden of pop. Vaginal delivery is an established …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prognostic role of pretreatment CD4 + , CD8 + T lymphocytes in predicting response to definite chemo radiotherapy in advanced cervical cancer. Design: A hospital-based prospective one-year follow-up study. METHOD…

Robert's uterus is a rare variant of septate uterus with an asymmetrical septum which divides the uterine cavity into a noncommunicating hemiuterus causing hematometra and other communicating hemiuterus with a single cervix and a normal fun…

Microinvasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the cervix is labeled by the lower anogenital squamous terminology as superficial invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SISCCA). This currently conforms to the T1a1/FIGO IA1 stage, which is defined…

BACKGROUND: Despite many advances, patients with a poor ovarian response to stimulation are one of the most important and challenging factors of infertility. Chronological and ovarian ages are two effective factors responsible for poor resp…

OBJECTIVE: 25(OH)D (Vitamin D) has been investigated for its role in the process of folliculogenesis and thus affects the quality of oocyte produced by in vitro fertilization. Our aims were to investigate the effects of 25(OH)D levels in fo…

We report a case of a 25-year-old female who presented with primary infertility with AMH value of 9 ng/ml, and ultrasound image suggesting the possibility of three ovaries seen in two different planes and no polycystic pattern in any ovary.…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic management of endometrial cancer is beneficial in view of decreased operative morbidity and post-operative recovery. In the case of early gynaecological malignancies, it is a safe and feasible mode of surgery. METH…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of adenomyosis on pregnancy outcome in ICSI/FET cycles and the beneficial effect of GnRH agonist pretreatment, conservative surgery or combination therapy on pregnancy outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This …

Pigmentation on hysteroscopy is a rare finding. The authors describe a case where hysteroscopy revealed hemosiderin pigmentation on fundal endometrium. Hemosiderin pigmentation is a marker of a number of uterine afflictions including Adenom…

BACKGROUND: Dislodgement and breakage of instruments in laparoscopy is a rare event which not only surmounts the anxiety of the team, but also imposes an exceedingly onerous situation for the patient. Frequently a broken fragment of an inst…

Mullerian malformations are not uncommon. Overall incidence ranges widely between 1 in 200 women and 4 in 100 women (Chan et al. in Hum Reprod Update 17:761-771, 2011; Grimbizis et al. in Hum Reprod 28:2032-2044, 2013). Other way, these obs…

Endometrial stromal sarcoma is an uncommon gynecological tumor. Extra-uterine endometrial stromal sarcoma (EESS), the extra-uterine variant of its relatively more common counterpart, is even rarer with only few documented case reports. We r…