Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India

OBJECTIVE: To study the role of hysterolaparoscopy in the evaluation and management of female infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of the 94 case files of all the patients who underwent diagnostic hysterolaparoscopy fo…

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic myomectomy (LM) offers considerable advantages over open myomectomy; however, LM is technically complex and associated with a steep learning curve. Few studies have evaluated the effect of the learning curve, and the l…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between outcomes of laparoscopic hysterectomy with respect to clinical factors, intraoperative variants, and post-operative complications. DESIGN: The study conducted was retrospective (Canadian…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and sustainability of operative laparoscopy in surgical management of cornual and interstitial ectopic pregnancy using a simple and practical method. DESIGN: Case series of five consecutive…

AIM: To study the outcomes, benefits and complications of internal iliac artery ligation in both obstetric and gynecological cases. OBJECTIVE: To study the outcomes, effectiveness and complications of internal iliac artery ligation (IIAL).…

Haemoperitoneum anytime during pregnancy is a rare but catastrophic event. With advancement in antenatal and intrapartum care, the maternal survival has improved manyfold. Management involves immediate resuscitation with volume correction f…

BACKGROUND: MMR has always been recognized as an important indicator of quality of health services. The MMR in India has so far not reached up to the required MDG 2015. If we look into this matter with the eagle's eye view, then there are c…

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is on the rise due to the epidemic increase of obesity. It increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes mellitus. AIMS: To study the prevalence of MetS and its com…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to prospectively analyze the risks and benefits of total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) compared with total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) and the effects of learning curve on them over 4 year…

OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of thyroid disorders and its correlation with menstrual disorders. METHODS: 100 women aged between 15 and 45 years who attended gyne OPD in Kasturba Hospital, Delhi, were included for this cross-sectional…

Non-medical egg freezing has only been available for about the last 5 years, as new vitrification techniques have made the success rates for actual conception more reliable than the earlier method of slow freezing. The improved outcomes of …

AIM: The prevalence of scar endometriosis is increasing with the increasing caesarean deliveries and laparoscopic procedures done for pelvic endometriosis. To analyse the symptomatology and surgical perspective of scar endometriosis. MATER…

INTRODUCTION: The ability to offer less invasive surgery for leiomyomas to women often requires the removal of large tissue specimens through small incisions, which is facilitated by morcellation. Electromechanical morcellation may lead to …

PURPOSE: To compare the clinical results of three techniques of hysterectomy- abdominal hysterectomy (AH), non-descent vaginal hysterectomy (NDVH), and laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). METHODS: A simple prospective random…

Female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is an important cause of significant morbidity, short- and long-term sequelae especially infertility whose incidence varies from 3 to 16 % cases in India. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the etiological agen…

OBJECTIVES: Evaluation of double cross plasty for management of obstructive or non obstructive transverse vaginal septum. METHODS: 13 patients presented either as cryptomenorrhoea or as infertility/dyspareunia were diagnosed to have transv…

BACKGROUND: Endometrium is the most sensitive indicator of ovarian function and endometrial biopsy is one of the most important investigations in infertility. The current study was carried out to investigate the histomorphological patterns …