Diabetes mellitus produces excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the male gonads resulting to impairments of steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis. Fleurya aestuans is an extremely basic plant with therapeutic properties but it’s frequently viewed as a weed in Nigeria. The pre...
Purpose of the Study: The main aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, prevalent attitude and practices about various contraceptives, regarding family planning, to study the factors affecting contraceptive use and to find out reasons for not adopting contraception. Study D...
Background: The novel Coronavirus has established itself as the challenging pandemic of the 21st century. Maternal-fetal medicine practice has had to evolve continuously to meet the demands of this pandemic. Researchers all over the globe have been working on this novel viral i...
Since the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus across the country, India is suffering the second highest number of death tolls in the world. Hospital beds, manpower and oxygen supplies are heavily demanded resulting in lack of resources. At such times of crisis, many of the govern...
Background/Introduction: Good knowledge, attitudes and skills on sexual and reproductive health are important conditions to promote the well-being of adolescents. The study assessed the knowledge, attitudes and practices on sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in the...
Background: The Druze community Comprises 1.6% of the Israeli population, with most living in villages in northern Israel. Their religion is secret and is known only to religious Druze. Aims: To examine the prevalence of Israeli Druze women undergoi...
Background: The average gestational age at onset of labour which could be spontaneous or induced differs among pregnant women. The gestational age correlates with the maturity of the foetus which in turn plays an important role in the initiation of labour. Objective: To determine...
Aims: To determine the difference between lactate dehydrogenase levels in severe preeclampsia/eclampsia and normotensive pregnancy. Study Design: This study was a case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: This study conducted in Prof. Dr. R. D. Kandou Manado General Centr...
Introduction: Cesarean Section is the delivery of a fetus through a surgical incision made at the lower anterior abdomen and the uterus. It is one of the commonest Obstetrics interventions to save the life of a parturient and/or her baby. It could be elective or emergent. The Wor...
Background: Maternal overweight and obesity are reported as a risk factor for many antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and neonatal complications. Maternal complications, such as hypertensive disorders, diabetes and venous thrombo-embolism, are associated with maternal overweight...
46XX/46XY is an exceptionally rare chimeric genetic condition characterized by the presence of some cells that express a 46XX karyotype and some cells that express a 46XY karyotype in a single human being. The incidence is not exactly known as the majority of diagnoses go unrepor...
Background: Reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality is hinged on family planning. Pattern of long-acting contraceptive (LAC) uptake at the point of service delivery could be a reflection of state or national indices on contraceptive uptake. Aim: To determine the uptake and...
Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease, clinically characterised by sclerosis of skin and maybe sometimes associated with variable systemic involvement. Two categories of scleroderma are known: systemic sclerosis, characterized by cutaneous sclerosis and visceral involve...
Widening of the symphysis pubis is a physiological mechanism for vaginal delivery. Hormonal and physiologic influences of pregnancy, mostly due to relaxin cause a two-fold increase from the normal width. A 31-year-old G2A1, developed pain over the pubis along with difficulty in w...
Aims: The objective of the study is to determine the association between maternal serum uric acid levels with the severity and neonatal outcome in preeclampsia/eclampsia. Study Design: This study was a cross-sectional study with a descriptive-analytic design. Place and Duration o...