Women suffering from infertility in association with mostly mild endometriosis were subjected to vaginal sonography of uterine peristalsis during the menstrual period, the early, mid- and late follicular phases, and the mid-luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The data obtained were compared with those of healthy controls. Women with endometriosis displayed a marked uterine hyperperistalsis tha...

Tamilnadu is known for domestication of farm animals and home of many recognized sheep breeds, among them, Ramnad white is one of the breed of hardy and best suitable for the migratory system of rearing which were declining due to cross breeding. To retain the indigenous breed, many assisted reproduction technologies were used, but most of them are failed due to the detection of accurate estrus...

Women often develop vaginal infections that are caused primarily by organisms of the genus Candida. The current treatments of vaginal candidiasis usually involve azole-based antifungals, though fungal resistance to these compounds has become prevalent. Therefore, much attention has been given to molecules with antifungal properties from natural sources, such as curcumin (CUR). However, CUR has ...

Background: HSV-2, one of the most common HIV-1 copathogens, establishes a synergistic interaction with HIV-1. Several clinical trials have shown that the anti herpetic drug acyclovir decreases HIV-1 viral load and delays HIV-1 disease progression. Similarly, CAPRISA004 reported that a vaginal gel containing 1% of the anti-HIV-1 drug tenofovir unexpectedly decreases the risk of HSV-2 acquisitio...

squamous intra-epithelial lesion (LSIL) were To assess the efficacy, cytopathologic diagnostic detected in 98 (1.4%), 25 (0.3%), 12 (0.2%) and criteria, and clinical importance of our smear 11 (0.2) patients, respectively. The most reported results. cause of inflamation was bacterial vaginosis and Methods its incidence was 22.9%. The conventional smear reports of 7167 patients Conclusions whose...

BACKGROUND Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy that has a major impact on pregnancy outcomes. A diagnostic tool that is non-invasive, specific and quick is needed to predict PROM. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic power of the vaginal washing fluid prolactin for the diagnosis of premature rupture of membranes and to d...