The influence of pregnancy in multiple sclerosis has been a matter of controversy for a long time. The Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis (PRIMS) study was the first large prospective study which aimed to assess the possible influence of pregnancy and delivery on the clinical course of multiple sclerosis. We report here the 2-year post-partum follow-up and an analysis of clinical factors which mig...

BACKGROUND Acute vision loss in the post-partum period can occur due to many reasons. Eclampsia, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), pituitary apoplexy, and central serous retinopathy are some of the important causes. Cryptococcal meningitis as a cause of acute vision loss in the post-partum period has not been mentioned in literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 25-year-old female p...

BACKGROUND Community-based epidemiological data on post-partum depression from developing countries are scarce. AIMS To determine the incidence of and risk factors for developing post-partum depression in a cohort of women living in rural south India. METHOD We assessed 359 women in the last trimester of pregnancy and 6-12 weeks after delivery for depression and for putative risk factors. ...

Post-partum ovarian vein thrombosis is an uncommon clinical presentation. 90% of cases present as right loin and right iliac fossa pain, within 10 days of the puerperal period. Two such cases that were referred to the Imaging department as suspected appendicitis/ureteric colic are reported. The findings seen on imaging illustrate the difficulty in the clinical and radiological diagnosis of post...

Here, we investigate changes in women's facial masculinity preferences across pregnancy and the post-partum period. The majority of previous research demonstrating changes in women's masculinity preferences has examined the impact of hormonal variation across the female menstrual cycle. Hormonal changes experienced during pregnancy and the post-partum period, critical periods in women's reprodu...

A request for sterilization was furnished by general practitioners and the operations were performed under the National Health Services. The patients were booked and their names placed on the waiting list. A number of surgeons shared the operative responsiibility. Of 238 patients, 65 (27.2 per cent) were between 20 30 years, 140 patients (60.0 per cent) were between 30 40 years and 33 patients ...

BACKGROUND In pregnant rats, structural luteal regression takes place after parturition and is associated with cell death by apoptosis. We have recently shown that the hormonal environment is responsible for the fate of the corpora lutea (CL). Changing the levels of circulating hormones in post-partum rats, either by injecting androgen, progesterone, or by allowing dams to suckle, was coupled w...

In 1980 a 23 year old woman developed idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonia which was successfully treated with corticosteroids. She subsequently developed two identical relapses in the post-partum period.