Prevalence of and in the Genital Tract of Women Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign and Malignant Disease at a South Indian Tertiary Hospital.

Background: Endometrial cancer is the third most common cancer affecting the lower genital tract of women. Studies have shown modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for the same, which include genetic factors and microbes. Alteration in the microflora of the lower genital tract might be a triggering factor for many pathological and malignant conditions.

Lanthanum and Indium intermetallics nanomaterial for thermal photovoltaic applications - A full potential study.

In this work Full Potential study performed on Lanthanum compounds to analyze its photovoltaic properties. Five different combinations of Lanthanum and Indium with phosphorus are chosen in this study are LaP, LaInP, LaInP, LaP and InP. The optical, structural, thermoelectric, thermal, and electronic properties of all the above-mentioned compounds are analyzed using Density Functional Theory (DFT) applied in the WIEN2k software.

Labial adhesions in a pre-pubertal girl: The importance of awareness.

Labial adhesion affects up to 0.6-5% of pre-pubertal girls. They may be congenital or acquired.

Comparison of different criteria for diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Introduction: The International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been adopted by most associations across the world including the American Diabetes Association and World Health Organization (WHO). We conducted a study comparing the IADPSG and previous WHO criteria and their effects on neonatal birth weight.

Methods: The study was carried out in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department of a tertiary care institute in South India in collaboration with Endocrinology Department.