BACKGROUND A subgroup of women with Asherman's syndrome has adhesions of limited extent completely blocking the lower uterine cavity or upper cervix, whereas the upper endometrium remains normal. Haematometra are rarely found in these women. We tested the hypothesis that women with localized adhesions occluding the uterine outlet (but not affecting the upper uterine cavity) will have much thinn...

The presence of endometrial cells is considered an alarming finding in the gynecological smears of women in the second half of the menstrual cycle or women aged ≥ 45 years. In the case of postmenopausal women, the presence of atypical endometrial cells may represent endometrial abnormality and requires careful evaluation. We report a case of a 77 year-old postmenopausal woman, who presented abn...

OBJECTIVE To study serum gonadotropin (FSH, LH) levels in cases of subclinical and overt hypothyroid women in reproductive age group. MATERIAL AND METHOD Female patients of reproductive age group attending thyroid clinic of Acharya Vinoba Bhave Hospital were included in the study. Detail menstrual history was taken, and serum FSH and LH levels were estimated by radio immuno assay method. RE...

BACKGROUND Cortisol is frequently used as a marker of physiologic stress levels. Using cortisol for that purpose, however, requires a thorough understanding of its normal longitudinal variability. The current understanding of longitudinal variability of basal cortisol secretion in women is very limited. It is often assumed, for example, that basal cortisol profiles do not vary across the menstr...

Previous studies of the effect of hormonal changes across phases of the menstrual cycle on voice onset time (VOT) have not considered the variable of oral contraceptive use. The purpose of this study was to examine both the effects of menstrual cycle phase and that of oral contraceptive use on VOT. It was hypothesized that women taking oral contraceptives would exhibit smaller VOT differences a...

Introduction: Various phases of menstrual cycle not only affect reproductive system but other systems also. So this study was performed to see effect of various phases of menstrual cycle on nasal mucosa. Materials and methods: Study was performed on 30 healthy female medical students of 18-24 years having regular menstrual cycles. Nasal mucociliary clearance (NMC) time was recorded during menst...

Exacerbation of certain medical conditions at specific phases of the menstrual cycle is a well-recognized phenomenon. We review the effects of the menstrual cycle on medical conditions, including menstrual migraine, epilepsy, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, and diabetes. We discuss the role of medical suppression of ovulation using gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists...

Increased wave reflection is an independent factor associated with cardiovascular diseases, risk, and mortality. The influence of the menstrual cycle on wave reflections and particularly on the reproducibility of their measurement has never been examined. The aim of the present study was to examine the reproducibility and variability of wave reflection indices in premenopausal healthy women dur...