every month, after a period of prodromes consisting of headache and general lassitude, a flow of clear non-coagulable blood took place from the right ear, in which no pre-existing local lesion could be determined. After three years the ordinary genital discharge began to take place, gradually replacing that from the ear, which only occurred every two or three months. The author remarks that the...

IN BRIEF Women with diabetes who are of reproductive age should receive preconception risk assessment and counseling to maximize pregnancy outcomes. This article summarizes the concept of preconception care for women with diabetes and provides a description of an implementation of collaborative preconception care for primary care and obstetrics and gynecology specialty providers.

and art of midwifery are so many and so noteworthy, insist with much force upon the danger to the mother when the attendant makes frequent vaginal examinations. Dr. Julius Rosenberg 1 summarises these opinions, and endorses them with great emphasis. He pleads for the management of labour without internal examinations, which should be resorted to only in doubtful cases. He maintains that by abdo...

The use of Pituitrin in Obstetrics.?The action of pituitrin. on the uterus during labour has now been studied by numerous observers, and we are in a position to judge to some extent of its value in obstetric practice. The drug, as is well known, is obtained from the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Apart from its stimulating action on uterine muscle, pituitrin raises the blood-pressure, a...

Materials and methods Between May and November 2014 we went through the process of identification and selection of outcomes. All possible outcomes were drawn from systematic reviews, interviews and questionnaires. From this initial list, a selection process was performed using an online 2-round Delphic survey and a consultation meeting. Target stakeholders were approached to contribute in this ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to ascertain the progress of recipients of research training in obstetrics and gynecology in establishing an active research career in academic medicine. STUDY DESIGN Existing data were used to examine the extent to which 41 individuals who had received American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Foundation (AAOGF) fellowships had achieved o...

Dr. Arun Nayak, MBBS, MD Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DGO, FICOG is Professor & Head of Unit in Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, India; Dr. Meenal Sarmalkar, MBBS, MD Obstetrics & Gynaecology, DGO is Additional Associate Professor in Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra...