Though vaginal discharge is a common presentation to the health care facilities, intra vaginal foreign bodies are least considered as a differential diagnosis in the initial stage of the assessment. Diagnosis remains as a mystery unless the patient provides a reliable history. If...
Background: Episiotomy is a deliberate incision on the perineum during childbirth, with the intent to expedite delivery and to prevent perineal tear. It is often complicated with perineal pain, wound dehiscence and vulva hematoma. Some of the risk factors associated with these co...
Background: Childhood malnutrition remains as one of the major health concerns in Bangladesh though the country has been a leading figure in tackling childhood malnutrition all over the world in the last couple of decades. Despite of unprecedented development, the childhood malnu...
Introduction: Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disease that affects commonly young, sexually active, reproductive-age women. Infection spread from the vagina through the uterine cavity and has a wide range of clinical manifestations. Objectives: To determine the Health rela...
Infertility is a major life crisis for married couples and the male factor contributes to approximately half of the cases. Evaluation of male infertility includes various diagnostic tools and there are new up to date treatment modalities. Current literature has been searched to r...
Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the correlation between Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels and sexual dysfunction in infertile women. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was done on 558 infertile women. The participants were divided into three different...
The use of contraception prevents an unwanted pregnancy, and also reduces the risk of developing diseases associated with premature pregnancy for women, especially for teenage girls. The main criteria for choosing a hormonal contraceptive are its effectiveness and safety. Correct...
Tubal pathology accounts for 25-35% of cases of infertility. Rubin`s test, hysterosalpingography, saline infusion sonography, hysterosalpingo contrast sonography and laparoscopic chromotubation are the tests done for tubal evaluation. Laparoscopic chromotubation is the gold stand...
Aim: To our knowledge, there is no published large-scale clinical trial on the congenital perineal groove, there are few cases were published in the literatures. This case report describes a 1 year-old female infant with complains of the perineal wet sulcus (like fresh wound), th...
Aims: Infections caused by rubella, though mild and self-limiting, can cause severe complications to newborn babies. It affects pregnant women mainly during their first trimester, invades the fetus leading to congenital rubella syndrome. This study was carried out to assess a pop...
Aim: This study sought to investigate the abortifacient properties of Jatropha curcas leaf extract in female Wistar rats. Methods: Healthy leaves of J. curcas were harvested, dried and extracted using soxhlet apparatus and ethanol as the solvent. Thirty fertile male and thirty fe...
A cross sectional study was conducted between March 2011 and August 2011 at B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). All women delivering at BPKIHS whose pregnancies were complicated by hypertensive disorders were identified. Their demographic profile including age, p...
Background: Infertility is more prevalent in resource poor settings like ours’, owing to about 50% of couples being affected. Its impact has lead to social, psychological and economic challenges especially to the female partner who is always blamed. Assisted reproductive techniqu...
Aim: This study was done to study the profile of the patients who underwent surgery for ovarian mature cystic teratoma. This specifically included: socio-demographic profile, complaints at the time of presentation to health facility and details of peri-operative findings. Study...
Background: Preterm labor (PTL) is one of the most serious complications of pregnancy and major cause of mortality in neonates. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of nifedipine and transdermal nitroglycerin in the treatment of PTL. Materials and Methods: This ra...