IMPORTANCEWomen with recent gestational diabetes (GDM) have increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether a resource-appropriate and context-appropriate lifestyle intervention could prevent glycemic deterioration among women with recent GDM in South Asia. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This randomized, participant-unblinded controlled trial investigated a 12-month lifestyle intervention vs usual care at 19 urban hospitals in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Participants included women with recent diagnosis of GDM who did not have type 2 diabetes at an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) 3 to 18 months postpartum. They were enrolled

Objectives To study myometrial thickness (MT) sonographically as a predictor of latency interval in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM). Study design The data were collected in a prospective manner from the antenatal patients between November 2011 and June 2013 during the follow-up of patients in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goa Medical College. 100 patients with the periods of gestation of 28-36 weeks were studied, out of which 50 were PPROM cases and 50 were controls, both not in labor. The demographic factors and MT of uterine wall are measured at four different levels: midanterior, posterior, lower uterine segment (LUS), and fundus, which are then compared with the latency interval which is defined as the time from the rupture of membranes to the time of delivery. Results There was a significant inverse relation between the periods of gestation and latency interval, and positive correlation between anterior MT (p value 0.047), LUS thickness (p value 0.000), and latency interval implicating that the thicker the myometrium at admission in cases of PPROM the longer the latency period. Conclusion MT appears a promising tool for obstetricians for predicting latency in cases of PPROM and guiding the management.

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Amoebiasis of the uterine cervix is an extremely rare entity, and presentation as fibroid uterus has not been reported, to the best of our knowledge in our extensive search of the English literature. It can clinically simulate cervical malignancy by virtue of surface papillomatous and overall ulcerated and necrotic appearance. We present a case of amoebic infection of the cervix in a 45-year-old female which was suspected to be a posterior wall fibroid with degeneration until a histopathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed the presence of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites. The patient recovered after surgery and antiamoebic therapy.

BACKGROUNDSynchronous primary malignancies of the female genital system are a very rare occurrence. A 67-year female presenting with postmenopausal bleeding with evidence of hyperplastic endometrium of 13 millimetres on MRI scan. An endometrial biopsy revealed Adenocarcinoma of Endometrium. The patient was subjected to staging laparotomy, which revealed stage IA Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium and Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ of the Cervix.