Background: Salivary gland lesions are of a wide spectrum and affect all the major and minor salivary glands in varying proportions. This study, performed in a rural medical college in Maharashtra, India is intended to see the histopathologic spectrum of salivary gland lesions in the rural population and how it is related to the data from other parts of the country and of the world.  Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study done in the Department of Pathology of a rural-based medical college, Indian Institute of Medical Science and Research, Warudi, Maharashtra, India for a period of 6 years, from January 2014 to January 2020. Age, sex, location of the lesion, gross and microscopic findings were noted.Results: A total of 71 lesions were received in the department of pathology during this period. Samples were received from age 11 years to 75 years. Female preponderance with a male: female ratio of 1:1.15 was seen. 57.7% (n=41) were benign, 15.5% (n=11) were malignant and the rest (n=19) were inflammatory in nature. A maximum number of lesions (50.7%) were detected in the Parotid gland. The most common lesion seen was Pleomorphic adenoma (36.62%, n=26) and the most common malignant lesion was Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.Conclusions: Present study showed benign and non-neoplastic lesions outnumbering the malignant lesions, with female predominance, and a low mean age for malignant lesions of 38.2years. Comparison with other studies within and outside India showed a similar pattern of distribution of salivary gland lesions in the rural population.

Background: Infertility is a condition with psychological, economic, medical implications resulting in trauma, stress, particularly in a social set-up, with a strong emphasis on child-bearing. The prevalence of infertility in the general population is 8-12% worldwide. Of this, the male factor is responsible for 40-50%.Semen analysis is an indispensable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of the male partners of infertile couples. Materials and Method: Seminal fluid from the male partners was analysed in the clinical laboratory, JIIU'S IIMSR Medical College, Warudi, Jalna during June 2018 to June 2019 using the World Health Organization (WHO) 2010 criteria for human semen characteristics. Parameters like semen volume, liquefaction time, sperm concentration, motility, vitality, morphology were evaluated. Results: Total 122 males were evaluated in the study. Mean age of presentation was 28.95 yrs. 76 cases [62.30%] found to have abnormal semen analysis and 46 [37.70%] with normal pattern. Abnormalities in sperm no. were seen as most common abnormality 40 patients [32.79%], followed by abnormality in motility 20 patients [16.39%]. Normozoospermia [48.36%], Asthenozoospermia [14.75%], Teratozoospermia [2.46%], Asthenozoospermia with teratozoospermia [1.64%], Oligozoospermia [9.02%], Oligoasthenozoospermia [6.56%], Oligozoospermia with teratozoospermia[3.28%], Oligoastheno-teratozoospermia [2.46%], Azoospermia [11.47%] Conclusion: Though semen analysis has limited role in evaluation of male factor infertility but still it is indispensable and cost effective tool in evaluation of male factor infertility, particularly in rural population.

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