There is an association between PE/E and the GG-genotype of AT2R in Afro-Caribbean women.

NLRP7 mutations do not represent a major cause of AnCHM.

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Background: Cervical cancer can be prevented, by regular screening by a test, called Pap smearand the most important risk factor for cervical cancer is “never having been screened”. Screening for cancer of the cervix remains a neglected health care issue in Pakistan. Objective: To assess the practices/ trends and attitude about personal Pap smear among female doctors working in field of obstetrics and gynecology. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study Place of study: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Lahore General Hospital Lahore. Methodology: Five hundred lady doctors working in field of obstetrics and gynaecology were interviewed using a questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed by SPSS version 10. Results: Only 3.60% of lady doctors ever had Pap smear and 1.40% had regular Pap smear.Mean age of respondents was 36 year. Only 08%were of parity more than five, mean age of marriage was 26 years and 1.4% were married twice. Oralcontraceptive pills user were 14.6%.The most common reasons of not having Pap smear were embarrassment (16%), busy schedule and considering that they do not have risk of cervical cancer (14 %)and lack of counseling / reminder (11.20%). Conclusion: Female health professionals working in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology have negligible uptake of cervical cancer screening for their own selves despite being exposed to some of theimportant risk factors for carcinomacervix, which reflects their perception regarding importance of cervical cancer screening for women’s wellbeing. The results of this study may serve as a baseline for future comparisons. A larger community-based study may establish the exact trend, and will guide further planning in this regard.

Objective: To find out risk factors for hepatitis C infection in obstetric patients in a teaching hospital. Study Design -Observational study. Place and Duration At Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore during a period of one year. Subjects and Methods -Casesof hepatitis C infection, diagnosed on the basis of screening for antibodies for Hepatitis C were included in the study. A proforma was designedand details of each case including maternal demographics and associated risk factors were entered. Result Fifty three obstetric patients werepositive for Hepatitis C virus antibodies in one year of study period. Majority of women were among 25-29 years of age, belong to lowsocioeconomic status, illiterate and among parity range of 2-5. Previous history of surgical procedures was in 66% of subjects while 62% hadhistory of injections. Ear piercing in unsterilized conditions by non skilled person was also present in significant number (43%) while 17% hadhistory of blood transfusions. Conclusion: Hepatitis C infection is linked to surgical procedures, injections and ear piercing in this study.However, to identify all associated maternal risk factors, larger studies at multiple centres will be required and strategies should be made toprevent its' transmission.