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{"title":"A Cross-Sectional Survey of 505 Postpartum Women to Assess Lifestyle-Related Behaviour, Barriers, and Myths Affecting Postpartum Weight Retention and Its Management.","authors":"Archana Kumari, Piyush Ranjan, Wareesha Anwar, Divjyot Kaur, Ashish Datt Upadhyay, Anita Malhotra, Naval Kishore Vikram","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01748-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01748-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background/purpose: </strong>This study aims to assess lifestyle-related factors such as diet, physical activity and sleep along with common myths, beliefs, and barriers to a healthy lifestyle and resultant postpartum weight retention. It has also explored the association of the aforementioned factors with socio-demographic variables.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a comprehensive pre-validated questionnaire on a convenience sample of postpartum women using a telephonic interview schedule.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 505 postpartum women were recruited with median postpartum weight retention of 5 kg. More than half of the participants had incorrect dietary practices with less than one-tenth of women indulging in low/moderate-intensity physical activity. Postpartum women had poorer diet (<i>p</i> < 0.05) and sleep (<i>p</i> < 0.01) in the initial phase postpartum as compared to late postpartum. These women were also less physically active in the initial months and as the postpartum period progressed their physical activity also improved significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Socio-demographic variables such as socio-economic status, education, and employment status were significantly associated with unhealthy lifestyle practices. Common barriers were lack of knowledge, time constraints, lack of childcare support and cultural myths and beliefs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of the study will help in developing a comprehensive women-centric weight management module focusing on practical guidelines for lifestyle, breastfeeding and other confounding factors associated with postpartum weight management.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 5","pages":"397-405"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616021/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precluding Menstrual Cups from the Mainstream: A Prospective Interventional Analysis Among Urban Women in India.","authors":"Parimal Udapurkar, Kimaya Mali, Ananya Bora","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01836-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01836-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Menstrual cups are considered a viable alternative to other menstrual hygiene products in many developed countries yet majority of women in India use pads and cloth for their menstrual hygiene.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>This prospective interventional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 100 women who tried cups for three menstrual cycles with the aim of highlighting the challenges posed by socio-cultural factors in India which prevent menstrual cups from becoming a mainstream menstrual hygiene product.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Familiarity with pads delayed the switch to menstrual cups even among women who were aware of their benefits. The thought of vaginal insertion was the foremost deterrent along with uncertainty of cup size, need for privacy to sanitise the cup, fear of leakage and infections and familial disapproval. Adaptations to the nuances of cup use were fast and undemanding. No major health concerns were reported with the use of cups.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Cultural factors in India pose various challenges to menstrual cup usage. Yet majority of women are likely to continue using menstrual cups after trying them. Women well-versed with sexuality and reproductive health face fewer difficulties and show better compliance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The foremost challenges found by this study are unique to the Indian context and continue to influence the choice of menstrual product.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 Suppl 1","pages":"161-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615974/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Bishnu Prasad Das, Sasindra Kumar Das, Ashok Krishna Bhuyan, Aishwarya Nandakumar","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01832-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01832-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To determine the correlation between vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Cross-sectional observational study, conducted in Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, over a period of 1 year, on 350 antenatal patients, with gestational age beyond 24 weeks, keeping in mind the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Age, obstetric score, religion, BMI were noted for all patients. They underwent screening for gestational diabetes mellitus using DIPSI (Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of India) guidelines and were divided into two groups. Vitamin D estimation by CLIA method (chemiluminescence method) was done in both groups and results were compared. Association between vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes mellitus was studied using Chi Square Test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in antenatal patients was found to be 63.7%. 73% of gestational diabetes mellitus patients were deficient in vitamin D. There was a statistically significant association seen between vitamin D level and Gestational diabetes mellitus (<i>p</i> value-0.046). There was 1.34 times increased risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus when the vitamin D levels were deficient as compared to when the vitamin levels were within the normal range.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There was a high level of vitamin D deficiency in the pregnant women of North East. Due to lack of screening of vitamin D levels, many pregnant women suffer from adverse feto-maternal outcomes. There is a need to identify them early in pregnancy, provide vitamin D supplementation and to decrease the likelihood of them developing complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 Suppl 1","pages":"83-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616051/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Double/Triple Intrauterine Blood Transfusion in Rh-isoimmunized Anemic Fetuses in Multiple Pregnancies with Favorable Outcome.","authors":"Vandana Bansal, Meera Jayaprakash, Akshay Gangurde","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01746-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01746-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Multiple pregnancies have increased with the use of assisted reproduction, and we expect more women reporting with Rh isoimmunization among multiple gestation in near future. Intrauterine transfusion in singleton itself is technically difficult and requires a lot of skill and precision. Performing double/triple transfusion in twins/triplets is expected to be more demanding.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To create awareness on the technical difficulties encountered in intrauterine transfusion in twins and triplets.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>We report a case series of four Rh-isoimmunized twins/triplets in 5 years who presented with severe anemia requiring intrauterine transfusion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Each of the four sets of cases had their own intricacies that needed to be pondered before tackling them as not much was available in the literature. In Case 1, the first twin intrauterine transfusion in our 20-year-long experience, the difficulty in the approach to the first twin due to a posteriorly placed placenta has been highlighted. Case 2 was rare due to the concomitant presence of atypical antibodies in the mother in addition to Rh-D isoimmunization that made it difficult to cross match any donor blood for intrauterine transfusion. The third case was exclusive due to its monochorionic-diamniotic nature of the twins where the impact of inter-twin anastomosis on the transfusion was to be taken into consideration. Fourth case was a triplet gestation where the difficulty of which cord to be assigned to which fetus, the crowded space for intervention, as well as the risk of prolonged operative time and associated risk of preterm/premature rupture of membranes were our concern.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intrauterine transfusion (IUT) in twins/triplets is challenging. Difficulties encountered during IUT in multifetal gestation are due to different or uncertain chorionicity, intraplacental anastomosis between vessels, different degree of anemia in twins, difficult to ascertain cord-fetus relationship and difficulty to reach placental insertion site due to crowding by multiple fetal parts.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 5","pages":"381-390"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616019/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retained Products of Conception (RPOC): Diagnosis, Complication & Management.","authors":"Sushil Chawla, Rajesh Sharma","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01873-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01873-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Retained products of conception (RPOC) generally result after first half of pregnancy termination and also may occur after vaginal or cesarean delivery. It frequently presents with irregular or continuous vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal and pelvic pain, and discharge per vaginum due to infection; it can also cause late complications like formation of intrauterine adhesions and subfertility. The diagnosis of the RPOC along with the symptoms is generally supported by ultrasonography with or without colour Doppler. The patient also undergoes uterine vasculature assessment to diagnose arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The management of RPOC has been conventionally done with blind dilation and suction curettage (D and C); however, expectant management, uterine artery embolization, and hysteroscopic resection of RPOC are safe and efficient alternatives.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In this review, we analyse the current available evidence regarding the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of RPOC comparing the sensitivity, specificity, outcomes, pros and cons of various methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>RPOC is a common complication associated with early and late complications. The judicious use of antibiotics along with interventional radiology and hysteroscopy forms the backbone for the treatment of this condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 5","pages":"374-380"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616057/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Survival Rate in Cancer Cervix Patients in a Regional Cancer Centre of South India: A Retrospective Analysis.","authors":"Sakthi Usha Devi Jeevarajan, Prasanna Srinivasa Rao Harikrishnan, T D Balamurugan, Ajay Kumar Arunachalam","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01843-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01843-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Carcinoma Cervix is one of the leading prevalent cancers in India especially in rural population and causes a significant mortality. WHO has launched many projects for prevention, screening and treatment plans. Even after many projects, Cervical Cancer persists as a heavy burden public health problem in rural India.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To calculate survival of cancer cervix patients in a rural population-based RCC and to discuss the factors affecting it.</p><p><strong>Methods and material: </strong>A hospital-based gathering of retrospective data of the patients diagnosed with carcinoma cervix over 5 years from January 2013 to December 2017 (single institution analysis). We included 751 patient's data from our cancer registry for analysis. Data related to demographics, treatment and follow up records were taken and statistical analysis done.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The survival rates were 64.0%, 50.0%, 36.9% and 17.5% for Stage I, Stage II, Stage III and Stage IV, respectively. The best survival outcomes were for those treated with only surgery. Involvement of nodes had poor survival than those with no involvement. Various patient-related factors like Religion, Education and Marital status are found to be non-significant factors even-though they have survival differences. STAGE of the disease emerged as a significant prognostic factor.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study concluded that higher stage and nodal involvement had poor outcomes and also lower survival compared to Western and Indian literature. We should also address all the socio-economic factors that affects survival. Randomized prospective studies are needed to evaluate the effect of socio-economic factors on survival.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 5","pages":"414-420"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616017/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accuracy of Frozen Section and Clinical/Radiological Diagnosis with Final Histopathology of Pelvic Masses in a Teaching Institute with a Non-oncology Setup, in Northeast India.","authors":"Pesona Grace Lucksom, Mingma Sherpa, Barun Kumar Sharma, Deepty Sinha","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01766-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01766-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Frozen section (FS) is an important decision making intraoperative tool in a non-oncology center especially in a region where women are often \"lost to followup\".</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Evaluate the use of FS in non-oncology setup for ovarian and uterine masses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis of women who had undergone surgery with frozen section for large abdominopelvic masses at Central Referral Hospital, Sikkim, India, from July 2017 to July 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>22 women were taken into study out of which 18 had FS for ovarian masses while 4 had frozen section for large uterine masses. All ovarian masses looked malignant on imaging while only 7 looked malignant intraoperatively. FS detected 8 women (44%) with ovarian malignancy out of which 2 were suspicious. The 2 suspicious cases were benign on final histopathology. FS was negative for malignancy in 10 women (56%) out of which 2 were borderline sero-mucinous on final histopathology. FS for ovarian masses showed sensitivity: 66.7% specificity: 83.3%, NPV: 83.3% and Accuracy of 80% when compared to the final histopathology. Intraoperatively 3 out of 4 uterine masses looked malignant. However, all of the uterine masses were negative on FS and final histopathology.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Non-oncology centers are burdened with variety of benign surgeries, hence, FS is effective in detecting malignancy in ovarian tumors but not so in large uterine masses. Performing FS prevents \"lost to follow ups\" in ovarian tumors while avoiding it, saves time of experts while dealing with large uterine masses.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 Suppl 1","pages":"135-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615972/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Rapid, Sensitive and Type-Specific Detection of High-Risk HPV-16 and HPV-18.","authors":"Sanjay Gupte, Sreeja Parthasarathy, Preeti Arora, Sharvari Ozalkar, Shweta Jangam, Ketaki Rajwade, Pradnya Nikam, Sarjan Shah","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01751-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01751-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, particularly infection with HPVs 16 and 18, is a major cause of cervical cancer. The current high-risk HPV screening or diagnosis tests use cytological or molecular techniques that are primarily based on qualitative HPV DNA detection. Comparative studies, however, revealed that different assays have varying sensitivities for detecting specific HPV types. Here, we developed and optimized a sensitive PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) assay for detection of high-risk HPV-16 and HPV-18. The PCR parameters were optimized, and analytical specificities were validated. Performance of developed PCR assay was evaluated in clinical samples (<i>n</i> = 100) which showed 100% specificity for both the assays and 96.97% and 94.12% sensitivity for HPV-16 and HPV-18, respectively. The developed assay demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for detection of high-risk HPV-16 and HPV-18, making it applicable to routine HPV detection practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 5","pages":"440-444"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10616003/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Misconceptions Regarding Essential Oral Health Care Amongst Pregnant Women Visiting a Tertiary Care Hospital in the State of Goa, India: A Descriptive Study.","authors":"Shachi Prabhudessai, Ridhima Gaunkar, Amita Kenkre Kamat, Guruprasad Pednekar, Jagadish A Cacodcar","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01793-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01793-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background of the study: </strong>Myths regarding oral health are extensively prevalent and have considerable impact on pregnant women's dental behaviour and practices<b>.</b> Thus, this study sought to understand misconceptions (pregnancy and early childhood oral care) and their determinants amongst pregnant women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire designed to assess the participants' demographics, parity, oral health behaviour and misconceptions was administered to 305 pregnant women attending antenatal care. Oral health (DMFT, bleeding on probing and periodontal pocket) was examined. Independent t test, analysis of variance and linear regression were used for statistical computations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Early childhood myths (5.54 ± 1.87) were more prevalent amongst the study population than pregnancy-related myths (3.28 ± 1.89). Bivariate analysis exhibited that myths were significantly more prevalent in mothers who were ≤ 30 years of age (8.79 ± 2.565), primi parous (8.90 ± 2.141), illiterate (9.07 ± 2.764) and who had never visited a dentist (8.46 ± 2.016). Both pregnancy and early childhood myth scores were positively correlated to DMFT (<i>p</i> = 0.00; <i>p</i> = 0.031). Educational status and age were significant negative predictors of myths with p values of 0.00 and 0.34, respectively. Parity emerged as the only significant positive predictor (<i>p</i> = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The high prevalence of myths in the present study advocates that standardized, culturally appropriate and simple educational messages need to be developed and delivered to break these misconceptions. Minimum one visit to a dental surgeon during second trimester should be advocated and encouraged for all pregnant women.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 Suppl 1","pages":"30-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615994/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perception on Menstrual Cup Usage Among Teens and Reproductive Age Group Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Sangaraju Sreeja, Kavitha Garikapati, Vijayan Sharmila, M Yamini","doi":"10.1007/s13224-023-01825-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13224-023-01825-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>One of the challenges to menstrual hygiene management in resource-limited settings is limited access to safe and affordable menstrual hygiene products. An alternative to the widely used sanitary pads is the menstrual cup, which has received less attention in low- and middle-income countries. This study was carried out to assess the perception on menstrual cup usage among teens and reproductive age group women assess attending a tertiary care institute in a rural setup in Andhra Pradesh.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 164 teenage and reproductive age group women attending the Outpatient Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with the help of a semi-structured, pretested and pre-piloted questionnaire to assess the perception of menstrual cup usage among the participants. Data were analyzed statistically using software, menstrual cup knowledge score was calculated based on data obtained from questionnaire.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most of the study participants (87.8%) were using sanitary pads during menstruation. Cloth was also used by some of the participants (11.59%). Only one participant (0.61%) was reported using menstrual cup. Majority of the participants [121 (73.7%)] reported that they had never heard of menstrual cup, whereas 43 [(26.3%)] study participants reported that they were aware of menstrual cup. Only 2(4.65%) out of 43 participants had a good knowledge on menstrual cup whose knowledge score was 12. Five (11.63%) out of 43 participants had got 0 score and remaining participants got the score between 0 and 12.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Most of the women were not aware of menstrual cup and even if they know about it, they do not have good knowledge about it. Awareness regarding menstrual cup should be promoted through media and awareness programs to reach everyone.</p>","PeriodicalId":51563,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India","volume":"73 Suppl 1","pages":"150-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615973/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71429043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}