Zohra Khanum

Fatima Jinnah Medical College | FJMC · Obstetrics & Gynecology / Medical educationist

A prospective study conducted at Lady Willingdon Hospital LHR over two years for prevalence & age distribution of ovarian cyst. According to study 85% ovarian cyst were benign, 13 % cyst were malignant while 2% were borderline malignant. The commonest histopathological type was serous cystadenoma. Only age was not the determining factor for the typ...

A prospective study was conducted at Lady Willingdon hospital Lahore from Jan,2002 to Dec, 2004. During the mentioned period 22 patients were admitted with the diagnosis of urinary tract fistula. Among these most of the patients (i.e, 45%) were young belonging to age group 20-30 years. According to the causes 72 % were due to obstetrical causes, 23...

Objective: The objective of this study was to achieve symptoms relief of endometriosis with a drug having better efficacy and least side effects. Study Design: Experimental. Place & Duration of Study: Lady Willingdon Hospital, Lahore from March, 2003 to Feb. 2005. Subjects & Methods: The trial was conducted on two groups; one group (n = 20) receive...

A better health care delivery system is dependent on many factors. For effectivehealth delivery, its important to identify those factors. Objectives: This study was conducted tostudy the factors responsible for health care delivery system in a tertiary care hospital. Studydesign: An exploratory study. Period: June 2015 to August 2015. Methods: The...

A study was conducted to review the learning curve of gynecological laparoscopic surgery from January 2012 to December 2014. Total 310 cases were included in the study. These patients had pelvic surgery including hysterectomy either total laparoscopic hysterectomy or laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy and Ade-nexal surgery (cystectomy, ooph...

Professionalism is a multi-dimensional field and requires a combination of different approaches longitudinally throughout the course. As the individual behavior are more likely to be influenced by situational and contextual phenomenon arising during learning and practice so assessment should done in the similar settings. In context to situationally...

The External cephalic version (ECV) is a skill as well as an art that could be easily acquired. It has become a valuable option in the management of breech foetus at term. Aims of this study were to determining those factors that were significantly associated with success of external cephalic version (ECV) procedure. This prospective interventional...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of reflective exercises in obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GY) residents for the improvement in certain identified skills. Study design: Experimental study. Place and duration of study: Gynaecology Unit III, Services Institute of Medical Sciences / Services Hospital, Lahore, from September 2009 to August...

objectives: To determine the efficacy of rectal misoprostol combined with intravenous oxytocin for prevention of primary postpartum haemorrhage. Study design: Prospective, observational study Setting: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SIMS/Services Hospital, Lahore. Duration of study: Six months (01-04-2011 to 30-09-2012) Subjects and metho...

A study was conducted at Gynae Unit III at Services Hospital, Lahore. The study period was January 2009 to December 2010.The women included in the study were multi gravida, grandmultigravida, multipara and grand multipara. Total 1000 women were interviewed both from urban and rural area. The aim of study was to know the awareness of the married wom...

Obstetric haemorrhage is one of the leading causes of feto- maternal morbidity & mortality. Among different causes of obstetrical haemorrhage, there are certain associated risk factors. By identifying these factors, preventive measures can be done to have better feto - maternal outcome. A prospective study was conducted to identify the prevalence a...

To assess the role of ultrasound in detecting the migration of placenta previa during the third trimester at Lady Willingdon Hospital and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore during the period July 2000 to September 2002. Eighty pregnant women with the diagnosis of placenta previa at 28 to 32 weeks of gestation were included in the study. After base line ultras...

The study carried out in obstetrics and Gynaecology department of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore from March 1997 to September 1998. Total 30 patients with diabetes in pregnancy were included in the study. In diabetic pregnancy the common antenatal complications were anaemia, polyhydramnios, hypertension and macrosomia. With regular fetomaternal monitoring...

The study was carried out in gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore for one year (March 1996 to February 1997). 40 patients with hypertension in pregnancy were included in the study. In hypertensive pregnancies the common antenatal complications were anaemia, proteinuria, oedema and IUGR with regular fetomaternal monitorin...