Pankaj Desai's Blogs

  Not being high-risk does not necessarily mean one is low-risk. It is well known that amongst many parameters to identify potential subjects for developing preeclampsia, nearly all are for identifying high-risk subjects. However there is hardly any research work published that can guide us to low-risk subjects. These are the days of not stopping at identifying high-risk but actually identifying low-risk subjects of preeclampsia. Why do we need to identify the low-risk subjects also? It has been found in clinical practice long since that not being high-risk does not necessarily mean one is low-risk. There are majority of subjects who are not high-risk but are also not necessarily low-risk. As a result we all are over using prophylactic measures. Also we are scared to stop prophylaxis once a subject is labelled high-risk and is never tested again. While pregnancy is a dynamic state, it surely happens that some subjects who may be high risk initially may cease to be so as pregnan...

About the book: New and latest edition of this best-selling book titled Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriages has just been published and has already been declared The Best Seller in obgyn. Extensively overhauled, profusely illustrated and interlaced with clinical case studies, this new edition covers all aspects of recurrent miscarriages up-to-date. This second edition has many nuances incorporated within. Aspects of Obstetric vasculopathies in reference to recurrent miscarriages have been specially handled. Special attention has been given to recent advances in immunology and ultrasonography in approach to a subject with recurrent miscarriages. Frequently asked questions regarding the use of heparin, progesterone, HCG and other supplements have been refreshed in the light of latest literature. Literature review has been stretched to include references upto December 2013. Evidence-based practice in recurrent miscarriages with practical tips to the management of these cases...