Pankaj Desai's Blogs

  Becoming More Scientific, More Rational and More Accurate In Preeclampsia   Abstract Currently the etiopathological changes in preeclampsia are believed to begin at the fetomaternal interface and so the placenta is labeled as the main cause of these conditions. A group from George's University of London and some from other parts of the world have proposed that in mothers with an already compromised cardiovascular function, before the commencement of pregnancy, pregnancy adds to a heavy load resulting in a series of adverse manifestations. In one study, it was found that on an average in a pregnant mother the left ventricular mass increased by 52% in about 9 months. When this was compared with the increase in the left ventricular mass of athletes, it was found that they register an increase of only 25% over a long period of 24 months. This means that the mother gets a much lesser time to bring about the necessary cardiac changes than even the robustly training athletes....

Misunderstanding Misunderstanding FIGO Recommendations  On Prediction of PIH Introduction:            In its September 2019 issue International Journal of Gynaecology Obstetrics, FIGO recommendations on prediction of preeclampsia got published  1 . Since then thousands must have read it. It must have been referred to in many articles published in many journals by now. I am sure it must be helping many pregnant subjects throughout the world. However, what has driven me to write on this is one happening recently. In February this year, I was invited as a guest faculty to a state conference in India. Looking at my interest, extensive work and my original publications on preeclampsia for decades now, a couple of beaming office-bearers of the host organization came to me. What they told me alarmed me instead of making me happy. They said; “Sir, following the FIGO recommendations on preeclampsia prediction, we hav...

Amazing Nature In our perception when someone talks of amazing nature, the reader almost always feels it must be something with natural scenic beauty around us. However being in the field of research and academics for three decades now, I have found natural beauty in each and every natural phenomenon, live tissues, cells and sub-cellular particles. One such natural beauty which for an average onlooker can appear, ugly, is the phenomenon of Obstetric Vasculopathy. Amongst all obstetric vasculopathies, preeclampsia is the one which is most studied and gives us time to go into its depth. Oxygen Molecule Oxygen: Oxygen is rightly called “Pranvayu” in local vernacular or life-giving air. It is basic to sustenance of all life on this planet. Following this rule the fetal system needs to arrange for a robust and sustained supply of oxygen for its survival and growth. Trophoblasts have been assigned this responsibility. As is well known the cytotrophoblasts undergo a rapid...

 OBSTETRIC VASCULOPATHIES  This book has already been proclaimed as a best-seller within three days of its publication. For buying this book click on:   http://www.jaypeebrothers.com/MyShop/MyShop.aspx?ID=9789350904510 About the author: Dr. Pankaj Desai is one of the best known academicians and teachers in Obstetrics and Gynecology in India. All his eight books have proved to be best-sellers, one of which was awarded the best book award in the subject. A prolific writer, he has contributed 38 chapters to different text books internationally and nationally. His outstanding academic contributions in the subject have been acknowledged and honored with 7 gold medals and 50 orations. An extremely popular teacher that he is, he has delivered 597 guest lectures in different parts of India and the world at the time of this book going for print. He has published 103 research papers till date, 9 of which have been awarded best research paper prizes. His we...