Fertility knowledge, childbearing intentions and attitudes towards social egg freezing: A study of female students of a private university in Kumasi, Ghana

Abstract Background As women increasingly delay childbearing for educational and career pursuits, understanding the age-related decline in ovarian reserve becomes crucial to avoid infertility.Egg freezing offers a solution, extending the window for achieving pregnancy with a biological child.However, awareness and acceptance of age-related fertilit

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Serological testing versus other strategies for diagnosis of active tuberculosis in India: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed tuberculosis (TB) drives the epidemic in India.Serological (antibody detection) TB tests are not recommended by any agency, but widely used in many countries, including the Indian private sector.The cost and impact of using serology compared with other diagnostic techniques is unknown.Taking a patient cohort conservativ

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Snare combined with endoscopic clips in endoscopic resection of gastric submucosal tumor: a method of tumor traction

Background and study aims Mucosal traction as a supportive technique is very useful for endoscopists during endoscopy.For gastric submucosal tumor (SMT), our team explored a method of pulling the SMT with a snare combined with endoclips (PSMT-SE).This Accessories study preliminarily explored its feasibility to assist resection of gastric SMT.Patien

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Use of intra-medullary stacked nailing in the reduction of proximal plastic deformity in a pediatric Monteggia fracture: a case report

Abstract Introduction In a Monteggia fracture dislocation, it is important to reduce the ulnar fracture completely.Extensive plastic deformation of the proximal ulna may make reduction by closed HYDRA SOURCE SHAMPOO manipulation impossible.Case presentation We report the case of a four-year-old Caucasian boy in whom the plastic deformation of the p

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Acanalonia conica (Hemiptera, Acanaloniidae) – a new exotic species in Bulgaria and Türkiye and its expansion in Europe

The green cone-headed planthopper, Acanalonia conica (Say, 1830) (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Flatidae), is native to North America and is already found Inhalers in several European countries.The species is found to occur in Bulgaria and Türkiye for the first time and is the first representative of the family Acanaloniidae in both countries.

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