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Dr. Kamini A Rao (Chairperson)

President ISAR,Medical Director, Bangalore Assisted Conception Center, Bangalore
Dr. Kamini A. Rao – President of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction and Medical Director of Bangalore Assisted Conception Centre is one of India’s foremost Obstetricians and an Infertility Specialist with an on … more

Dr. Narendra Malhotra (Member)
President FOGSI (2008,Dean Elect of I.C.M.U. (2007),Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Agra
Dr. Narendra Malhotra is the President Elect FOGSI (2008) and is presently the Dean Elect of Indian College of Medical Ultrasound (ICMU) (2007). He has been highly active academician is the member and fellow of many Indi … more

Dr. Suchitra N. Pandit (Member)
Vice President, FOGSI (2008-2009), Professor and Unit Chief (OBGYN), LTM Medical College & General H
Dr. Suchitra Narayan Pandit, Professor & Unit Chief, LTM Medical College, Sion (Mumbai) is a widely respected UG & PG teacher with over 22 years teaching experience is also an examiner at many universities in India Dr. … more

Dr. Suneeta Mittal (Member)
Head, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Director-in-Charge,WHO-CCR in Human Reproduction, AIIMS,
Dr. Professor Suneeta Mittal is currently heading the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and is Director-in-Charge, WHO-CCR in Human Reproduction at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Her pioneer cont … more

Dr. Pushpalatha D (Member)
President ISOPARB,Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Hyderabad
Dr. Pushpalatha D. is one of the most senior Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Hyderabad. She set up a Maternity Hospital almost 40years ago in Hyderabad and that has being run successfully ever since. Women’s health and … more

Dr. P. C. Mahapatra (Member)
Former Vice President FOGSI (2004),Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology,SCB Medic
Dr. Purna Chandra Mahapatra is the Associated Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa. Drawn to academics at a very early stage, Dr. Mahapatra is now a satisfied soul a … more
Ms. Rekha D Sharma (Member)
Director, Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics and Lifestyle, Diabetes Foundation (INDIA)
Ms. Rekha Sharma is presently the Director of Clinical Nutrition, Dietetics and Lifestyle of the Diabetes Foundation (INDIA). In the recent past she was Senior Vice president, VLCC Health Care Limited at VLCC Health Care … more

Dr. B. Sivakumar (Member)
Former Director, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), Hyderabad
Dr. Bhattiprolu Sivakumar is the Former Director of the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), a unit of the Indian Council of Medical Research, Hyderabad. As a Scientist at NIN, he had over 36 years of research, teachin … more

Dr. Manohar V Shenoy (Member)
M.B.B.S.,M.D.,D.V.D. Consultant Dermatologist, Bangalore
Dr. Manohar V Shenoy is a reputed Consultant Dermatologist currently associated with some of the top private hospitals in Bangalore. After completing his postgraduate studies, Dr. Shenoy has worked as Senior Resident in … more

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All this can take an immense toll on her and can be very stressful.

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Transexualism is a gender identity disorder in which a person assumes the characteristics and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex. It is an intense disturbance of a person’s sense of sexual identity, where there is a deep desire to be the opposite sex. The person may also believe that he or she is “trapped” in a body of the wrong sex. Transexualism affects men to a greater degree than it affects women.

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Your body’s Immune System protects you from diseases. But when the HIV virus attacks your body’s Immune System it damages and/or destroys the Cells of your Immune System making you easily prone to various infections.

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However, it is also not true that all cases of sexual harassment are such—where the accused is guilty of conceiving the intention of a sexual intercourse. But it also depends on each individual case and circumstances, because it may well be the case that the woman may also be at fault.

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As a general rule, people have different levels of sensitivity—conduct that does not offend most reasonable men might offend most reasonable women.

Differing levels of sensitivity have led some courts to adopt a ‘reasonable woman’ standard for judging cases of sexual harassment. Under the standard, if a reasonable woman would fell harassed, harassment may have occurred even if a reasonable man might not see it that way.

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Sexual abuse is any form of nonconsensual physical contact. It includes rape, molestation or any sexual conduct with a person who lacks the mental capacity to exercise consent.


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