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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is defined an as an ailment that is characterized by glucose intolerance with onset during pregnancy after 20 weeks of gestation. The normal value for fasting blood sugar is > 90 mg/ dl and Post meal 1 hr >140 mg/ dl & Post-meal after 2 hrs is > 160 ml/ dl. However, in women who are suffering from diabetes early in pregnancy have higher levels.

Cervical cancer is carcinoma that starts in a woman’s cervix. The cervix is the lower, thin opening of the uterus that connects the vagina (or birth canal) to the uterus. Cervical cancer grows slowly over time and usually starts with abnormal changes to the cells on the cervix, known as dysplasia.