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Progestin treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome may reduce pregnancy chances
(Medical Xpress) -- The hormone progestin, often given as a first step in infertility treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), appears to decrease the odds of conception and of giving birth, according to a study by ...
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May 25, 2012 |
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Phone contact with nurses linked with better outcomes for women with gestational diabetes
Among women with gestational diabetes mellitus, referral to a telephone-based nurse management program was associated with lower risk of high baby birth weight and increased postpartum glucose testing, according to Kaiser ...
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May 25, 2012 |
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Women trying to have babies face different clock problem
A new Northwestern University study shows that the biological clock is not the only clock women trying to conceive should consider. The circadian clock needs attention, too.
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May 23, 2012 |
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The Women's Health Initiative study and hormone therapy -- what have we learned 10 years on?
In July 2002 the publication of the first Women's Health Initiative (WHI) report caused a dramatic drop in Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HT ) use throughout the world. Now a major reappraisal by international experts, published ...
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May 22, 2012 |
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UK may allow IVF for older women, same-sex couples
(AP) -- A powerful health advisory agency says Britain should extend free fertility treatments to women up to age 42 as well as same-sex couples, recommendations likely to be followed by many of the U.K.'s medical centers.
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May 22, 2012 |
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Recurrent HTN seen for half of women with HTN in pregnancy
(HealthDay) -- About half of women who experience a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and late-preterm delivery develop a hypertensive disorder in a subsequent pregnancy, although few have delivery before ...
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May 18, 2012 |
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Older mums putting health at risk
Delayed childbearing for an increasing number of women is putting them at higher risk of serious illness and complications, a new study has found.
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May 17, 2012 |
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Simple, low-cost checklist dramatically improves practices of health workers during childbirth
Boston, MA ─ A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) found that a simple checklist-based childbirth safety program dramatically improved adherence to essential ...
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May 16, 2012 |
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Umbilical cord can save lives
(Medical Xpress) -- The umbilical cord is of great importance to the health of newborns, even after they’ve left the womb. If it is left in place for a while after birth, the risk of iron deficiency drops ...
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May 14, 2012 |
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Delivering better ways of preventing stillbirth
(Medical Xpress) -- Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. ...
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May 14, 2012 |
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Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives
A study published on BMJ website today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromb ...
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May 10, 2012 |
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Inducing labor can reduce birth complications without increasing Cesareans
Induction of labour beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality (death before, during or shortly after birth) without increasing caesarean section rates, finds a study published on BMJ today.
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May 10, 2012 |
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ACOG: Abdominoplasty plus hysterectomy deemed safe
(HealthDay) -- Data from a case series of 65 patients indicate that combining abdominoplasty and hysterectomy is safe and effective, according to a study presented at the annual clinical meeting of the American ...
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May 08, 2012 |
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Home birth poses danger for higher-risk pregnancies: study
(HealthDay) -- A five-year study of home births in Oregon found an elevated rate of deaths among babies that had to be transferred to the hospital because something went wrong during the delivery.
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Intrauterine devices provide the most effective emergency contraception
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be used routinely to provide emergency contraception, according to the authors of the first systematic review of all available data from the past 35 years. They found that IUDs had a failure ...
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Of mice and mental models: Neuroscientific implications of risk-optimized behavior in the mouse
May 25, 2012 |
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Limits to growth: Scientists identify key metastasis-enabling enzyme
May 22, 2012 |
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Seeing is as seeing does: Spatially-structured retinal input in early development of cortical maps
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Dreamless nights: Brain activity during nonrapid eye movement sleep
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Take your time: Neurobiology sheds light on the superiority of spaced vs. massed learning
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A groundbreaking study lead by Chapman University professor Brennan Peterson, Ph.D. on fertility awareness of American college students will be published in the May 5th edition of Human Reproduction—a top-tier intern ...
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