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No overall survival benefit tied to bilateral oophorectomy

(HealthDay)—At no age is there an overall survival benefit associated with bilateral oophorectomy compared with ovarian conservation at the time of hysterectomy for benign disease, according to a study ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women over 40 still need effective contraception, research says

Women reaching the age of 40 tend to be less vigilant about birth control because they think the risk of pregnancy is low – or that birth control can cause health problems - but a review of the evidence by a team that includes ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Errors are reducing the effectiveness of anti-D injections in pregnant women

Too many clinical errors are occurring with the requesting and administration of anti-D prophylaxis to prevent Rhesus Haemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (Rh HDFN) in pregnant women, according to a Manchester academic.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests demographic factors can predict risk of operative births in UK women

Independent maternal demographic factors such as social status, ethnicity and maternal age can predict the likelihood of operative births in the UK, according to a new study published today (20 March) in BJOG: An International Jo ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK: Public OK with creating babies from three people

Britain's fertility regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques that allow babies to be created with DNA from three people for couples at risk of passing on potentially fatal genetic ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pregnant women's likelihood of cesarean delivery in Massachusetts linked to choice of hospitals

There is wide variation in the rate of cesarean sections performed at different hospitals across the U.S. and one explanation has been that hospitals with higher c-section rates serve greater numbers of women at high risk ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

OB/GYNs told robot hysterectomy not best option

Pricey robotic surgery should not be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who help those women decide.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No sons linked to lower contraception use in Nepal

While poverty and under-education continue to dampen contraception use in Nepal, exacerbating the country's efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality rates, researchers say another, more surprising factor may be more ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: Study finds reassuring evidence on different treatments

The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coffee and tea during pregnancy affect fetal growth

Drinking just two cups of coffee a day is associated with the risk of low birth weight. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have conducted a study on 59,000 women in collaboration with the ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers say more rapid test for Group B strep successful

A more rapid laboratory test for pregnant women to detect potentially deadly Group B strep (GBS) has been successful at identifying GBS colonization in six and a half hours, according to the results of a study from The University ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Pap guidelines may miss aggressive cancer in young women, study reports

(HealthDay)—Recent changes to cervical cancer screening guidelines that recommend less stringent testing may result in a higher incidence of a particularly aggressive type of cervical cancer in young women, ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Symptom-specific quality of life up in repeat sling procedure

(HealthDay)—Women undergoing repeat midurethral sling procedure have a significantly increased risk of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) failure, but experience greater improvement in urinary symptom-specific ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ob-gyn group lists procedures that may not be needed

(HealthDay)—Five tests and procedures that obstetricians/gynecologists and their patients should question the need for are outlined in a list released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No risks to pregnancy seen with morning sickness drug

(HealthDay)—A drug commonly used to treat severe cases of morning sickness does not appear to be linked to birth defects or other risks to the baby, a large new study suggests.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0