http://medicalxpress.com/obstetrics-gynaecology-news/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest research news on obstetrics and gynaecology (HealthDay)—New evidence-based guidelines provide guidance on medical and surgical methods for second-trimester abortion and management of associated complications, according to a practice bulletin published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bulletin-guidelines-second-trimester-abortion.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:01 EST news288617837 (HealthDay)—Menopausal hormone therapy should not be used for prevention of coronary heart disease, according to a Committee Opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-acog-hormone-therapy-chd.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 24 May 2013 12:00:01 EST news288614811 A study of around 1,000 UK mothers and their children, published in The Lancet, has revealed that iodine deficiency in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on children's mental development. The research raises concerns that the iodine status of pregnant women is a public health issue that needs to be addressed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-iodine-deficiency-pregnancy-adversely-affect.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:04 EST news288376587 Nearly three out of four pregnant women experience constipation, diarrhea or other bowel disorders during their pregnancies, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-percent-pregnant-women-constipation-bowel.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 20 May 2013 15:38:22 EST news288283088 New research indicates that women's reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this association in human males, but not females. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-reproductive-ability-immune-status.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:20 EST news288020043 Elsevier today announced the publication of a recent study in Reproductive BioMedicine Online on 5-day old human blastocysts showing that those with an abnormal chromosomal composition can be identified by the rate at which they have developed to blastocysts, thereby classifying the risk of genetic abnormality without a biopsy. In a new study the same group has undertaken a retrospective study, using their predictive model to assess the likelihood of any embryo transferred resulting in a successful pregnancy, with very encouraging outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-breakthrough-ivf.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:01 EST news287944763 While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent. A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that non-communicable diseases accounted for 48 percent of 1,107 investigated female deaths in rural Bangladesh between 2002 and 2007. The findings lend urgency to review global health priorities to address neglected and potentially fatal non-communicable diseases affecting rural women in South Asia. The study is published in the May 2013 edition of the British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-non-communicable-diseases-account-adult-female.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:43 EST news287768612 Doctors have terminated the pregnancy of a 23-year-old Turkish woman who was the first ever to receive a uterus transplant from a dead donor, a hospital in southern Turkey said on Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-turkish-womb-transplant-woman-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:10 EST news287747525 New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies—bed rest—doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even increase that risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bed-rest-prematurity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 14 May 2013 07:40:01 EST news287734549 Over the past two decades, the frozen preservation of embryos has become routine practice in IVF. What currently happens to embryos next is controlled by overlapping and complicated rules that confuse and disempower IVF users. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-frozen-laws-ivf-embryo-destruction.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 13 May 2013 08:30:08 EST news287651185 (HealthDay)—Among women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) to become pregnant, there is no difference in delivery rates among those implanted with one prescreened embryo compared to those implanted with two unscreened embryos, new study findings reveal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-birth-good-implanting-embryo.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:55 EST news287256156 A new, free iPad application developed at UCLA helps women navigate through the sometimes confusing process of selecting a birth control method without sacrificing quality of information. The app is appealing to look at, easy to use, and highlights the most effective types of birth control, while also revealing any potential side effects, risks and warning signs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-mobile-health-app-birth-method.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 08 May 2013 15:56:50 EST news287247403 Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-unintended-pregnancy-postpartum-depression.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 07 May 2013 19:00:02 EST news287161457 (HealthDay)—Women who are undergoing fertility treatment may be more likely to conceive if they get a good amount of protein in their diets, a small new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-high-protein-low-carb-diet-boost-fertility.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 06 May 2013 16:30:01 EST news287075550 Some groups of migrant women in Australia are at a higher risk of medical interventions in childbirth that may lead to health problems for the mother or child, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-migrant-women-unassisted-birth.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 06 May 2013 08:41:50 EST news287048311 New research shows girls with learning and physical disabilities are more likely to suffer period problems compared to the general population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-menstrual-problems-girls-disabilities-medical.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 03 May 2013 08:42:04 EST news286789256 A small survey of U.S. obstetrics and gynecology residents finds that fewer than one in five receives formal training in menopause medicine, and that seven in 10 would like to receive it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-obgyns-menopause.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 01 May 2013 15:30:13 EST news286640765 Subfertile women who conceive through assisted reproduction are more likely to experience a greater traumatic impact following early pregnancy loss compared with women who conceive naturally, suggests a new study published today (1 May) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-psychological-trauma-miscarriage-women-reproduction.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:00:05 EST news286563373 By targeting the factors that may play a significant role in the development of postpartum depression (PPD) in adolescent mothers, researchers at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island believe they have found a way to prevent it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-intervention-ppd-adolescents.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:09:14 EST news286542539 A hospital says a Turkish woman who became the first person to successfully receive a donor womb is six weeks into a "healthy" pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-turkish-womb-transplant-woman-weeks.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:44:43 EST news286447478 For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography appears to be the single best diagnostic method for evaluating suspected ectopic pregnancy, according to an analysis of previous studies reported in the April 24 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-methods-procedures-diagnosis-ectopic-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:54:34 EST news285954867 A new study debunks the myth that younger moms are more likely to "bounce back" after having a baby – teenage pregnancy actually makes women more likely to become obese. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-moms-greater-obesity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:45:46 EST news285590738 Additional legislation and guidance around surrogate pregnancy is needed for healthcare professionals, says a new review published today (19th April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-healthcare-professionals-guidance-surrogate-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news285522443 Menstrual problems among adolescents with learning and physical disabilities are more common compared to the general population and there is no one-size fits all solution when managing the symptoms, says a new review published today (19th April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-adolescents-disabilities-menstrual-problems-tailored.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news285522472 At present over one hundred strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) are known, fourteen of which can trigger cancer. The HPV vaccinations currently in use provide protection from 70 percent of these cancers. "With the next generation of the HPV vaccine we will reach 90 percent," says Elmar Joura of the University Department of Gynaecology at the MedUni Vienna on the occasion of the forthcoming Immunology Week. This next vaccine generation is currently undergoing clinical trials at the MedUni Vienna and should be available in approximately two years' time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hpv-vaccination-future-infections.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:10:06 EST news285410908 Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today (17 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pregnancy-linked-problems-childhood.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:00:01 EST news285354038 (HealthDay)—The rate of laparoscopic hysterectomy has greatly increased over the past decade and is now higher than that of abdominal hysterectomy, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-laparoscopic-hysterectomy-decade.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:12:31 EST news285307941 (HealthDay)—The ectopic pregnancy rate is higher among Medicaid beneficiaries than the privately insured, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ectopic-pregnancy-higher-medicaid-population.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:20:02 EST news284989917 The first woman ever to receive a uterus from a deceased donor, is two-weeks pregnant following a successful embryo transplant, her doctors said on Friday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-worlds-womb-transplant-woman-pregnant.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:39:28 EST news284974758 (HealthDay)—Fish oil supplements do not prevent depression in late pregnancy and postpartum in women at risk of depression, according to a study in the April issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-fish-oil-effect-depression-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:00:01 EST news284919114