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Women with a lean body shape have a greater risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-slim-women-greater-endometriosis-obese.html Health Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:01 EST news287773777 (HealthDay)—Particular gene variants of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and its receptor are associated with significantly reduced fertility in men, according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Endocrinology, held from April 27 to May 1 in Copenhagen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-ece-gene-variants-linked-male.html Genetics Fri, 03 May 2013 14:20:01 EST news286807676 A proof-of-concept study suggests the possibility of engineering artificial ovaries in the lab to provide a more natural option for hormone replacement therapy for women. In Biomaterials, a team from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative Medicine report that in the laboratory setting, engineered ovaries showed sustained release of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-functional-ovarian-tissue-lab.html Medical research Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:52:07 EST news283535521 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 surgery on the other. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-fertility-ectopic-pregnancy-reassuring-evidence.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:00:01 EST news282333072 A new mother may constantly worry and check to see if her baby is still breathing. Or she may fret about germs, obsessing whether she's properly sterilized the bottles, then wash and rewash them. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-moms-obsessive-compulsive-symptoms-population.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:23 EST news281624111 Low-grade serous ovarian cancer is less common and aggressive than the high-grade variety, yet exceptionally difficult to treat when frontline therapy fails. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-drug-patients-recurrent-low-grade-ovarian.html Cancer Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:48:09 EST news279550079 New data suggests the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Cialis may also be beneficial in helping men who have problems with ejaculation and orgasm, report researchers from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in the February issue of the British Journal of Urology International. Cialis is currently approved for the treatment of ED, benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) and for treatment of men with both conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-erectile-dysfunction-drug-men-ejaculate.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:30:01 EST news278705648 Asthma is more common among children born after infertility treatment than among children who have been planned and conceived naturally, according to findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study published online today (Thursday) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-children-born-infertility-treatment-asthma.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:00:01 EST news273948377 New research shows that the concentration of sperm in men's semen has been in steady decline between 1989 and 2005 in France. In addition, there has been a decrease in the number of normally formed sperm. The study is published online today (Wednesday) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-semen-quality-fell-french-men.html Medical research Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:00:01 EST news273863489 Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes have a better chance at good outcomes than those with Type 1, particularly if they receive proper care before and during their pregnancy, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) study published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine (Nov. 2012). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-pregnancy-diabetes-pose-women-common.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:05:34 EST news273225924 A mother's age at menopause may predict her daughter's fertility in terms of the numbers of eggs remaining in her ovaries, according to the new research published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-mothers-age-menopause-daughters-ovarian.html Medical research Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:00:01 EST news271417770 An injection of banked sperm-producing stem cells can restore fertility to male primates who become sterile due to cancer drug side effects, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Magee-Womens Research Institute. In their animal study, which was published today in Cell Stem Cell, previously frozen stem cells restored production of sperm that successfully fertilized eggs to produce early embryos. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-male-fertility-cancer-treatment.html Medical research Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:00:08 EST news270988629 Women whose first pregnancy is ectopic are likely to have fewer children in the following 20-30 years than women whose first pregnancy ends in a delivery, miscarriage or abortion, according to results from a study of nearly 3,000 women in Denmark. In addition, these women have a five-fold increased risk of a subsequent ectopic pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-women-pregnancy-ectopic-children.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:01 EST news269712142 (Medical Xpress)—According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35.  Current treatment options for endometriosis are severely limited by side effects of existing medications and surgical options have more risks.  A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential new option for patients with moderate to severe pain from this disease.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-potential-drug-pain-symptoms-endometriosis.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:30:14 EST news268993806 One of the largest studies to look at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth has found that women who have had three or more abortions have a higher risk of some adverse birth outcomes, such as delivering a baby prematurely and with a low birth weight. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-prematurity-birth-weight-babies-born.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:00:10 EST news265479876 There is growing interest in a "freeze-all" embryo policy in IVF. Such an approach, which cryopreserves all embryos generated in a stimulated IVF cycle for later transfer in a non-stimulated natural cycle, would avoid any of the adverse effects which ovarian stimulation might have on endometrial receptivity during the treatment cycle. Ovarian stimulation has been shown to have adverse effects on endometrial receptivity and the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is also increased when embryo transfer is performed in the stimulated cycle. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-embryos-ivf-non-stimulated-outcome.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:36:14 EST news260591738 Although the first successful preservation of fertility from the freezing, thawing and grafting of ovarian tissue was reported eight years ago,(1) the technique has remained experimental and confined to a few specialist centres. Now, with the announcement of a first pregnancy (and subsequent live birth) in Italy following the transplantation of ovarian tissue, there are indications that fertility preservation is moving into the mainstream of reproductive medicine and into a greater number of centres.(2) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-fertility-cryopreservation-ovarian-tissue-experimental.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:35:02 EST news260591695 Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for the breast cancer genes BRCA1/2 is now feasible and established, with good success rates for those treated, according to investigators from the reproduction, oncology and genetics centres of the university hospitals of Maastricht and Brussels. The results follow a review of the largest number of PGD treatments for BRCA1/2 in Europe and were presented today at the annual meeting of ESHRE (European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) by Professor Willem Verpoest from the Centre for Reproductive Medicine at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-hereditary-breast-ovarian-cancer-pgd.html Cancer Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:10:27 EST news260421020 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 rate of less than one per thousand and were a more effective form of emergency contraception than the "morning after pill". In addition, IUDs continued to protect women from unwanted pregnancy for many more years if they were left in place. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-intrauterine-devices-effective-emergency-contraception.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:01 EST news255712156 Ninety-six per cent of women who attended a preconception clinic before undergoing IVF had three or more lifestyle problems and risk factors, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-percent-women-ivf-preconception-multiple.html Health Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:30:01 EST news254049685 Men's diets, in particular the amount and type of different fats they eat, could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-fatty-diets-semen-quality.html Health Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:00:01 EST news250875714 Stress in the second and third months of pregnancy can shorten pregnancies, increase the risk of pre-term births and may affect the ratio of boys to girls being born, leading to a decline in male babies. These are the conclusions of a study that investigated the effect on pregnant women of the stress caused by the 2005 Tarapaca earthquake in Chile. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-stress-early-pregnancy-shorter-pregnancies.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:13:52 EST news242540020 Researchers at UC San Diego Health System's Department of Reproductive Medicine and the National Latino Research Center (NLRC) at Cal State San Marcos University recently presented data at the American Public Health Association Conference in Washington D.C., demonstrating the impact of text4baby, a free mobile service that provides pregnant women and new mothers in San Diego with maternal, fetal and newborn health information via text messages and connects them to national health resources. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-text4baby-mobile-positive-results-moms.html Health Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:15:32 EST news240513325 Researchers from The Netherlands have found that subfertile women whose ovaries are stimulated into producing extra eggs for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) have an increased risk of ovarian malignancies, in particular borderline ovarian tumours, later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-ovarian-ivf-treatment-borderline-tumors.html Cancer Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:00:01 EST news238905914 Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a previously unknown fail-safe (compensatory) pathway that potentially protects the brain and other organs from genetic and environmental threats. The discovery could provide new ways to diminish the negative consequences of genetic mutations and environmental toxins that cause neurological diseases and other maladies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fail-safe-inherited-disorders.html Medical research Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:06:05 EST news235314350 For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), 65 percent are unable to have an orgasm and 58 percent have problems with ejaculation, according to new research led by physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-erectile-dysfunction-isnt-story.html Health Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:03:08 EST news233319691 A recent study demonstrated increased rates of celiac disease in women who present with unexplained infertility. Published in the May-June 2011 issue of The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, the study evaluated 191 female patients presenting with infertility. Each participant underwent serologic screening for celiac disease as well as routine infertility testing. The 4 patients who had positive serum test results were advised to seek evaluation with a gastroenterologist. All 4 patients were confirmed to have celiac disease. They then underwent nutritional counseling to change over to a gluten-free diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-celiac-disease-prevalence-women-unexplained.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:52:35 EST news232901522 Women who are trying to become pregnant should make sure they visit their dentist and brush their teeth regularly, after preliminary research revealed that gum disease potentially can lengthen the time it takes for a woman to become pregnant by an average of an extra two months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gum-disease-pregnant.html Dentistry Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:22:38 EST news229080149 Women undergoing fertility treatment are more likely to give birth to a live baby after ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) if they are younger than 38 and 11 or more eggs have been retrieved from their ovaries in one ovarian stimulation cycle, according to analysis of one of the largest and longest-running ICSI programs at a single fertility clinic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-birth-icsi-trimester-pregnancy-loss.html Medical research Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:20:00 EST news229079990 Women who suffer from unexplained recurrent miscarriage (RM) need to know how long it might take them to achieve a live birth if they are not to lose hope and give up trying for a baby. There is currently no evidence-based treatment for RM, and therefore accurate counseling on the chances of achieving a live birth is essential, a Dutch researcher told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Monday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-women-recurrent-miscarriage-good-chance.html Health Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:06:48 EST news229079165