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Hormone therapy making comeback; Doctors say risks can be minimized

A decade after millions of women went cold turkey on the hormone pills that controlled their hot flashes, mood swings and other menopausal symptoms, some doctors say the therapy is safe to try again.

Medications created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Hysterectomy increases risk for earlier menopause among younger women

In a finding that confirms what many obstetricians and gynecologists suspected, Duke University researchers report that younger women who undergo hysterectomies face a nearly two-fold increased risk for developing menopause ...

Cancer created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings may help explain high blood pressure in pregnancy

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the infiltration of white blood cells into an expectant mother's blood vessels may explain high blood pressure in pregnancy.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fat cells in abdomen fuel spread of ovarian cancer

A large pad of fat cells that extends from the stomach and covers the intestines provides nutrients that promote the spread and growth of ovarian cancer, reports a research team based at the University of Chicago in the journal ...

Cancer created Oct 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Life beyond cancer: Starting a family following treatment

Five years ago, Sheri Scott was beginning a new chapter in her life. The recently engaged 31-year-old was eagerly browsing bridal magazines and busy planning for her big day. Unfortunately, just weeks following her engagement, ...

Cancer created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

States with fertility treatment insurance coverage have fewer births

(Medical Xpress) -- Fourteen states now mandate partial or comprehensive health insurance coverage of fertility treatment. These mandates have resulted in more women using assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Health created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer screening

It can be difficult to sort through the many messages regarding breast cancer screening. Fancy billboards seen along the highways, recommendations made by your neighbor or the local newscaster, or mixed messages throughout ...

Cancer created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fear of childbirth increases likelihood of C-section

A new study published in the international journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that fear of childbirth is a predisposing factor for emergency and elective cesarean sections, even after psycho ...

Other created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth finds new US study

Women whose first pregnancy ended in infant death are significantly more likely to have a subsequent stillbirth finds new research published today (21 September) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Health created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-risk, underserved women benefited from MRI screening for breast cancer

Using breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screenings among targeted, high-risk, underserved women significantly decreased diagnostic cost and increased patient compliance rates with follow-up compared to using general ...

Cancer created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic vulvar pain a reality for more than 100,000 women in southeast Michigan

For more than 100,000 area women, chronic vulvar pain (pain at the opening to the vagina) is so severe it makes intercourse, and sometimes sitting for long periods of time, painful, if not impossible.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Predicting women's long-term health based on pregnancy outcomes

George R. Saade, M.D., president of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, gave a compelling presentation to SMFM ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Simulation training in obstetric clerkship improves medical students' examination scores

Medical students who practiced on a patient simulator before assisting in real-life vaginal deliveries scored significantly higher on their final examinations than did students receiving a lecture only at the start of an ...

Other created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BUSM professor authors book on how knowledge about genes and family history can save lives

World-renowned genetics expert Aubrey Milunsky, MD, DSc, has penned a new book focused on new DNA tests that have dramatically expanded our ability to avoid, prevent, diagnose, predict and treat many genetic disorders. Based ...

Genetics created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds more effective approach against ovarian cancer

In a recent issue of Cancer Research, Daniel J. Powell, Jr., PhD, a research assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of ...

Cancer created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast