News tagged with obstetrics and gynecology

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New method increases viability of frozen embryos, expands reproductive options

(Medical Xpress)—For some women facing fertility issues, a faster way of freezing and storing eggs is expanding their reproductive options.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

World's first mum-to-daughter uterine transplants in Sweden (Update)

Two Swedish women received new uteruses at the weekend in the world's first mother-to-daughter uterine transplants aimed at helping them have babies, Gothenburg University announced on Tuesday.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Eating well during pregnancy reduces baby's obesity risk regardless of mom's size

If you are overweight and pregnant, your baby isn't destined to a life of obesity after all, according to a new research report published online in The FASEB Journal. In the report, a team of U.S. scientists show that modify ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors who perform abortions are compelled by conscience, just like those who refuse

Exercising conscience in healthcare is usually defined as refusing to provide contested services, like abortion. But in an article to be published Sept. 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine, a University of Michigan facult ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Vaginal delivery as safe as cesarean for most early preterm births

Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high rate of success with no difference in neonatal mortality compared to cesarean delivery, a new study published in the American Jo ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with diabetes more likely to experience sexual dissatisfaction

Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ovarian transplants may preserve fertility in young cancer survivors

(HealthDay) -- Ovarian grafts -- frozen ovarian tissue that is thawed and transplanted back into a woman's body -- can help cancer survivors preserve their fertility, according to a small, new study.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospitals' communication during residency matching may put stress on OB-GYN doctors-in-training

Many hospitals offer residency programs for doctors in training, allowing them to complete the education needed to become practicing physicians. Hospitals find those residents using National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) ...

Other created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Findings provide guide to decisions on use of slings for women's prolapse surgery

A multicenter study involving a UT Southwestern Medical Center urogynecologist will eliminate some of the guesswork physicians face about whether to use a sling during vaginal prolapse repair to prevent urinary incontinence.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery helps mice beat urinary tract infections

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found new clues to why some urinary tract infections recur persistently after multiple rounds of treatment.

Medical research created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Birth control that uses combined hormones raises heart risk: study

(HealthDay) -- Sweeping new research comparing various forms of hormonal contraception -- including birth control pills, vaginal rings and skin patches -- suggests that the risk for heart attacks and strokes ...

Medications created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intrauterine devices, implants most effective birth control

A study to evaluate birth control methods has found dramatic differences in their effectiveness. Women who used birth control pills, the patch or vaginal ring were 20 times more likely to have an unintended pregnancy than ...

Overweight and Obesity created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Doctors' advice key in heart attack victims' return to healthy sex life

Patients who were sexually active before suffering a heart attack were one and a half times more likely to recapture their sex lives if they received guidance on the topic before leaving the hospital, a new study finds.

Health created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast