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Study tests potential new drug to reduce pain and symptoms of endometriosis

(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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increased risk of prematurity and low birth weight in babies born after three or more abortions

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Is Ovarian Cancer Linked to Ovulation?

(Medical Xpress) -- Could ovulation be the link to ovarian cancer? Joanna Burdette of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy thinks it might be, and she's working to find out.

Cancer created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Freezing all embryos in IVF with transfer in a later non-stimulated cycle may improve outcome

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fertility preservation with cryopreservation of ovarian tissue: from experimental to mainstream

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. ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The prevention of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer by PGD is 'feasible'

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 ...

Cancer created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ART live-birth rates can approach natural fecundity

(HealthDay) -- During assisted reproductive technology, increasing maternal age and number of cycles is linked to lower live-birth rates with the use of autologous oocytes, but not donor oocytes, according ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intrauterine devices provide the most effective emergency contraception

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 ...

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

96 percent of women in IVF preconception study faced multiple lifestyle issues and health risks

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.

Health created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic markers may help predict fertility decline in women

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine have discovered genetic markers that may ultimately allow women to track and predict declining fertility.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fatty diets may be associated with reduced semen quality

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 ...

Health created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Scientists isolate egg-producing stem cells from adult human ovaries

For the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have isolated egg-producing stem cells from the ovaries of reproductive age women and shown these cells can produce what appear to be normal egg cells or ...

Medical research created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stress in early pregnancy can lead to shorter pregnancies, more pre-term births and fewer baby boys

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 ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Text4baby mobile service shows positive results for new moms

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 ...

Health created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ovarian stimulation for IVF treatment increases risk of borderline ovarian tumors later in life

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 ...

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