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Discarding the placenta after birth leads to loss of valuable information, pathologists say
In an opinion article published September 18 in Trends in Molecular Medicine, physician-scientists argue that with most placentas discarded after birth, placental pathology is underutilized clinically, should be a routine ...
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Advances in fertility treatment: Prostaglandin receptors found to promote embryo implantation
A team from Kumamoto University has uncovered a new mechanism that could revolutionize infertility care by promoting embryo implantation. The discovery focuses on prostaglandin (PG) receptors in the uterus that enhance the ...
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Study shows widely used test for gestational diabetes misses 70% of cases
When screening pregnant women for gestational diabetes, casual blood glucose testing misses 70% of the cases. This Kobe University study should encourage obstetricians to depend on more reliable tests to help prevent pregnancy ...
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Study suggests blackcurrant supplementation mitigates postmenopausal bone loss
As we age, our bones lose density and become more fragile, putting us in danger of breaks and fractures. This is especially a concern among post-menopausal women who generally have much greater losses in bone density than ...
Sep 17, 2024
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Lower neighborhood opportunity may increase risk for preterm birth
A new study suggests that neighborhoods with fewer educational, health, environmental, and socioeconomic resources may increase one's risk for preterm birth and contribute to the racial gap in preterm birth in the Commonwealth.
Sep 17, 2024
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Senate to vote on nationwide protections for in vitro fertilization
For the second time this year, the Senate plans to vote Tuesday on a law that would create a nationwide right to IVF.
Sep 17, 2024
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Why is it so hard to get drugs approved for use during pregnancy?
Nobody wants to see another Thalidomide tragedy.
Sep 17, 2024
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New study to improve contraceptive care for mothers of newborn babies
Contraception for mothers of newborn babies can often be overlooked amidst the focus on the health of the newborn baby and the significant adjustments required following the birth of the child.
Sep 17, 2024
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US woman died after abortion ban delayed her medical care: report
Reproductive rights groups erupted in outrage Monday after ProPublica revealed that a Georgia woman died from delayed medical care caused by the US state's restrictive abortion law.
Sep 17, 2024
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Free menstrual products matter to support equity, but so do adequate facilities and sinks
Over the past years, activists have made important gains in the effort to provide people who menstruate with adequate and free supplies.
Sep 17, 2024
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IVF: Chances of successful pregnancy are the same with embryo transfer on day three or five, study finds
In IVF treatment, embryos are traditionally transferred to the uterus three days after fertilization. Due to improvements in laboratory techniques, this is now also possible after five days. It was assumed that this increases ...
Sep 16, 2024
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New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy
Pregnancy is a transformative time in a person's life where the body undergoes rapid physiological adaptations to prepare for motherhood—that we all know. What has remained something of a mystery is what the sweeping hormonal ...
Sep 16, 2024
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New treatment extends ovarian function in older mice
A woman's ovaries are like a factory where eggs grow and produce hormones that regulate everything from menstruation and pregnancy to bone density and mood. As she and her factory age, production dwindles, and by the time ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Study offers hope of a new treatment for rare endometrial cancer
A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has found that digoxin, a drug widely used to treat congestive heart failure, is an effective therapy for a rare and aggressive form of endometrial cancer.
Sep 16, 2024
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Endometriosis pain leads to missed school and work in two-thirds of women with the condition, new study finds
More than two-thirds of women with endometriosis missed school or work due to pain from the condition, in a study of more than 17,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the U.S. That is a key finding of new research published ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Gynecological cancers: Immunotherapy and targeted drug appear beneficial in group of women with early-stage disease
Studies reported at ESMO 2024 reveal new groups of women with early-stage endometrial and cervical cancers who gain clinically meaningful benefit from adding immunotherapy to current standard treatments, while a first-in-human ...
Sep 16, 2024
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New Australian guidelines for dealing with unexplained infertility
A new guideline for health professionals treating people affected by unexplained infertility aims to enable them to better inform patients and increase the chances of pregnancy.
Sep 16, 2024
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Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
As the pregnant woman's contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dispatched an ambulance to send her elsewhere.
Sep 14, 2024
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Florida abortion rate fell after six-week ban took hold
Florida's six-week abortion ban caused the state's abortion rate to drop dramatically, new research shows.
Sep 13, 2024
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Reports finds 2022 fetal mortality reached historic low of 5.48 per 1,000
The fetal mortality rate in the United States in 2022 was 5.48 fetal deaths at 20 weeks of gestation or more per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths, which marked a historic low, according to the Sept. 12 National Vital Statistics ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Genetics play big role in ovarian cancer
In 2024, about 19,680 women in the United States will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer and 12,740 women will die from the disease, said Dr. Shaina Bruce, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute. The ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Rates of IVF twins and triplets hit record low in Australia and New Zealand
Fewer and fewer twins and triplets are being born through IVF in Australia, bringing IVF and overall Australian multiple birth rates closer together, a new report by UNSW Sydney medical researchers shows.
Sep 13, 2024
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For many, incomplete answers on mental health care and pregnancy
Eighteen U.S. states have enacted laws that exclude mental health or risk of suicide among the medical reasons a woman can have an abortion.
Sep 13, 2024
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Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk for at least three years, study finds
Women exposed to higher levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or inhalable particulate matter (PM10) during the second trimester of pregnancy face an almost fourfold increased risk of postpartum depression, compared to women exposed ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Study reveals increased risks of premature mortality associated with both spontaneous and induced abortions
A recent study published in Health Data Science reveals that both spontaneous and induced abortions are associated with an increased risk of premature mortality, with induced abortions particularly linked to cardiovascular ...
Sep 12, 2024
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