Obstetrics & gynaecology
Hormonal treatment in pregnancy won't lower odds for preterm birth
A hormone therapy commonly used to prevent preterm births probably isn't effective, a new study reports.
Nov 2, 2022
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Medications
Progress toward personalized prevention of preterm birth: When progesterone works and when it does not
The most effective intervention to prevent preterm birth is the administration of a natural hormone, progesterone, in patients at risk for premature delivery. Two categories of patients have been eligible for this treatment: ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Health
Hot flashes? Night sweats? Progesterone can help reduce symptoms of menopause
Intense and frequent night sweats zapped my vitality during perimenopause, the transition to menopause. I would wake in the night feeling suddenly anxious—then a wave of heat would sweep over me—a night sweat.
May 1, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study further supports use of progesterone to fight preterm birth (Update)
A new study published today - World Prematurity Day - in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology provides additional support for treatment with vaginal progesterone to reduce the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications ...
Nov 17, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications, says study
An increasingly popular hormonal "treatment" for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth does not work, a major new international study shows.
Oct 3, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth
Treatment with vaginal progesterone reduced the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications and death in pregnant women with twins and who have a short cervix— a risk factor for preterm birth— according to a meta-analysis ...
Mar 7, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
'Science' features advances in preterm birth
The Aug. 15 edition of the journal Science features a major article about the most important problem in obstetrics: preterm labor. The article, "Preterm labor: one syndrome, many causes," delivers a powerful message: preterm ...
Aug 15, 2014
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Vaginal progesterone reduces preterm birth, neonatal morbidity and mortality in women at risk
Women with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world. Vaginal progesterone decreased the rate of preterm birth ...
Dec 14, 2011
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