OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from August 2003

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from August 2003

Antibodies against zona pellucida glycoproteins inhibit sperm-egg binding.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antibodies against Escherichia coli-expressed epitopes of zona pellucida glycoproteins inhibit in vitro human sperm-egg binding. "To minimize ovarian dysfunction subsequent to immunization with...

Low HLA-G expression may be indicative of risk for miscarriage.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low HLA-G expression may be indicative of risk for miscarriage. "The HLA-G gene is primarily expressed in placental cells that invade the maternal decidua during pregnancy. This gene encodes...

Buprenorphine use in opioid-dependent mothers is safe for neonates.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Buprenorphine use in opioid-dependent mothers is safe for neonates. According to a study from the United States, "tt is estimated that 55-94% of infants born to opioid-dependent mothers in US will...

VEGF levels in normal human breast tissue vary during the menstrual cycle.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VEGF levels in normal human breast tissue vary during the menstrual cycle. "Exposure to sex steroids increases the risk of breast cancer, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. Angiogenesis is...

Micronutrients may mitigate effects of smoking/drinking during pregnancy.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micronutrient supplementation may mitigate some of the effects of drinking alcohol and smoking during pregnancy. "This literature review examines whether smoking or alcohol use during pregnancy...

Strategies to control parasitic infections during pregnancy outlined.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has outlined strategies to control parasitic infections during pregnancy. According to recent research from the United States, "In...

BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations may contribute to early-onset breast cancer in Germany.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations may contribute to early-onset breast cancer in Germany. "This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations in 91 German patients...

Breast cancer worry and risk were determinants of prophylactic mastectomy.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast cancer worry and risk were determinants of prophylactic mastectomy. "Scientific reports suggest that women at risk for familial breast cancer may benefit from prophylactic mastectomy,"...

Study seeks women with recurring disease to test new antibody.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of California, Los Angeles, Jonsson Cancer Center is testing an experimental immune system-boosting antibody that could one day help women who have not responded to conventional...

Women should not ingest excessive food additives with estrogenic activity.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women should not ingest excessive food additives with estrogenic activity. According to a study from Japan, "Estrogenic activities of more than 90 chemicals including food additives, foodstuffs of...

Danish establish registry for plastic surgery of the breast.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Danish establish registry for plastic surgery of the breast. "Although numerous epidemiologic studies have examined the long-term safety of silicone breast implants during the past decade, there is...

HPV testing is valuable in detecting or excluding cervical cancer.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- HPV testing is valuable in detecting or excluding cervical cancer. "In a prospective cohort study, 8466 women attending routine cervical cancer screening were recruited. Colposcopy was performed on...

HPV-16 recurrence is associated with differing T cell response to L1 and E7.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Specific T cell responses to HPV-16 proteins L1 and E7 are associated with different disease states and recurrence. "Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) L1 and E7 specific T cell responses were...

Study suggests HPV16 can skirt the immune system.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a large study of HIV positive women, human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16), the virus responsible for approximately half of all cervical cancers, appeared to be better at dodging the immune system than...

Micronucleus assay may correlate with normal tissue damage from radiotherapy.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Micronucleus assay may correlate with normal tissue damage from radiotherapy. "In an effort to find a test to predict the response of normal tissue to radiotherapy, the lymphocyte micronucleus assay...

Some HOX genes may be involved in transformation of normal cervical cells.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some HOX genes may be involved in transformation of normal cervical cells. According to published research from Taiwan, "An association between deregulation of homeobox (HOX) gene expression and...

NSAIDs may protect against colon, rectal, stomach, and ovarian cancer.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NSAIDs may protect against colon, rectal, stomach, and ovarian cancer. According to a study from Denmark, "There is increasing evidence of an inverse association between use of nonsteroidal...

Study findings reiterate Pill's safety for non-smokers.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest findings from a U.K. study established 35 years ago to assess the health outcomes for women using the contraceptive pill during the 1970s and 1980s underscore the safety of oral...

Cardiologists say women should know their C-reactive protein number.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiovascular specialists on the medical staff at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas are paying closer attention to something called C-reactive protein (CRP) - a protein produced by the liver in response...

Nine in 10 men report improvement in erections with Levitra.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New clinical findings on the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of the oral investigational drug Levitra (vardenafil HCl) showed that men with erectile dysfunction (ED) reported clinically...

Positive phase III results for Alprox-TD presented at ICESD.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NexMed, Inc., (NEXM), a developer of transdermal products based on its NexACT drug delivery technology, announced that Dr. Wayne Hellstrom, chief of section of andrology and male infertility at Tulane...

Maternal-fetal interface of placenta has cytotrophoblasts expressing B7H1.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- B7H1 protein was found to increase with each trimester and to be present in cytotrophoblasts, where it may protect against activated maternal leukocytes. "The human placenta utilizes both active...

Cytokines, antioxidant capacity, but not leukocyte count, may help assess semen.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leukocyte counts may not be useful in evaluating semen potential, but cytokines and antioxidant capacity in cases of male genital tract infection may prove more helpful. "Human semen contains...

Self-monitoring of blood glucose useful for managing gestational diabetes.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Self-monitoring of blood glucose is helpful in the management of gestational diabetes. According to a study from France, "About 6% of all pregnancies are complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus...

European authorities give the go-ahead to Angeliq.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schering AG, Germany, (SCH, SHR) announced that the European Union has positively concluded the Mutual Recognition Procedure for Schering's novel low dose hormone replacement therapy (HRT) product...

Chemokine receptor CXCR1 is variably expressed following the menstrual cycle.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human endometrium expresses chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CCR5 consistently, but CXCR1 variably dependent on the menstrual cycle. According to recent research published in the journal Biology of...

Malaria during pregnancy increases premature deliveries and stillbirths.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Malaria during pregnancy increased premature deliveries and stillbirths in areas of stable and unstable transmission in Ethiopia. According to a study from an international team of researchers,...

Voluntary recall issued for Nortrel 7/7/7 - 28 day.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) announced that it is initiating a voluntary recall of three lots of its Nortrel 7/7/7 - 28 day (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol tablets, USP) oral contraceptive...

Group aims to keep medical liability reform on political agenda.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) said on July 9, 2003, that it vows to keep medical liability reform high on the nation's political agenda after the U.S. Senate voted to...

Kentucky has second highest rate in U.S. of pregnant women who smoke.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While the number of Kentucky women who smoked during their pregnancies decreased during the last decade, the state still had the second highest percentage of pregnant smokers in the U.S., according to a...

Late-term exposure to SSRIs may cause neurological symptoms in babies.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infants whose mothers took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs; drugs used to treat some psychiatric disorders) during late pregnancy are at an increased risk for having neurologic adverse...

Subchorionic hematomas suggest underlying maternal circulation disorder.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Subchorionic hematomas suggest underlying maternal circulation disorder. "Subchorionic hematomas (SCHs) are associated with poor reproductive outcome including spontaneous abortions and stillbirth....

Combination gene therapy overrides ovarian cancer growth.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combination gene therapy overrides ovarian cancer growth. "Increased survivin expression is a negative prognostic marker in many tumors, including ovarian cancer. We show here that ovarian...

Extended use of paclitaxel delays disease progression in advanced cases.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study shows that women with advanced ovarian cancer who have responded well to first-line chemotherapy can significantly delay progression of the disease if they continue to take paclitaxel after...

Gynecologic surgeries associated with reduced disease risk.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study suggests that gynecologic surgeries can substantially reduce the risk of ovarian and peritoneal cancers among women at high risk for the disease. Joni L. Rutter, PhD, and Patricia...

Comparative genomic hybridization detected genomic alterations in all 18 cases.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from England, "Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) accounts for a small but significant proportion of all ovarian cancers and is a distinct clinical and pathological entity. ...

Defect in cortisol-cortisone hormones found to be one cause of PCOS.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists funded by the Wellcome Trust in Britain have found one of the causes of a disease that leads to infertility, miscarriages, and obesity in thousands of women. Polycystic ovary syndrome...

Insulin resistance plays a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin resistance appears to play a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension. According to a study from the United States, "New-onset hypertension (which includes preeclampsia and gestational...

Large U.K. study seeks to prevent blood-flow complication of pregnancy.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The largest U.K. study aimed at preventing pre-eclampsia, which kills three babies every week in England and Wales, has been launched by the Wellcome Trust. Every year some 25,000 expectant mothers...

Estradiol is an important predictor of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estradiol is an important predictor of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. "The cascade of events that leads to the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is almost always...

Newly identified biochemical markers improve assessment of endometrium.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Yale University researcher who invented a test to determine whether a woman's endometrium (uterine lining) is healthy and ready for embryo implantation has identified two new biochemical markers that...

Fetal trisomy 21 diagnosis can be obtained noninvasively from maternal blood.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal nRBCs can be isolated from maternal blood; diagnosis of fetal trisomy 21 can be obtained noninvasively. "This study was undertaken to establish a noninvasive prenatal genetic diagnostic...

Mutation CDP may allow tumor growth.
August 4, 2003... 2003 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mutation CDP may allow tumor growth. According to published research from Australia, "Leiomyomas are the most common gynecologic tumors in women, but very little is known about their molecular...

Ovarian hemodynamics predict a woman's response to ovulation drugs.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ovarian hemodynamics predict a woman's response to ovulation drugs. "We have analyzed ovarian hemodynamics immediately after human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration in patients treated by...

Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy, study finds.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most women who have undergone hysterectomy for non-cancerous diseases can forgo annual Pap smear exams, according to new research by University of Michigan Health System physicians. The study,...

Maternal gabapentin exposure doesn't compromise pregnancy or developing infants.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal gabapentin exposure doesn't compromise pregnancy or developing infants. "The objective of this study was to assess the safety of gabapentin (Neurontin) exposure in human pregnancy....

Angiogenic cytokines are expressed in human follicular fluid.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiogenic cytokines are expressed in human follicular fluid. "The aim of this study was to quantitate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), and angiogenin in...

Pregnant women with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis risk fetal hydrops.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Females with dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis may have fetal hydrops during pregnancy; it requires intervention. According to recent research from France, "Dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosis...

Assays for detection of HIV in breast milk analyzed.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The ability of molecular assays to detect HIV in breast milk has been elucidated. "The distribution and stability of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) in breast milk (BM) components...

First patient enrolled in European gynecology anti-adhesion study.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (ANPI, ANP) announced that it has enrolled the first patient in Europe using Adhibit to reduce the incidence and severity of adhesions following laparoscopic surgery in...

Bcl11a (Evi9) is an essential component for proper immune system development.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Bcl11a or Evi9 gene is essential for fetal development of B cells and control of T cells. According to a study from the United States, "Bcl11a (also called Evi9) functions as a myeloid or B...

Listerial invasiveness occurs due to listeriolysin O mediated calcium influx.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The mechanism of invasion of pathogenic Listeria is controlled by listeriolysin O mediated, extracellular calcium influx into Hep-2 epithelial cell. A study from France investigates "factors which...

Study links bacterial vaginosis to increased risk for herpesvirus infection.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent investigation from the Magee-Womens Research Institute has found an apparent link between a common gynecological disorder called bacterial vaginosis (BV) and an increased risk for the...

Education, working status impact rural women's decision to breastfeed.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rural mothers who work fulltime and do not have advanced education are less likely to breastfeed their babies than nonworking women who have college degrees, according to a new study. In a study...

Leukemoid reaction can occur in association with cervical carcinoma.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leukemoid reaction can occur in association with cervical carcinoma. According to recent research from the United States, "A white blood cell count more than 50 x 10[superscript]9/l associated with...

Intrauterine forms of birth control are the most effective for women in U.S.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study reveals that the two types of intrauterine contraception - a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (IUS) and the Copper T 380A intrauterine device (IUD) - are the most cost-effective...

State laws don't require contraceptive coverage, but rule does.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Washington state law doesn't require health plans to cover contraceptives, the state Supreme Court has ruled, but the decision won't change an administrative rule requiring such coverage. The rule...

Study demonstrates improvements with new coil catheter for Essure.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Conceptus, Inc., (CPTS) announced introduction of a new delivery catheter for the Essure System, the coil catheter, in the United States, Australia, and Canada. Conceptus is in the final stages of...

Neonatal intestinal obstruction is an indicator for the need to screen for CF.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neonatal intestinal obstruction is an indicator of cystic fibrosis; all babies with specific intestinal anomalies should be screened for CF. "To determine the incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in...

U.S. birth rate reaches record low.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. birth rate fell to the lowest level since national data have been available, according to the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) birth statistics. The rate of...

High rate of FAS seen in South Africa.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a serious but preventable birth defect endemic throughout South Africa. FAS is a totally preventable birth defect caused by maternal alcohol use during pregnancy....

Vaginal delivery appears safe for women who have colitis-associated surgery.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vaginal delivery appears safe for women who have colitis-associated surgery. According to a study from the United States, "ileal pouch anal anastomosis is the surgical treatment of choice for...

Ovarian hormones may attenuate the body's proinflammatory response to pyrogens.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ovarian hormones may influence the body's response to pyrogens; hormone replacement altered responses in ovariectomized mice, attenuating the proinflammatory response. According to published...

Contract awarded to develop automated system to detect abnormal sperm.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amnis Corporation has received a $140,000 federal contract to develop a system that detects sperm likely to cause birth defects. The 6-month phase I contract, from the National Institute of...

Safety testing needed for use of antimalarial drugs during pregnancy.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Safety testing is needed for the use of antimalarial drugs during pregnancy in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic sub-Saharan Africa. "Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy poses substantial risk...

Hospitals helping doctors with liability insurance.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When a group of obstetrician-gynecologists was dropped from their malpractice insurance in 2002 and began job-hunting in other states, their cash-strapped community hospital in Harrisburg,...

Is it hot in here, or is it just ewe?
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Colorado State University research points to the use of sheep, instead of laboratory rats, to more accurately study the effects of menopause after several research projects verified that under induced...

Mandated food additive aimed at better fetal development may pose risk to seniors.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Growing older carries more risks, among them the risk for vitamin B-12 deficiency. For most people, B-12 deficiency is more commonly associated with anemia than with its more subtle but potentially...

Metal detectors pass safety test on pregnant women.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hand-held metal detectors (HHMDs), such as those used for security checks in airports, do not cause harmful heating or nerve stimulation in pregnant women, according to new research. The role of...

Completion of R1549 trial expected to happen earlier.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antisoma plc announced a revised projection for the completion date of the pivotal phase III SMART study of R1549 (formerly Pemtumomab) in ovarian cancer. The completion is now expected to fall...

Newly identified serum biomarkers may be key to earlier diagnosis.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Newly identified serum biomarkers could be the key to earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer. And earlier diagnosis may result in improved prognosis for women with the disease, often called "the...

Paclitaxel and carboplatin therapy studied in Japanese women.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Paclitaxel and carboplatin therapy has been studied in Japanese ovarian cancer patients. "The aim of this study was clarification of the feasibility, effects, and adverse events of combination...

Ultrathin cryosection allows specific immunofluorescent and electron microscopy.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultrathin cryosections of placental tissue allow immunofluorescent and immunoelectron microscopy, are in focus, and provide precise subcellular localization of antigen. Recent research published...

Fertility experts assess progress 25 years after first test-tube baby's birth.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twenty-five years after the birth of the first test-tube baby, success rates have doubled, but the quest for parenthood remains frustrating and expensive for most infertile couples. The birth of...

Haploid male germ cell repair is feasible for preventing hereditary disease.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Haploid male germ cell repair is feasible for preventing hereditary disease. "Huntington's disease (HD) is one of eight progressive neurodegenerative disorders in which the underlying mutation is a...

Fetal exposure to two chemicals can cause later male reproductive disorders.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over the last 10 years, U.S. researchers have observed a marked increase in some male reproductive disorders, including undescended testicles, increased instances of testicular cancer, and decreased...

Patients with neurological symptoms may have paraneoplastic syndrome.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients with neurological symptoms may have paraneoplastic syndrome. According to a study from the United States, "We describe a patient who presented with a clinical syndrome of limbic...

Testicular cancer can be cured in most patients.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Testicular cancer can be cured in most patients. According to recent research from France, "Nowadays, testicular cancer can be cured in more than 90% of patients. "Most patients we see note as...

First 100 women in EASE treated.
August 11, 2003... 2003 AUG 11 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adiana, Inc., reported that it has successfully treated the first 100 women in its EASE clinical trial. The EASE (Evaluation of the Adiana system for Sterilization using Electrothermal energy)...

Prolonged second stage of labor: Good news and bad news.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The good news: prolonged second stage of labor is associated with a high rate of vaginal delivery. The bad news: it's also associated with a high rate of maternal morbidity. This is according...

Researchers discover way to postpone labor in mice.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have discovered a way to inhibit a biochemical process that accompanies labor and to postpone delivery for 1 to 2 days in...

Pre-eclampsia associated with the metabolic syndrome.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pre-eclampsia is associated with the metabolic syndrome, according to a report in a recent issue of the journal Reproduction. "The pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia is contested, but one hypothesis...

Maternal serum IL-10 is elevated but constant during normal pregnancy.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Serum IL-10 levels in mothers are elevated but constant during normal pregnancy and immediately post-partum. According to a study from North Ireland, "Pregnancy is proposed to be a Th2 phenomenon,...

GnRH antagonist expected to lead to 'softer' ovarian stimulation protocols.
August 18, 2003... 2003 AUG 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The authors of a review article on gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists expect their use to lead to "softer" ovarian stimulation protocols and to see them applied in treatment for all...