OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from February 2004

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from February 2004

Cesarean delivery has drawbacks for future pregnancies.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who give birth to their first child by cesarean section are far less likely to have a subsequent vaginal delivery than if they have an instrumental delivery, according to a new study. ...

Maternal diet restriction raises the risk for neural tube defects.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal diet restriction raises the risk for neural tube defects. "The authors examined whether maternal dieting behaviors were associated with increased neural tube defect (NTD) risk among...

Pregnant smokers put babies at increased risk for asthma.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers who smoke during pregnancy greatly increase their child's risk of developing asthma in the first 7 years of life, according to a study of almost 60,000 births. Researchers focused on 58,841...

Group adopts new policies, some addressing women's issues.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently adopted 27 policies addressing a broad range of issues in public health from emergency contraception and the public health nursing shortage to...

Anandamide signals ready the blastocyst for implantation.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Anandamide signals ready the blastocyst for implantation. "Mammalian fertility absolutely depends on synchronized development of the blastocyst to the stage when it is competent to implant, and the...

New antibiotic effectively treats uncomplicated cases of UTI.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study shows ciprofloxacin XR 500 mg, a newer antibiotic, was associated with lower total medical costs for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection than trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, an...

Minnesota health department changes language on website.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Minnesota Department of Health said on January 12, 2004, it will modify language on its website that suggested abortion increases the risk of breast cancer. The Minnesota Medical Association...

Michigan teens still having sex, but pregnancy rates are falling.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fewer teenagers in Michigan and across the U.S. are having babies, reports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Experts point to economic, social, and scientific factors and,...

Study looks at teens' use of contraceptives in first relationship.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among teens who have sex, what influences decision-making about using contraceptives during their first sexual relationship? Being in a longer relationship? Having an older partner? Virginity pledges?...

Child's risk of going hungry linked to mother's mental, physical health.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A mother's mental and physical health are directly tied to her children's risk for going hungry, according to a study of homeless and housed low-income women in Worcester, Massachusetts. Linda F....

Women reminded of folic acid's benefits in preventing birth defects.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson reminded all women of child-bearing age of the importance of folic acid and its role in preventing neural tube birth defects (NTDs), which are defects...

Live 3-D echocardiography shows promise for fetal heart exams.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Live 3-D echocardiography shows great promise for fetal diagnosis of congenital heart defects. Cardiologists in New York conducted a study "to investigate the feasibility of using a new...

Cardiac sympathovagal interaction increases during sex.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cardiac sympathovagal interaction is increased during sexual intercourse. In a recent study, scientists in Michigan "analyzed heart rate variability during sexual activity using complex...

FDA grants tentative approval for generic Ortho Tri-Cyclen.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Andrx Corporation (ADRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tentatively approved the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Ortho Tri-Cyclen...

Virginia school restores 'morning after' pill.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The James Madison University Board of Visitors voted on January 9, 2004, to resume dispensing the "morning after" birth control pill at the Harrisonburg, Virginia, school's student health center. ...

New insight gained into control of parental gene expression in eggs.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified a crucial step in a genetic process required for the development of viable eggs. The process, known as imprinting, distinguishes the paternally inherited and the...

Circadian gene expression regulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Circadian gene expression regulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion. "Although it has long been established that episodic secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the...

The SHBG gene might make women vulnerable to polycystic ovary syndrome.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The SHBG gene might make women vulnerable to polycystic ovary syndrome. According to published research from Greece, "Sex hormone-binding globulin SHBG levels are frequently low in women with...

Methemoglobin levels correlate with environmental exposures in pregnant women.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methemoglobin levels correlate with environmental exposures in pregnant women. "The objective of this prospective study was to determine if a correlation could be established between the...

California couple charged with agreeing to circumcise young girls.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A couple in the Canyon Country area outside Los Angeles, California, have been jailed without bail in what authorities believe is the first case filed under a federal law banning genital mutilation of...

Fluctuations in postural balance and kinesthesia accompany menstrual phases.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fluctuations in postural balance and kinesthesia accompany menstrual phases. "Recent studies have indicated an increased incidence of female athletic injuries during the luteal phase and the first...

Motherhood in South Dakota on the rise.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- South Dakota birth rates in 2002 increased for the third year in a row, according to the annual vital statistics report prepared by the state Health Department. The rate of births per 1,000...

Platelet-activating factor stops enzyme secretion in decidual macrophages.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Platelet-activating factor stops enzyme secretion in decidual macrophages. According to recent research from Japan, "to clarify the role of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in parturition, the...

GnRH antagonist is effective when administered on day 1 of ovarian stimulation.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GnRH antagonist is effective when administered on day 1 of ovarian stimulation. According to new research from Belgium, "the objective of the present study was to assess the effect of altering the...

Interviews alone can't predict polycystic ovary syndrome status.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interviews alone can't predict polycystic ovary syndrome status. "Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of female infertility, occurs in approximately 4% of women of reproductive age....

Obstetrical complications devastate family budgets in some parts of Africa.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obstetrical complications devastate family budgets in some parts of Africa. "This paper estimates the total cost to women and their families associated with a spontaneous vaginal delivery and five...

Lactating animals experience severe bone mass changes despite calcium intake.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Lactating animals experience severe bone mass changes despite calcium intake. According to new research from Argentina, "the purpose of this study was to quantify in vivo the impact of different...

Rats exposed to morphine before birth exhibit normal maternal behaviors.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rats exposed to morphine before birth exhibit normal maternal behaviors. According to a study from the United States, "previous studies have demonstrated that chronic morphine treatment of pregnant...

Vigilance mitigates unsuspected pregnancy during hysterosalpingography.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vigilance mitigates unsuspected pregnancy during hysterosalpingography. According to researchers writing in the journal Human Reproduction, "we report three cases of unsuspected pregnancy during...

Researchers analyze social concerns of women with ovarian cancer.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study shows that patients need increased disease-specific support and additional information on genetic testing and counseling for women at-risk because of family history of ovarian cancer. ...

Drugs in obstetrical epidurals are not linked to chronic adhesive arachnoiditis.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drugs in obstetrical epidurals are not linked to chronic adhesive arachnoiditis. "It has been suggested that obstetric epidurals lead to chronic adhesive arachnoiditis (CAA). CAA is a nebulous...

Chronic morphine exposure during puberty won't alter rodent maternal behavior.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chronic morphine exposure during puberty won't alter rodent maternal behavior. According to a study from the United States, "the peripubertal period in the female rat is the time when the...

Factor XIII A is essential for maintaining placental integrity.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Factor XIII A is essential for maintaining placental integrity. "To understand the molecular pathology of factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency in vivo, its A subunit (FXIIIA)-knockout (KO) mice were...

A common flea pesticide causes reproductive problems in study animals.
February 2, 2004... 2004 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A common flea pesticide causes reproductive problems in study animals. "The purpose of the present study was to investigate possible reproductive adverse effects of fipronil (Frontline(R)...

Fertility experts' group strengthens commitment to reducing multiple births.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Human Fertilization & Embryology Authority (HFEA) recently published its 6th Code of Practice, which has new guidelines for clinics on the number of eggs and embryos that can be transferred during...

A new in vitro assay tests earlier for toxic effects during oogenesis.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new in vitro assay tests earlier for toxic effects during oogenesis. "The most common genetic disorder in humans, trisomy, is caused predominantly by errors in chromosome segregation during...

Analysis shows babies conceived via ART face high risk at birth.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Babies conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART) face a much higher risk of problems at birth and death during delivery compared with babies conceived naturally, indicate results...

Large clinical trial launched to test "male Pill" in 14 European centers.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Schering AG Germany (FSE: SCH, NYSE: SHR) and Organon started a major clinical trial designed to test the reliability and safety of the so-called "male Pill." The study, which will be conducted in...

Gene conjugates can be delivered to the airway of fetal sheep in utero.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Gene conjugates can be delivered to the airway of fetal sheep in utero. "Cystic fibrosis is a common lethal genetic disease caused by functional absence of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane...

Study calls for end to age thresholds for prenatal genetic testing.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An analysis by University of California, San Francisco, researchers has led them to call for an end to age thresholds for prenatal genetic testing. The paper, published in the January 24, 2004,...

New reproductive health program informs girls in Nairobi slums.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For many young women in Nairobi, Kenya's crowded Kibera slum, life is fraught with danger in addition to the hardship they share with other residents of one of Africa's poorest neighborhoods. They...

Rio's mayor nixes teen birth-control plan.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cesar Maia, mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, said on January 20, 2004, he would prohibit a program to send contraceptives to teenagers through the mail, effectively ending a plan to prevent teenage...

Survey finds 8,000 clandestine abortions occur yearly in Burkina Faso capital.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings of a survey conducted in Burkina Faso show that 8,000 clandestine abortions are carried out every year in the country's capital, Ouagadougou, alone, on teenage girls between 15 and 19 years...

Teen abortion, pregnancy rates declining in Washington state.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teenage pregnancy and abortion rates have continued to decline in Washington, according to a report from the state's Health Department. In 2002, the latest year for which data are available, teen...

Trial begins in lawsuit over embryo pregnancy.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A man who is suing the Massachusetts fertility clinic and doctor who impregnated his estranged wife using the man's own sperm testified January 14, 2004 that the embryo was implanted without his...

Pregnant smokers put babies at increased risk for asthma.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers who smoke during pregnancy greatly increase their child's risk of developing asthma in the first seven years of life, according to a study of almost 60,000 births. Researchers focused on...

Clinical trial data show noninvasive technology could reduce false positives.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Non-invasive cervical cancer technology, being developed by SpectRx, Inc. (OTCBB: SPRX), could reduce by 55% the number of unnecessary follow-up procedures as a result of false-positive Pap test...

Hong Kong diva's death inspires Singapore women to screen for cervical cancer.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The death of Hong Kong pop star Anita Mui appears to have prompted a surge in the number of Singaporean women seeking tests for cervical cancer, health officials said January 21. 2004. Hospitals...

New screening programs launched in U.K. to reduce STD incidence.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Britain's health minister, Melanie Johnson, announced the UKP4 million roll-out of a screening program to help reduce incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the U.K. The program will...

Cloned embryo said to be implanted by fertility specialist.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Kentucky fertility specialist said January 17, 2004 he had implanted a cloned human embryo in a 35-year-old woman, a claim met with skepticism by many scientists. Panos Zavos, MD, said it was too...

Leading researcher says anticloning bill would be a mistake.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With Nebraska state lawmakers preparing to debate a ban on human cloning, one of America's leading researchers said passing the bill would be a mistake. Dr. Irving Weissman, the head of the stem...

Virginia university resumes distribution of emergency 'morning after' pill.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The James Madison University Board of Visitors voted January 9, 2004, to resume dispensing the 'morning after' birth control pill at the Virginia school's student health center. The board had voted...

Singapore to ask mothers to donate cord blood.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Singapore's government health service said on January 20, 2004, that 40% of new mothers in the city-state will soon be asked to donate their umbilical cord blood to help patients with leukemia, severe...

Insulin resistance found in offspring of rats using alcohol while pregnant.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin resistance developed in the offspring of rats that consumed alcohol while pregnant. According to a study from Canada, "This study examined the effects of maternal ethanol (EtOH) consumption...

Maternal diet influences offspring longevity, murine study shows.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal diet can affect offspring longevity - in mice at least. The finding may have implications for pregnant and breast-feeding human mothers. In a study by University of Cambridge, U.K.,...

FDA grants approval for generic contraceptive, manic disorder drug.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Andrx Corporation (ADRX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Previfem tablets (Norgestimate and Ethinyl...

Family faces risks in birth of sextuplets.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, woman pregnant with six embryos after taking fertility drugs had to choose: bear all six and risk their and her health and survival, or selectively kill four to give two a better...

IntegraMed America announces new contract.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntegraMed America, Inc., (INMD) announced that it has signed a FertilityPartner agreement to supply a complete range of business, marketing, and facility services to a group of fertility physicians in...

Healthy women volunteers sought for final trial phase of herpes vaccine.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Herpevac Trial for Women, conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, and numerous research sites, is seeking healthy women ages 18-30...

To tackle poverty: Empower women and educate girls, U.N. leader says.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The greatest weapon in the war against poverty is the empowerment of women and the education of girls, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said January 15, 2004, calling for international...

Valsartan improves sexual function in male hypertensives.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Valsartan improves sexual function in male hypertension patients. Scientists in Germany conducted a study "to investigate the effect of the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) valsartan on sexual...

Hysterectomy may not result in impaired sexual arousal.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research only partially supports the idea that hysterectomy impairs sexual arousal. According to recent research from the United States, "Research indicates hysterectomy surgery may adversely affect...

Court to decide: Should murderer of pregnant mom be prosecuted for fetus' death?
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Does the murderer of a pregnant woman also murder the fetus, even if the killer claims not to know about the unborn child? The California Supreme Court heard arguments on that question January 7,...

Florida court rules that fetuses can't have guardians.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A state appeals court in Florida upheld a decision that a guardian could not be appointed for the fetus of a mentally disabled rape victim, striking another blow to Governor Jeb Bush's bid to extend...

Husband plans court challenge in wife's cesarean delivery case.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The husband of a woman who refused to undergo a cesarean delivery plans to challenge a court order that gave a hospital permission to assume guardianship over her fetus. In January 2004, a Luzerne...

Law firms, hospital agree to change website name.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Three law firms have agreed to change the name of a website they were using to recruit women for a class-action lawsuit claiming a university-affiliated hospital certified thousands of Pap smears with...

Medicaid cuts would stop services to 84,000 Georgians.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Medicaid cuts proposed by Georgia's Gov. Sonny Perdue would stop health services to more than 84,000 Georgians, including pregnant women, children, and adults who need artificial limbs, legislative...

Clinical trial data reported for first, oral, plant-derived conjugated estrogen.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New clinical trial results indicate Cenestin 0.3 mg (Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) provides relief from vaginal atrophy. Cenestin 0.3 mg (synthetic conjugated estrogens, A) is the first and only...

Combined prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke, urban air pollutants harmful.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Combined prenatal exposure to second-hand smoke and combustion-related pollutants, at levels currently found in New York City, adversely affects the size and weight of newborns, according to a study by...

Researchers identify enzyme that helps make uterus stretchy.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The uterus is a wonder among organs, stretching to the size of a basketball to accommodate a growing baby, then rebounding neatly back to the pear-sized form it had before. This ability is at the...

Fact/GOG-Ntx questionnaire offers valid assessment of neuropathy.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group-Neurotoxicity questionnaire (FACT/GOG-Ntx) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the impact of neuropathy on...

Prenatal diagnosis impacts the parental psyche.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal diagnosis impacts the parental psyche. According to recent research published in the journal Gynakologe, "prior to a specific prenatal diagnosis, the pregnant woman should receive detailed...

Britain to end egg, sperm donor anonymity.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The British government announced plans on January 21, 2004, to allow children born from donated sperm or eggs to trace their biological parents. Fertility specialists welcomed the change, though...

Experts examine Europe's population, health, and social concerns.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 350 population and reproductive health experts participated in a forum in Geneva, Switzerland, on demographic, health, and social issues critical to Europe, North America, and the former...

Neurotrophin receptors are critical to female germ-cell survival.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurotrophin receptors are critical to female germ-cell survival. According to a study from Scotland, "during mammalian ovary formation, the production of ovarian follicles is accompanied by an...

Many men would rather cope with STDs than use condoms, study finds.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some men may not be willing to use condoms regularly even after seeking treatment for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and acknowledging their protective value, according to a survey of low-income,...

Video details how bacteria invade and overwhelm bladder cells.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and Stanford University in California have captured time-lapse movies of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in progress,...

Adolescents tend to gain excessive weight during pregnancy.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adolescents tend to gain excessive weight during pregnancy. "The objective of this study was to examine the correlates of excessive maternal weight gain among adolescent mothers in the United...

Greater patient-doctor dialogue may improve a women's healthcare.
February 9, 2004... 2004 FEB 9 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just because the tending physician is a woman doesn't mean a female patient is going to feel less anxious about her annual woman's exam, says a Purdue University expert in health communication. ...

Little evidence showing hormonal contraception causes weight gain.
February 16, 2004... 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although many women and physicians believe that combination estrogen-progestin contraceptives may cause weight gain, the available scientific evidence to date is insufficient to determine the effect of...

Fetal fibronectin and salivary estriol can predict preterm labor.
February 16, 2004... 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal fibronectin and salivary estriol are biochemical predictors of preterm labor. According to recent research from the United States, "Preterm birth complicates 8% to 12% of all pregnancies in...

Approach seeks young people's ideas on sexual, reproductive health services.
February 16, 2004... 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In collaboration with partners in three countries, the North Carolina-based group Ipas has piloted a new approach to making reproductive-health services more attractive and accessible to young people:...

Altered flow in the umbilical artery is not always an omen of fetal demise.
February 16, 2004... 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Altered flow in the umbilical artery is not always an omen of fetal demise. "We report five cases of first-trimester reversed end-diastolic flow in the umbilical artery. Diagnoses were performed...

Researchers describe how pregnancy induces immune-tolerant state.
February 16, 2004... 2004 FEB 16 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expectant mothers do not typically reject their babies by mounting an immune response. A systemic change occurs in the immune systems of pregnant women that lessens the possibility of fetal rejection...