OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from July 2004

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from July 2004

Elective single embryo transfer percentage reflects quality of institution.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Assisted reproduction centers should strive for fewer embryo transfers, and researchers say that the elective single embryo transfer (eSET) is the most important indicator of the quality of such...

Link confirmed between use of low-dose oral contraceptives and CVD risk.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women may increase their risk of cardiovascular disease and strokes by using the most common formulations of low-dose oral contraceptives (OC), according to a presentation to the 86th Annual Meeting of...

P19(ARF) sustains normal cell proliferation rate during pregnancy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- P19(ARF) functions primarily to sustain normal cell proliferation in mammary gland development during pregnancy, researchers report. "This study demonstrated, for the first time, the following...

PCOS more prevalent in Mexican-American women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mexican American women may have nearly double the prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to new research. While previous studies have shown that PCOS affects 5% to 10% of...

Researchers develop way of predicting a woman's 'reproductive' age.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in the U.K. have shown a strong direct relationship between ovarian volume and the number of primordial follicles (eggs) remaining in the ovaries of women of reproductive age. The...

Female AI patients with hypercortisolism are at risk for low spinal BMD.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Spinal bone is especially vulnerable to the negative effects of subclinical hypercortisolism (SH) in female patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AI). "Although AI [is] not associated with...

FAS diagnosis requires history of environmental, behavioral, and genetic status.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Due to variations in cultures, a diagnosis of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) requires knowledge of not only genetic history of the mother, but also environmental and behavioral conditions, researchers...

Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with MAVN exhibit apoptotic markers.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Myocytes of chorionic vessels from placentas with meconium-associated vascular necrosis exhibit apoptotic markers. According to published research from the United States, "Meconium-associated...

ART can't compensate for waiting too long to start a family.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who wait until 35 to start trying for a family are cautioned that if they don't conceive spontaneously they can't depend on assisted reproduction to make up fully for the loss of natural fertility...

Research shows hormonal regulation of the immune response.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recent study results have revealed hormonal regulation of the immune system and suggest the possibility of targeting autoimmunity in women. "Interaction between the endocrine and the immune systems...

AMA opposes FDA stand on morning-after birth control.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) approved a resolution opposing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s rejection of over-the-counter sales of morning-after birth control and urging doctors to...

Several parallel and stepwise progression pathways towards breast cancer.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- There are several parallel and stepwise progression pathways towards breast cancer. "Distinct parallel cytogenetic pathways in breast carcinogenesis could be identified in recent years....

Pacifiers don't affect success of breastfeeding in premature babies.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Using a pacifier doesn't affect the success of breastfeeding in premature babies, a new study finds. Pacifiers are widely used for pre-term infants in hospital but, so far, their effect on...

Polypropylenimine dendrimers enable delivery of ODN to cancer cells.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polypropylenimine dendrimers provide a delivery route for therapeutic oligonucleotides to cancer cells. Researchers in the U.S. "used polypropylenimine dendrimers for delivering a 31 nt...

Methyltestosterone may help fight CHD in surgically postmenopausal women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Methyltestosterone added to esterified estrogens works to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in surgically postmenopausal women. According to a recent study at Harvard University,...

Many U.S. women who have had a hysterectomy have unnecessary Pap tests.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Many women in the United States who have had a hysterectomy are undergoing Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening even though they are not at risk of cervical cancer, a new study says. Pap smear...

Normal Pap + negative HPV test = longer screening intervals.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A woman with a normal Pap smear and a negative human papillomavirus test result may be able to go 3 to 5 years between Pap smears, researchers suggest. "High-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) are...

Smoking isn't a shared risk factors between cervical cancer types.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smoking is not a common risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the cervix, although these cancers do share most risk factors, researchers say. "While most cancers of the...

Virologists call for follow-up of HPV+ women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers called on French health system to follow up on women after studying the prevalence of human papillomavirus in that country's female population. "Since human papillomavirus (HPV) is the...

IUD versus oral contraception study reveals equal acceptability rates.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems (LNG-IUS) and oral contraceptives (OCs) are equally safe and acceptable, find study results from Finland. "The safety and acceptability of the LNG IUS...

Mifepristone enhances glandular androgen receptor expression.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mifespristone's action as a contraceptive may stem from its enhancement of glandular androgen receptor expression, study findings suggest. According to recent research from Scotland, "Mifepristone...

No adverse lipid effects found in women 35+ using triphasic combined OCs.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Triphasic combined oral contraceptives do not have an adverse impact on lipid profiles of women over 35 years old, researchers report. "Twenty-nine women aged 35 years old or more, using triphasic...

OC educational program for black women shows short-term success.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Knowledge is power, they say, and this certainly proved true in an educational program aimed to reduce repeat pregnancies in young black women - at least in the short-term. "The objective of this...

TDBAF causes no increased risk to progeny in case of contraceptive failure.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Tetradecyl-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium fluoride (TDBAF), a new spermicide, does not cause an increased risk to progeny should contraception fail, researchers say. "TDBAF is a powerful new spermicide....

Vaginal ring has a minimal effect on lipid profiles.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NuvaRing, made by NV Organon, has only a minimal effect on lipid profiles, the company's researchers say. "This study compared the lipid profile after three and six cycles of treatment with...

Animal study reveals negative adrenocortical effects of long-term estrogen.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Long-term estrogen use may lead to hypercortisolemia and androgen deficiency, report researchers who evaluated female cynomolgus monkeys. "The goal of this study was to evaluate the long-term...

DHEA therapy yields multiple health benefits for women, with some caveats.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from the Mayo Clinic shows that daily DHEA therapy improves sexual quality of life, learning efficiency, and general health perception in women with no, or a low-functioning, adrenal gland. ...

Estrogen causes nasal congestion during ovulation.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nasal congestion during the menstrual cycle is caused by estrogen, researchers say. "The changes in the nasal mucosa during the menstrual cycle have been little researched and the role of estrogens...

Neuropeptide Y gene expression increases in women as they age.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuropeptide Y gene expression increases in women as they age, and it is not ovarian failure that triggers this increase, a study shows. "Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons...

Prenatal thyroid screening proves beneficial to women and their children.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Routine thyroid screening for women of reproductive age, particularly before they become pregnant, may save money and limit health risks to children, according to new research presented at The Endocrine...

Research identifies links between hormones, mood, libido, and well being.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study has unlocked the door to the complex role of how hormones work in women and demonstrates steep decline of hormones in early reproductive years. Findings from the Australia-based Jean...

Endometrial EMX2 expression is aberrant in endometriosis patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Endometrial EMX2, necessary for reproductive tract development, is mediated by altered HOXA10 and is aberrant in endometriosis patients, reproductive endocrinologists at Yale University report. ...

Mexican females at higher risk for HIV infection than males.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More likely than Mexican males to have unprotected sex, young Mexican females put themselves at a higher risk for HIV infection. According to research published recently in the journal AIDS...

Doubts raised over patient access to quality fertility treatment in U.K.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A survey of Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) has revealed widespread confusion as to what commissioning fertility services actually means and who should be taking responsibility. Feedback from over 50...

BRCA1 germline carriers are at risk for more than ovarian cancer.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who carry the BRCA1 germline are at risk for not only ovarian cancer, but also fallopian-tube carcinoma and peritoneal papillary serous carcinoma. "A retrospective study was performed to...

End-to-end cervico-cervical anastomosis is feasible if necessary.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Although conservative surgery is still the first-line treatment choice for women with congenital cervical fragmentation, end-to-end cervico-cervical anastomosis should be considered if needed, according...

The split labium minus flap graft technique shows success.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For women with deficient vaginal tissue in the hammock or bladder neck areas of the vagina, the split labium minus flap graft technique works well. According to a recent study published in the...

Infectivity-enhanced adenoviral vectors guide ovarian cancer gene therapy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Infectivity-enhanced adenoviral vectors guide ovarian cancer gene therapy. "Ovarian carcinoma cells are often infected inefficiently by adenoviruses (Ad) due to low expression of coxsackie...

Low-dose iron supplementation does not increase HIV-1 load.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-dose iron supplementation does not increase HIV-1 load. According to published research from Denmark, "Observational data suggest that iron may increase HIV replication and the rate of...

Efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission require both parents.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Tanzanian woman's acceptance of voluntary counseling and HIV testing depends on her perceived value of it to her child, as well as support from her male partner, researchers report. According to...

Limited response to PMTC transmission program in Zimbabwe.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zimbabwe's efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to their children is being undermined by a limited response to the initiative, the head of the program, Agnes Mahomva, told a national...

New study finds estrogen use doesn't reduce dementia risk in older women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to findings in several previous studies, new research indicates estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk for dementia in older, postmenopausal women. The study, by...

Findings may lead to testosterone patch for women with sexual dysfunction.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study on testosterone therapy may pave the way for a testosterone patch for women to treat sexual dysfunction. John Buster of Baylor College of Medicine and researchers from around the world...

Ligand expression involved in recruiting NKCs to endometrium.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mig and IP10, ligands for CXCR3, are involved in natural killer-cell (NKC) recruitment in human endometrium, researchers report. Gynecologists in Japan investigated the expression of ligands for...

Study aims to improve egg freezing technique.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laboratories conducting in vitro fertilization have been freezing fertilized eggs for the last two decades, but freezing unfertilized eggs remains relatively new. At Stanford University Medical...

Predictive factors for osteoporosis identified in patients Crohn disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Alberta researchers took a look at "Bones and Crohn's," they said, and identified risk factors predictive of decreased bone mineral density in patients with the inflammatory bowel disease....

Japanese government won't register children delivered by American surrogate.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Japanese government has rejected a popular television actress' request that her twin sons, delivered by a surrogate mother in the United States, be recognized as her own, the justice minister said...

Fifty-six newborns legally surrendered since 2001 in California, newspaper reports.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Parents have surrendered 56 infants to health or law enforcement officials under a state law allowing them to leave babies younger than 3 days at designated sites without fear of arrest, the Contra...

Antifungal spray may be teratogenic.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant women should be aware that tolnaftate spray, an antifungal agent, may have teratogenic properties. Researchers from Hungary analyzed the data set of the Hungarian Case Control Surveillance...

Including male partners in counseling may help decrease repeat abortions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Male partners often accompany women to abortion clinics and researchers suggest that clinicians use this fact as an opportunity to include the males in the contraceptive counseling they already give to...

Insulin resistance and angiogenesis interactions lead to preeclampsia.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin resistance and angiogenesis interactions lead to preeclampsia. According to a study from the United States, "altered angiogenesis and insulin resistance, which are intimately related at a...

Low plasma adiponectin concentrations associated with gestational diabetes.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hypoadiponectemia in early pregnancy is linked to gestational diabetes, according to a report from the United States. "Low plasma adiponectin has been identified as a risk factor for type 2...

Monitoring for prenatal alcohol exposure remains important.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Monitoring for prenatal alcohol exposure remains important. According to a study from the United States, "Alcohol use during pregnancy is a leading, preventable cause of birth defects and...

Radiotherapy during pregnancy requires careful choice of linear accelerator.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It is preferable to withhold radiotherapy on pregnant women with cancer, but should it be unavoidable, researchers have revealed data on fetal dose estimates and risk assessment. "Cancer in...

Annual incidence of fractures of the distal radius has increased in U.K.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Incidences of fractures of the distal radius in both men and women in the U.K. have increased, data show. "Adults who suffer fractures of the distal radius are at increased risk of further...

Fetal osteoblastic cell line sheds light on aromatase expression regulation.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SV-HFO, a human fetal osteoblastic cell line, helps elucidate aromatase expression regulation, researchers say. According to recent research from Australia, "A number of clinical studies have...

High calcium intake attenuates bone loss in early postmenopausal Chinese women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A daily intake of 900 mg or more of calcium attenuates bone loss in early postmenopausal Chinese women, researchers have found. "This study assessed the association of habitual dietary calcium...

Megakaryocytes have a role in estrogen-induced bone formation.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Megakaryocytes (MK) have a role in bone remodeling in postmenopausal women, researchers say. According to S. Bord and associates at the University of Cambridge, "Estrogen has multifunctional effects...

ThinPrep's ability to distinguish among ovarian cysts found inaccurate.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Thin Prep (Cytyc Corp.) cytological evaluation does not accurately distinguish benign from non-benign ovarian cysts, a recent report demonstrated. According to a study from the United States, "The...

Low doses of metformin can prevent PCOS in girls with insulin resistance.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to new findings presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society in mid-June 2004, early use of metformin - an insulin sensitizer - in girls with insulin resistance can decrease...

Oligomenorrhea and hirsutism may identify women with risk factors for CVD.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism, both symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. "The metabolic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors of women...

Sleep apnea may increase risk for diabetes in women with PCOS.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who suffer from sleep apnea, a condition characterized by periods of halted breathing during sleep, may be at greater risk for developing diabetes, according...

Study finds rosiglitazone a "promising, well-tolerated" treatment for PCOS.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A common diabetes medication is effective at treating symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, according to a Stanford University School of Medicine study. Nicholas Cataldo, MD, adjunct clinical...

Thicker carotid artery could indicate increased risk for heart disease.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have discovered that the carotid artery, which is located in the neck, is thicker in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This new finding indicates that these women are at a...

Valproate increases incidence of PCOS.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs more frequently in women who take valproate to treat the psychiatric illness of bipolar disorder compared with other treatment options, according to a study by...

Expression of CRH in placenta acts on gestational tissues in late pregnancy.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a role in parturition and researchers have revealed which tissues play the major role in labor control. According to a recent study in the Journal of...

New method described for preserving fertility in young women with cancer.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) have described a new way to preserve the fertility of women who must undergo chemotherapy. This method, which can be done quickly, does not...

Mothers transmit RSV infection more often to sons.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mothers transmit respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to sons more readily than to daughters, a recent study found. "Opposite gender transmission may increase the severity of certain infections. If...

Health risks from excess hormone exposure are passed to future generations.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Babies exposed to excess hormones in the womb are not only at increased risk of developing heart disease and diabetes in later life but can pass these risks to their children. A University of...

New Virginia promotion - 'Sex with a minor, don't go there'.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Billboards, posters and drink coasters will deliver a state campaign in Virginia to dissuade older men from having sex with underage girls. The Department of Health will bring the campaign to...

British scientists apply for license to clone human embryos.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Britain's reproductive science regulator said it was considering the country's first request to clone human embryos for scientific research. A team at Newcastle University said they had asked the...

Antioxidants during pregnancy may help prevent birth defects tied to alcohol.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant women who abuse alcohol may reduce the risk of birth defects in their babies by taking antioxidants during pregnancy, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study indicates. The new...

Anatomical study reveals weak voluntary sphinteric action in Japanese women.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Elderly Japanese women have an abnormally formed urethral rhabdosphincter (URS), say researchers who described the maintenance of continence in these women. "Histological observations of semiserial...

Modified vaginal-wall patch sling works as first-line surgical approach.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A modified vaginal-wall patch has a long-term success rate in treating women with genuine stress incontinence (GSI). "The modified vaginal-wall patch sling technique appears to have a good...

Physicians call for new quality of life testing for stroke patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have called for a new quality-of-life instrument to aid in the management of stroke patients who have urinary incontinence. According to recent research from Denmark, "The purpose of...

Questionnaire proves valuable as an outcome measure in USI patients.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form correlates well with other assessment measures and researchers suggest that it should be used as an outcome measure in urinary...

Air-charged and microtransducer urodynamic catheters yield similar diagnostics.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A recent study of air-charged and microtransducer catheters shows that the catheters are similar in their diagnostic value for treating women with urogynecologic dysfunction. Researchers in the...

Nonsurgical therapy effective in pelvic floor dysfunctions.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nonsurgical therapy has been reported to be effective in pelvic floor dysfunctions. "The normal pelvic floor functions as a balanced synergistic system composed of muscle, connective tissue (CT),...

Leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma have distinct molecular pathways.
July 5, 2004... 2004 JUL 5 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers exploring the differences between benign uterine leiomyoma and deadly leiomyosarcoma discovered distinct molecular pathways for each tumor. "Uterine smooth muscle tumors range from the...

Study confirms process leading to polycystic ovary syndrome.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Findings from a new study support those of earlier work: "that near-physiological ovarian stimulation via intermittent (pulse-like) recombinant human luteinizing hormone administration produces...

Antiangiogenic treatment could prove to be new treatment approach.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis, according to research from The Netherlands and the USA presented June 28, 2004, at the...

Veralipride + raloxifene improves symptoms in early postmenopausal women.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Veralipride combined with raloxifene reduced incidence of hot flashes and improved bone density in early postmenopausal women, report researchers in Italy. G. Morgante and colleagues assessed the...

Obese pregnant women without complications can undergo trial of labor.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Study data suggest obese pregnant women without complications such as diabetes and hypertension can undergo a trial of labor. The study, by ob/gyns at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Soroka...

Scientists trigger suicide switch in cancer cells.
July 12, 2004... 2004 JUL 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genetically engineering viruses to carry a suicide gene into ovarian cancer cells could become a potent way to tackle the disease, a Cancer Research UK scientist revealed at a conference in Glasgow,...