OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from June 2004

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from June 2004

Patients who worry about aspects of IVF less likely to conceive.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have found that patients who worry about certain aspects of their assisted reproductive technology (ART) cases are likely to produce fewer eggs...

REM sleep disturbed in women with menopausal insomnia.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women in a study of menopausal insomnia had less REM (rapid eye movement) sleep and higher REM density than women without any sleep disorders. Sleep of 21 women with menopausal insomnia (MI) and...

Abnormal genomic imprinting may be linked to disturbed spermatogenesis.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low sperm counts could be associated with genomic imprinting disease and could carry a raised risk of transmitting imprinting defects following assisted reproductive technologies, claim researchers at...

Use of vaginal diaphragm to prevent STDs acceptable to women in study.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The positive attitude of study participants toward the vaginal diaphragm as a means of preventing acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases has "important implications for the reintroduction of the...

Gynecologic disease requires psychological and pain management.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Correct diagnosis of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome often comes well after a woman first presents with symptoms, by which time it frequently has become a chronic disease, researchers say. Vulvar...

Health workers in Uganda need training to help teens with sexual health issues.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For young people in northern Uganda, health workers are an important source of sexual and reproductive health information. But a study finds health workers in the region need more training and...

Baby born from sperm frozen for record 21 years.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in England have reported what they believe to be a world record: a baby born using sperm that had been frozen for 21 years. The announcement came in the May 25, 2004, issue of Human...

Comparison of sperm preparation techniques for IUI favors swim-up method.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A comparison of the albumin, Percoll, Puresperm, and swim-up methods of preparing semen for intrauterine insemination resulted in the last being the technique of choice for one Taipei hospital's ob/gyn...

Several factors influence women's decisions about multifetal reduction.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several factors influencing women's decisions about multifetal reduction when they've conceived higher-order multiple pregnancies were identified in a recent study. K.S. Collopy and colleagues in...

Nurses should discuss fertility with patients before chemotherapy begins.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chemotherapies for cancers are associated with numerous adverse effects, infertility among them. In the May 2004 Oncology Nursing Forum, authors recommend that nurses discuss fertility options with...

HPV E6 gene repression initiates p53-dependent demise of cancer cells.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Yale University geneticists have demonstrated that when the human papillomavirus E6 gene is repressed, p53-dependent cell death is initiated in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells. "Cervical cancer cells...

FDA issues not approvable letter for over-the-counter emergency contraceptive.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BRL) announced that it has received a Not Approvable Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company's Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for...

Modifying vasectomy technique improves effectiveness.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Modifying a simple ligation and excision technique commonly used in developing countries to perform male sterilization reduces vasectomy failures by about a half, compared to ligation and excision...

Pregnancy seems to offer women some protection from homicidal abuse.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research from Harvard University shows that for some women in abusive relationships, pregnancy offers a reason to leave their abusers, while for others it reduces their risk for homicide in the...

Hospital offers quicker results for Down syndrome screening.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A downtown Philadelphia hospital says it is the first in the nation to offer pregnant women a two-test combination that tells them within an hour after its completion whether their baby has Down...

Quicker option available for first trimester screening of Down syndrome.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obstetricians at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are offering a new, quicker, option for pregnant women who choose to undergo first trimester screening. The...

Residential drug abuse for pregnant women improves birth outcomes.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Residential substance abuse programs for pregnant women can reduce the incidence of adverse birth outcome. "This exploratory study investigates impacts of residential substance abuse treatment in...

Sperm not only fertilize, but also play role in oocyte activation.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The major function of a man's sperm was fertilization, scientists once thought. True, sperm contains the father's chromosomes, but new studies from Wayne State University (WSU) show that RNAs critically...

Canada's government proposes access to levonorgestrel without a prescription.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Canada's Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced on May 18, 2004, that Health Canada is moving forward with allowing access to levonorgestrel, popularly known as the "morning after pill," without a...

Public health group renews call for improving access to 'morning-after pill'.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The following statement was issued by the American Public Health Association: The American Public Health Association [has] renewed its call for improving access to emergency contraception following...

Gynecological neoplasms should be assessed with MRI.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- MRI assessment of pelvic neoplasms has a variety of uses, such as staging and surgical planning, researchers say. "MRI is multiplanar, has large field of view, superior contrast resolution and no...

Women with persistent type specific human papillomavirus risk cervical cancer.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women with persistent type specific human papillomavirus risk cervical cancer. "In 2000, we monitored the course and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in 54 women who were HPV...

Estradiol has limited benefits for cardiovascular function, study shows.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study of the effect of oral estradiol with cyclic micronized progesterone on cardiovascular function in postmenopausal women found only a limited benefit from estradiol. "Previous studies have...

Correct HPV diagnosis in men can help prevent cervical cancer in women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Correct diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus lesions in men plays a role in preventing transmission of the infection to women, which subsequently can cause cervical cancer. "The...

Physicians' perceived risk to fetus from X-rays, CT scans "unrealistically high".
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians who care for pregnant women perceive the risks to developing fetuses in early pregnancy from abdominal X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans to be unrealistically high, concludes a new...

IVF treatment with Menopur improves pregnancy rate in study.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study published in the May issue of the Fertility and Sterility reveals that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment with Menopur may have a significantly improved chance of becoming...

Women's IBS symptoms differ from men's.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) manifested by women differ from or occur more frequently than those presented by men, according to an article in Nursing Clinics of North America. ...

Court cases revive old debate about rights of mothers during labor.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amber Marlowe was a seasoned pro at delivering big babies, her first six each weighed close to 12 pounds. So when she went into labor with her seventh last winter, she brushed off doctors who told her...

Connecticut Ob/Gyns say they'll surcharge deliveries.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A group of Connecticut doctors says it will levy a $500 surcharge on pregnant women to help pay for skyrocketing medical malpractice costs. Women's Health Connecticut (WHC), a statewide partnership...

Missouri clinics will diagnose and treat fetal alcohol syndrome.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of Missouri researchers are leading efforts to open clinics in Columbia, Springfield and Cape Girardeau to treat fetal alcohol syndrome, the leading cause of mental retardation. The...

Iron supplements still leave pregnant women anemic in semirural Mexico.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neither iron-only supplements nor multiple micronutrient supplements containing iron (FE) resolved anemia and iron deficiency in a group of pregnant women in Mexico, according to a study by Emory...

Majority of pregnant women in Washington state receive no dental care.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The majority of pregnant women do not see a dentist even if they have oral health problems, and being obese or a smoker increases the chances that a pregnant woman will not receive dental care. A...

Mast cell degranulation fosters cervical angiogenesis during pregnancy.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Mast cell degranulation fosters cervical angiogenesis during pregnancy. According to recent research published in the journal Reproduction, "during pregnancy, it is essential that sufficient...

Obese women more likely to have pregnancy complications, cesarean section.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Obese and morbidly obese women are more likely to have pregnancy complications and cesarean-section delivery than women of average weight, according to a study by physician-scientists at...

Prenatal stress alters arterial adrenergic reactivity in rats.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research conducted in rats provides additional evidence linking a suboptimal fetal environment with potentially increased risk for cardiovascular disease later in adulthood. Researchers at the...

Volunteers sought for study on depression in pregnancy.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's supposed to be the happiest time of their lives, yet some mothers-to-be feel anything but joyous. In a first-of-its-kind study, a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher is exploring...

Effects of several factors on serum PTH levels studied in postmenopausal women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by biochemists in Australia of factors possibly related to the rise in circulating parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels as women age found the one contributing event was declining serum...

Long-term study underway on tibolone.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Long-Term Intervention on Fractures with Tibolone (LIFT) study is underway, say researchers in Belgium, "with the aim at filling the gap between bone mineral density maintenance and bone fracture...

Cyclin E deregulation alters biologic properties of ovarian cancer cells.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oncologists at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that cyclin E deregulation alters biologic properties of ovarian cancer cells, resulting in poor prognosis for women with low molecular...

Gene's expression and methylation status aids histological typing.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression and methylation status of the 14-3-3 sigma gene can characterize histological types of ovarian cancer, urologists at the University of California, San Francisco, have shown. M. Kaneuchi...

Minor changes suggested to improve two assessment scales.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Based on their evaluation, researchers are recommending some minor changes to a functional status scale and a peripheral neuropathy scale to assess the effect of neurotoxic chemotherapy in ovarian...

Monoclonal antibody under study as ovarian cancer immunotherapeutic.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A monoclonal antibody that prompts the immune system to target wayward ovarian cancer cells roaming the body may help forestall cancer recurrence, according to a Medical College of Georgia gynecologic...

Sensitive new indicator developed for diagnosing ovarian malignancy.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Medical physicists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new indicator, based on the Doppler velocity spectrum, for diagnosing ovarian cancer. "Ultrasonic examination, including Doppler imaging,...

Study on mother-to-daughter inherited mental illness seeks volunteers.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most mothers hope to pass down to their daughters things such as musical ability, intelligence, or family heirlooms - anything but medical problems. Panic disorder is one such problem easily handed...

Electronic hugs-and-kisses system matches newborns to mothers.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Babies and new mothers are getting more hugs and kisses here these days. But these hugs and kisses are being used to ensure the safety of babies born at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk,...

Premenstrual exacerbation rates higher in mentally ill Chinese women.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sample group of Chinese women with psychiatric disorders was found to have greater frequency of premenstrual exacerbation. Researchers defined premenstrual exacerbation (PME) as "premenstrual...

"Regulator" mothers at increased risk of postpartum depression.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women whose antenatal expectations of motherhood fell in line with the Regulator bent of Raphael-Leff's Facilitator-Reciprocator-Regulator model of mothering orientation were found to be at increased...

Mother's ovulation-stimulating drugs don't increase child's cancer risk.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Reassuring study results from Denmark indicate that the children of women who took ovulation-stimulating drugs aren't at higher risk for cancer. In the large-scale study, the medical records of...

Researchers identify gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells in mammals.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers have identified the first gene linked to the productivity of the stem cells that produce sperm in mammals. The discovery was made by applying the latest laboratory methods to a strain...

Genomic imprinting disease could affect sperm production.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study published in the May 21 issue of The Lancet shows a potential link between low sperm counts and genomic imprinting disease and that this link could raise the risk of transmitting imprinted...

Canada to make morning after birth control pill available without prescription.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Canadian government announced plans to make the morning after birth control pill more widely available without a prescription. Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew said the change would give timely...

New Mexico syphilis cases increase.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A steady increase in New Mexico's syphilis rates are alarming state health officials. The number of cases remains small, but the increase has been dramatic in recent years. In 1999, 21 cases of...

Nuotinyu, a new contraceptive, launched by Chinese company.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hubei Pharmaceutical Group (HBEI) announced that its joint venture subsidiary, Hubei Pharmaceutical Co., located in Hubei Province, China, has released Nuotinyu, a new long-term-effect contraceptive....

Reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan. "Since 1991, contraceptive use has risen significantly in Uzbekistan while reliance on abortion has declined, yet...

Debate rages on about fortifying world food supply with folic acid.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Only about 25% of women in many countries voluntarily take folic acid tablets before conception, says a University of Toronto researcher. Joel Ray, along with fellow researchers Gita Singh of...

Study shows importance of stem cells in sperm production.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have discovered a protein in stem cells that allows for cell renewal. Stem cells in...

Apoptosis requires participation of pro-apoptotic family member Bax.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Apoptosis requires the participation of the pro-apoptotic family member Bax. According to recent research published in the journal Molecular Reproduction and Development, "Specification of...

FACS assay suitable for HPA 1a screening.
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel FACS assay enables rapid and accurate HPA 1a screening of blood donors and pregnant women. In a recent study, scientists in Norway "evaluated a flow cytometric screening method for...

FDA approval granted for Enjuvia (synthetic conjugated estrogens).
June 7, 2004... 2004 JUN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (BRL) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its New Drug Application (NDA) for Enjuvia (synthetic conjugated estrogens, B) 0.625...

MMPs secreted by explants of lesions of uterine cervix.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Expression of matrix metalloproteinases -2, -3, and -9 may play a role in the invasive process of cervical cancer, possibly also acting in extracellular matrix degradation, oncologists in Mexico...

Women believe physicians should screen patients for intimate partner violence.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who've been victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) think, retrospectively, that physicians should screen their patients for IPV, study findings show. With the help of 32 women in IPV...

Dietary soy intake associated with reduced cancer risk in Chinese women.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regular intake of soya foods is associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer (cancer affecting the lining of the womb), finds a study among Chinese women. Soy-based foods are a rich source...

Round spermatid injection not useful in ART, study finds.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers report observing genetic abnormalities and failure to develop in eggs fertilized by round spermatid injection (ROSI). Spermatids are cells that are on their way to becoming sperm cells....

Study shows misunderstanding, misuse of common OTC medication for UTI.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a new survey show that many consumers have a poor understanding of the widely-marketed over-the-counter (OTC) drug phenazopyridine (Pyridium; manufactured by Warner Chilcott), a urinary...

IVF, ICSI miscarriages show high incidence of chromosomal abnormalities.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When a patient who has become pregnant as a result of an assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedure loses her baby, it can be helpful in planning her future course of treatment to try to figure...

Miscarriage rates in IVF pregnancies increase with mom's age.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study from the Weill Medical College of Cornell University shows it is increasingly more likely that older mothers undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) will suffer a pregnancy loss, most often due...

Obesity may affect accuracy of mammography.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to receive a false-positive result on mammography screenings than normal weight and underweight women, indicate new study data. In a paper in the...

IntegraMed America expands into Connecticut.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntegraMed America, Inc., (INMD) announced an agreement with Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMA of CT), a Norwalk, Connecticut-based fertility center, to offer the IntegraMed Shared...

Phase I/II trial data released on vaginal yeast infection drug.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Zengen Inc. announced Phase I/II clinical trial results for its proprietary molecule CZEN-002 for the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), commonly known as vaginal yeast infection. The...

New analysis rejects MHC class I expression downregulation hypothesis.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence obtained by immunoelectron microscopy refutes data from earlier light-microscope studies indicating that major histocompatibility complex class I expression is downregulated in cervical...

Plant viruses have potential to deliver anti-HPV vaccine.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Plant viruses are showing promise as carriers for new, low-cost, antiviral vaccinations against human papillomaviruses (HPVs) that cause benign and malignant tumors. A consortium of researchers...

Researchers clone calf from cloned bull.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A clone of a cloned prized bull is thriving on a Japanese farm, living proof that "serial cloning" can successfully create life beyond mice and a special Halloween episode of "The Simpsons" where Homer...

Clinical trial of black cohosh safety, effects seeks menopausal women.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It's a common herb that more than 10 million American women use to ease menopausal symptoms. Its benefits are touted all over the Internet. Yet, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved...

Antimicrobial peptide Nisin is spermicidal and bactericidal.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antimicrobial peptide Nisin is a spermicidal and bactericidal. "Sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies present a great risk to the reproductive health of women. Therefore,...

Modified vaccinia virus elicits antibodies to cytomegalovirus strains.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Recombinant modified vaccinia virus Ankara expressing a soluble form of glycoprotein B causes durable immunity and neutralizing antibodies against multiple strains of human cytomegalovirus. ...

Multivitamins with 0.4-0.8 mg folic acid are best for birth defect prevention.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a comparison study demonstrate that multivitamins containing 0.4 - 0.8 mg folic acid are more effective for preventing birth defects than higher dose multivitamins or folic acid alone. ...

Low-dose exposures to lawn care pesticides may harm developing embryos.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Low-dose exposures to agricultural and lawn care pesticides may cause injury to developing embryos before a pregnancy is even noticed, according to a study conducted by researchers at Marshfield Clinic...

Effects on environmental toxins on children must focus on age and agent.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rigorous research on the unique vulnerability and resilience of the embryo and the child to environmental toxicants needs to focus on age and agent. "There is realistic concern about the impact of...

Chemotherapy regimen treats undifferentiated uterine endometrial cancer.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A novel chemotherapy regimen after surgery has been effective in treating a woman with undifferentiated endometrial carcinoma of the uterus, according to a case report from Japan. This type of...

Case reported of uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphoid infiltration.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A case of uterine leiomyoma with massive lymphoid infiltration in a 45-year-old woman has been reported by pathologists at Hanyang University's College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea. "Uterine...

Industrial pollution may increase twin birth rates.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High levels of environmental pollution may increase the rates of twin births, suggests research from Germany. The rates of twin births of mothers living in the vicinity of a toxic waste...

Researchers say HRT may still offer important health benefits.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Despite the highly publicized closing of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study, the scientific community should not rule out that women may benefit from hormone therapy after menopause, argue...

Study compares HPV prevalence among Muslim and Hindu women in India.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Indian Muslim and Hindu women are equally susceptible to infection by human papillomaviruses 16 and 18 and subsequent atypia, an epidemiologic study found. Researchers with the Indian Statistics...

Interleukin concentrations vary in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis.
June 14, 2004... 2004 JUN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Interleukin concentrations vary in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis. According to recent research from Italy, "The present study explored the possible relationships between immune...