OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from March 2009

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from March 2009

Data from University of Erlangen provide new insights into apoptosis.
March 2, 2009... "Apoptosis is essential for the regulation of cellular homeostasis in the placenta and is also involved in the pathophysiology of pregnancy-related diseases such as pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Syncytin-1, a...

New findings in bone research described by B. Liberman and co-researchers.(Clinical report)
March 2, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology, "Noninvasive thermal ablation using magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) has been shown to be clinically effective in uterine fibroids, and...

New breast cancer findings from University of Toronto described.(Clinical report)
March 2, 2009... "Genetic testing for mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 is available in Canada for women with a significant family history of breast cancer. For the majority of tested women, a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation is not found, and counselling regarding breast...

Recent findings from Stavanger University highlight research in breast cancer.
March 2, 2009... "Apolipoprotein D (ApoD) is a lipocalin involved in various cellular processes, including cytoprotection. We retrospectively evaluated its prognostic impact in 272 women (median age 63 (range 21-89) years, with operable breast cancer (Stage I...

Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from University of California.(Clinical report)
March 2, 2009... " Following the release of the 2002 report of the Women's Health Initiative ( WHI) trial of estrogen plus progestin, the use of menopausal hormone therapy in the United States decreased substantially. Subsequently, the incidence of breast...

Data on angiology reported by J. Baruah and co-researchers.
March 9, 2009... According to recent research from New Delhi, India, "To compare the effects of letrozole and clomiphene citrate (CC) on endometrial response in PCOS using subendometrial spiral artery Doppler. Fifty consecutive patients of anovulatory PCOS were...

New angiotensins study findings have been published by scientists at University Hospital.(Report)
March 9, 2009... "Hypertension becomes increasingly prevalent after menopause. Post menopausal women are more responsive to salt than premenopausal women, and they have been reported to develop marked renal vasoconstriction on a high-sodium diet," scientists...

New azoospermia study findings have been reported by scientists at Nanjing Medical University.(Report)
March 9, 2009... "FAS, together with FASLG, triggers germ cell apoptosis, which occurs in various stages of mammalian testicular development. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the promoter regions of these two genes can influence their transcriptional...

New research on azoospermia from K. Junge and co-authors summarized.(Report)
March 9, 2009... According to a study from Aachen, Germany, " The utilization of mesh reinforcement of the inguinal area with polypropylene mesh has increased drastically over the last decade. Infertility due to obstructive azoospermia is a rare but serious...

Scientists at Sichuan University discuss research in azoospermia.
March 9, 2009... "Recent studies have revealed that AZF deletion in Y chromosome is the most common known molecular genetic cause of spermatogenetic failure leading to male infertility. Characteristics of AZFa, AZFb and AZFc deletions and their association with...

New adenoma study findings recently were reported by R. Santambrogio and co-researchers.
March 16, 2009... According to recent research from Milan, Italy, "Hepatocellular adenomas can rupture during pregnancy with high fetal and maternal associated mortality. A primipara underwent an emergency cesarean delivery at 37 weeks of gestation for abruptio...

Juntendo University, Medical Department details research in endometriosis.
March 16, 2009... In this recent study, researchers in Hongo, Japan conducted a study "To evaluate the usefulness of MRI jelly method (jelly method). Fifty-five patients (32.7 +/- 5 years old) with endometriosis, treated with laparoscopic surgery between January...

New endometriosis study findings recently were published by researchers at National Institute on Aging.
March 16, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Endometriosis is a clinical condition that affects up to 10% of the women of reproductive age. Endometriosis is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissues outside the uterine cavity and...

Reports from M. Roche et al highlight recent research in endometriosis.
March 16, 2009... According to recent research from Pamplona, Spain, "Endometriosis is a common gynecologic condition in reproductive age. It is commonly believed that pregnancy has beneficial effects on endometriosis by reducing the symptoms." "Although...

Study results from Kagoshima University, Medical Department in the area of endometriosis published.
March 16, 2009... "Inguinal hernia containing uterus and endometriosis is exceedingly rare. Most inguinal endometriosis is located at an extrapelvic site near the round ligament," scientists writing in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology report (see also...

Reports by W.L. Wong and co-researchers describe recent advances in adenocarcinoma.
March 23, 2009... According to recent research from Singapore, Singapore, "We report a rare case of adenocarcinoma confined to the umbilicus. A 60-year-old menopausal woman presented with an umbilical lump of four years." "Excision biopsy showed...

New breast cancer study findings have been reported from A. Peixoto et al.
March 23, 2009... According to a study from Oporto, Portugal, "We evaluated the contribution of an Alu insertion in BRCA2 exon 3 (c.156_157insAlu) to inherited predisposition to breast/ovarian cancer in 208 families originated mostly from northern/central...

New breast cancer study findings recently were reported by B.F. Zhang and co-researchers.
March 23, 2009... According to a study from the United States, " BRCA1 recurrent mutations have rarely been assessed in non-founder populations. Still, identifying such mutations could be important for designing genetic testing strategies for high-risk...

Reports from University of Rochester highlight recent research in breast cancer.(Report)
March 23, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Genetic mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1/2 are associated with an increased risk of breast/ovarian cancers. Cost-effective preventive measures are available for women who test...

Research conducted at B. Murilloortiz and co-authors has provided new information about breast cancer.
March 23, 2009... According to recent research from Guanajuato, Mexico, "Expression of estrogen receptors (ER) is clinically relevant in designing therapeutic strategies. The relative importance of the two types of estrogen receptors (ER-alpha and ER-beta) in...

Data from University of New Mexico, Medical Department provide new insights into reproductive medicine.
March 23, 2009... "To describe a semi-annual dinner meeting between medical students and community obstetrician-gynecologists to aid students considering careers in obstetrics and gynecology. Between 2003 and 2008, third-year students were invited to a...

Study findings on angiogenesis are outlined in reports from Emory University, Medical Department.
March 30, 2009... According to a study from the United States, "Like tumor metastases, endometriotic implants require neovascularization to proliferate and invade into ectopic sites within the host. Endometrial tissue, with its robust stem cell populations and...

New azoospermia research has been reported by B. Zorn et al.
March 30, 2009... According to recent research published in the journal Reproductive Biomedicine Online, "Factors that influenced the clinical results of 220 first-attempt intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles with testicular spermatozoa were evaluated...

Research on breast cancer detailed by D. Vaivilis and co-authors.
March 30, 2009... According to recent research from Thessaloniki, Greece, "Purpose of investigation: To investigate the attitude of Greek obstetrician-gynaecologists towards prescription of hormone therapy to post menopausal breast cancer survivors. An anonymous...

Research from University of Utah broadens understanding of cancer.
March 30, 2009... "Ovarian cancer is the second most common gynecologic malignancy. It is the deadliest, largely owing to late stage at the time of diagnosis," researchers in the United States report (see also Cancer). "Ultra sound is modality of choice in...

New congenital adrenal hyperplasia study findings recently were reported by researchers at University of Edinburgh.
March 30, 2009... "Patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia arising from mutations of 11 beta-hydroxylase, the final enzyme in the glucocorticoid biosynthetic pathway, exhibit glucocorticoid deficiency, adrenal hyperplasia driven by unsuppressed...