OBGYN & Reproduction Week articles from November 2003

OBGYN & Reproduction Week archives from November 2003

Zinc can prevent lead-induced male infertility.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Earlier this year, a team of researchers led by male infertility expert Susan H. Benoff, PhD, of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Research Institute in Manhasset, New York, showed that approximately...

Oral contraceptive treatment improves mental health of women with PCOS.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Oral contraceptive treatment improved symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome in young women suffering with the condition, researchers reported at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for...

Group identifies need for education.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to new data from the first-ever national survey of Americans (ages 18-45) regarding their beliefs, understanding, and attitudes towards freezing and the use of frozen embryos, the majority of...

Corpus luteum support is an essential companion to GnRH antagonist stimulation.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Corpus leuteum support is an essential companion to GnRH antagonist stimulation. "Replacing GnRH agonist cotreatment for the prevention of a premature rise in LH during ovarian stimulation for in...

Sperm from marijuana smokers move too fast too early, study finds.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men who smoke marijuana frequently have significantly less seminal fluid, a lower total sperm count, and their sperm behave abnormally, all of which may adversely affect fertility, a new study in...

Doctors use staggered hemostatic measures to resolve a cervical pregnancy.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Doctors use staggered hemostatic measures to resolve a cervical pregnancy. "We present an unusual case of a primigravida with a viable cervical pregnancy diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasound and...

Operative technique and postoperative care reduce abortion-related problems.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Operative technique and postoperative care reduce abortion-related problems. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "surgical abortion in the...

Treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy improves infant outcomes.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Treatment for substance abuse during pregnancy improves infant outcomes. "The objective of this study was to analyze the effects of residential substance abuse treatment on pregnancy outcome among...

Research center to open in Dallas, Texas.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new research center at a university hospital will be the first in the U.S. dedicated solely to preventing and seeking cures for birth defects. The center, at the University of Texas Southwestern...

Undetectable estriol on the maternal triple-marker screen warrants close study.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Undetectable estriol on the maternal triple-marker screen warrants close study. "We are reporting a child with congenital panhypopituitarism, in whom deficient fetal steroidogenesis was suspected...

The value of follow-up visits after IUD-insertion is questionable.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The value of follow-up visits after IUD-insertion is questionable. "The objective of this study was to evaluate whether regular follow-up after insertion of an IUD protects against the risk and side...

Prenatal ultrasound yields a diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Prenatal ultrasound yields a diagnosis of portal vein thrombosis. According to published research from the United States, "neonatal portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a rare condition seen in the...

A new Corynebacterium species has been isolated from the genital tract.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new Corynebacterium species has been isolated from the human female urogenital tract. According to a study from the United States, "six independent isolates of an unusual black-pigmented...

Birth order in twins has no effect on HIV transmission risk.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to previous reports, birth order in twins has no effect on HIV vertical transmission risk. In a recent study, scientists in the United States "examined birth order and delivery route as...

Increasing parity heightens the risk for having a child with Down syndrome.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Increasing parity heightens the risk for having a child with Down syndrome. "Interpretation of studies that have examined parity as a risk factor for Down syndrome has been hindered by inadequate...

Hyper-responsive genes in reproductive tissues could be a source for fetal harm.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hyper-responsive genes in reproductive tissues could be a source for fetal harm. According to a study from Mexico, "the identification of polymorphisms in genes encoding proinflammatory cytokines...

Exercise improves sexual satisfaction.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the University of Vermont report that frequency of exercise is associated with sexual satisfaction as women go through menopause. Women were tested over the course of 5 years. They...

Studies show HRT doesn't improve cognitive function.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A team of investigators from Kentucky and Ohio reported at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine that hormone replacement therapy did not improve cognitive function...

Fetal and postnatal brain development influence cognitive decline in old age.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal and postnatal brain development influence cognitive decline in old age. According to recent research published in the journal Brain, "studies of elderly people have shown that scores on tests...

BKCa channel activation explains how human chorionic gonadotropin relaxes uteri.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BKCa channel activation explains how human chorionic gonadotropin relaxes uteri. According to recent research from Ireland, "the uterorelaxant effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is...

Clinicians need to recognize prematurity risk in pregnant dialysis patients.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clinicians need to recognize prematurity risk in pregnant dialysis patients. According to a study from the United States, "current guidelines for dialysis in pregnant women have been developed in...

Common findings are seen in breech delivery-related brachial plexus palsy.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Common findings are seen in breech delivery-related brachial plexus palsy. According to recent research published in the journal Annals of Plastic Surgery, "a review of the English literature...

Fetal thrombophilic mutations are linked to intrauterine growth retardation.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fetal thrombophilic mutations are linked to intrauterine growth retardation. "This study was conducted to investigate the association of maternal and/or fetal factor V Leiden (FVL) and G20210A...

Placental residues after vaginal delivery correlate with uterine anomaly.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Placental residues after vaginal delivery correlate with uterine anomaly. "We studied the incidence of and risk factors for placental residues in 24,391 deliveries at our institution between 1989...

Pregnant women with chronic kidney disease should start dialysis sooner.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Pregnant women with chronic kidney disease should start dialysis sooner. "Pregnancy occurs uncommonly in women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and fetal outcome tends to be poor, with high rates...

BRCA1 mutations are frequent in Polish women with ovarian cancer.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BRCA1 mutations are frequent in Polish women with ovarian cancer. According to published research from Poland, "There is increasing evidence that hereditary factors play a greater role in ovarian...

Regimen of carboplatin + paclitaxel is compared with cisplatin + paclitaxel.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Regimen of carboplatin + paclitaxel is compared with cisplatin + paclitaxel. According to a study from the United States, "In randomized trials, the combination of cisplatin and paclitaxel was...

Leaflets improve maternal knowledge about pain relief during labor.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leaflets improve maternal knowledge about pain relief during labor. According to published research from England, "pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive, at booking, the usual written...

Human papillomavirus infections can be cleared in women, HPV16 rate is slower.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Human papillomavirus infections can be cleared in women, HPV16 rate is slower. "Little is known about the factors that influence clearance of human papillomavirus (HPV), the primary cause of...

Patent that protects Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo challenged.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Barr Laboratories, Inc., (BRL) announced that it has initiated a challenge of the patent protecting Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.'s Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo oral contraceptive. Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo...

Negative psychological impact of PCOS doesn't translate into behavioral choices.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study by University of California at San Diego researchers found that the negative psychological impacts of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) doesn't translate into behavioral choices in adolescent...

Knowledge increases chance of natural conception.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A healthy couple at prime reproductive age has around a 25% chance of conceiving each month during a woman's menstrual cycle, but knowing the basics about becoming pregnant can increase a couple's...

Early vaginal bleeding may be due to Rh-, ectopic, or miscarried pregnancy.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Early vaginal bleeding in pregnancy requires intervention; it is most likely a sign of ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, or an Rh-negative maternal complication. "The first and foremost diagnosis to...

American Society for Reproductive Medicine launches new journal.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) announced at its 59th Annual Meeting in October 2003 the launch of a new medical journal. Titled Sexuality, Reproduction & Menopause, the...

Breast-feeding reduces hip fracture risk among Chinese women.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Breast-feeding reduces hip fracture risk among Chinese women. "To assess the relationships between reproductive factors and the risk of hip fractures in postmenopausal Chinese women, the authors...

Latest research on safety of infertility treatments raises further questions.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several studies presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine's annual meeting, held October 11-15, 2003, in Texas, dealt with the question of the health of children born with the help of...

New advances reported in treating reproductive consequences of other conditions.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The impact on a patient's reproductive health is often a misunderstood part of treating their underlying medical condition. Gathering at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive...

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis bears positives and negatives.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis bears positives and negatives. "Preimplantation genetic diagnosis using the fluorescence in situ hybridization technique (FISH) is being used widely to prevent the...

Success reported in controversial new fertility method.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists in China say they've achieved a human pregnancy through a new technique that may one day help some infertile women. The work, which experts said couldn't be done in the United States...

U.S. public supports genetic technologies for healthy, not designer, babies.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans support using reproductive genetic technologies to prevent severe disease, but they are uncomfortable with using these technologies to select socially desirable traits such as eye color,...

Sperm protein 17 is in some testicular interstitial cells and spermatozoa.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sperm protein 17 is found in some sperm and in some interstitial cells, and may have a function in differentiation. According to a study from Italy, "Sperm protein 17 (Sp17) is a highly conserved...

Darifenacin increases "warning time" for overactive bladder sufferers.
November 3, 2003... 2003 NOV 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Darifenacin, a new oral treatment for overactive bladder (OAB) from Novartis Pharma, has the potential to prolong "warning time" - the period between the first sensation of urgency and micturition - in...

Maternal diabetes stalls proper vascular development in embryos.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Maternal diabetes stalls proper vascular development in embryos. According to a study from the United States, "major congenital malformations, many of which result from abnormal cardiovascular...

New device measures how much force is used to deliver a baby.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When the birth of a baby does not proceed smoothly, how much force should a doctor or midwife apply? If a complicated delivery takes too long, the child could suffocate, yet pulling too hard could...

Who should have the power to pick the best embryo?
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hundreds of cells have been grown from a single cell taken from an early mouse embryo. If the same feat can be repeated in humans, it would make screening embryos for genetic defects during in vitro...

Maternal deaths disproportionately high in sub-Saharan Africa.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New findings on maternal mortality by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and UNFPA, the UN's Population Fund, show that a woman living in sub-Saharan Africa has a 1 in 16 chance of dying in...

Resurgence of rickets spurs call for vitamin D supplementation.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Rickets, often considered a disease of the past, is still a global public-health problem today. In a seminar article in the October 22, 2003, issue of The Lancet, researchers propose the use of...

New surgical technique developed for placing TVT mesh tape.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The University of Liege and Liege University Hospital (CHU) announced the development of a new surgical technique for treating feminine stress urinary incontinence. According to estimates, 10% of...

Many urban teens with boyfriends see others.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 45% of teenage girls with boyfriends acknowledged having had a simultaneous romantic relationship with a different boy, according to a study of urban teenage girls conducted by researchers at the...

VCI does not predict CVP in ventilated premature infants.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- VCI does not predict CVP in premature infants who require mechanical ventilation. According to published research from the Netherlands, "To determine the value of noninvasive assessment of right...

Media blitz persuades more young Latinas to get Pap smears.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Younger Latina women were more likely to get a Pap smear after being targeted by community volunteers and an extended media campaign that urged them to get regular screenings for breast and cervical...

A single dose of mifepristone could be used as a monthly birth control pill.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A single dose of mifepristone could be used as a monthly birth control pill. "A single dose of mifepristone is an effective emergency contraceptive and has potential as a regular 'once-a-month'...

Curcumin shows promise as intravaginal spermicide and anti-HIV agent.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curcumin shows promise as an intravaginal spermicide and anti-HIV agent. According to published research from the United States, "The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the...

Ligand earns milestone as NSP-989 advances.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) has earned an undisclosed milestone payment from its corporate partner Wyeth (WYE), which has decided to advance NSP-989 into phase II clinical studies for contraception....

The extract from neem leaves has spermicidal properties.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The extract from neem leaves has spermicidal properties. "The present study was carried out to evaluate the effective concentration of aqueous extract of old and tender Azadirachta indica (neem)...

Teens with more cavities are likely to have been born with low birth weight.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Teens with increased cavities are more likely to have been born with low birth weight and not be the firstborn. According to a study from Canada, "The objective of this study was to further...

A sex steroid feedback loop motivates new mothers to care for their young.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A sex steroid feedback loop motivates new mothers to care for their young. According to published research from the United States, "the subtle and complex relationships between the sequential...

Estrogen deficiency causes bone loss by T-cell proliferation, lifespan increase.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Estrogen deficiency causes bone loss. T-cell proliferation and lifespan increases can be blocked experimentally with IFN-gamma receptor silencing. According to a study from the United States,...

Study: Weight is not a factor for women using fertility technologies.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Impaired uterine function is not the cause of lower birth rates among overweight women using fertility technologies to become pregnant, according to a Mayo Clinic study. Previous studies have...

Survey: Americans in favor of embryo donation, but education needed.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to new data from a first-ever national survey of Americans (ages 18-45) regarding their beliefs, understanding, and attitudes towards freezing and the use of frozen embryos, the majority of...

Events in a new murine model mimic the elements of human menstruation.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Events in a new murine model mimic the elements of human menstruation. According to recent research from Australia, "menstruation and endometrial regeneration occur during every normal reproductive...

The FORKO immature mouse depicts the dynamics of ovarian follicle development.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The FORKO immature mouse depicts the dynamics of ovarian follicle development. According to a study from Canada, "adult follitropin receptor knockout (FORKO) female mice are infertile and estrogen...

Extensive preimplantation genetic diagnosis test commercially available.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alfigen, Inc., The Genetics Institute, one of the largest private genetics diagnostic laboratories in the country, announced the availability of a proprietary 10-probe panel for preimplantation genetic...

Normal offspring usually develop after intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Normal offspring usually develop after intracytoplasmic sperm injection. According to published research from Egypt, "almost one-third of all patients with nonobstructive azoospermia undergoing...

Bacterial vaginosis was not associated with IUD complications.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bacterial vaginosis was not associated with IUD complications. "This study aimed to assess the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and other cervico-vaginal infections, as well as the incidence...

Amino acid transport across the placenta depends on several elements.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Amino acid transport across the placenta depends on several elements. According to a study from Italy, "in human pregnancies placental amino acid transport has been studied at the time of delivery...

Assisted reproduction techniques carry the risk for pelvic infection.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Assisted reproduction techniques carry the risk for pelvic infection. "Tubo-ovarian abscess is an uncommon complication in pregnant women. In this report, we present a patient who developed a...

DHA regulates postpartum depressive symptoms.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- DHA regulates postpartum depressive symptoms. "Observational studies suggest an association between a low docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3) status after pregnancy and the occurrence of...

Matrix metalloproteinases influence the formation of cancer-related ascites.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix metalloproteinases influence the formation of cancer-related ascites. "This study investigated the functional interplay between vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and...

Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients requires further investigation.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients requires further investigation. According to recent research published in the journal Human Reproduction, "A large proportion of childhood and young...

AMP-deaminase from human placenta appears to be the same as the one from liver.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The AMP-deaminase from human placenta appears to be the same as the one from human liver. "AMP-deaminase from human term placenta was chromatographed on a phosphocellulose column and...

A vagina simulator eases the collection of rabbit semen for infertility study.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A vagina simulator eases the collection of rabbit semen for infertility study. "The rabbit is well suited for infertility research because of the animal's size, relatively low cost, and...

IVF-ET with ICSI safe and effective for HIV-serodiscordant couples.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IVF-ET with ICSI is safe and effective for HIV-serodiscordant couples. According to recent research published in the American Journal of Perinatology, "The objective of this article is to report...

Ligase chain reaction is not recommended for the chlamydial screening of semen.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ligase chain reaction is not recommended for the chlamydial screening of semen. According to recent research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, "diagnostic potential of the Chlamydia...

FDA approves Paxil CR for new indication.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Paxil CR (paroxetine HCl) Controlled-Release Tablets for the treatment of social anxiety disorder. Paxil...

Transfection of neurotrophic factor augments GSC expansion.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transfection of neurotrophic factor can be used to dramatically augment GSC expansion. "Although the mammalian germinal stem cell (GSC) provides a good model to investigate the regulation of stem...

Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor affects sperm motility.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sperm motility is enhanced by addition of glucose or fructose substrates, due to the action of GM-CSF present in male germ cells. "The granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is...

Autoimmune thyroid disease can affect pregnancy and child development.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Autoimmune thyroid disease can affect pregnancy and child development. "As a group, the autoimmune thyroid diseases, including Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, and primary myxedema, are among...

Evidence-based practices reduce the risk of smoking-related low birth weight.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Evidence-based practices reduce the risk of smoking-related low birth weight. "In 1989, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) developed a research utilization...

High level occupational exposure to HCC-230fa may affect fetal development.
November 10, 2003... 2003 NOV 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- High level occupational exposure to HCC-230fa may affect fetal development. According to recent research published in the journal Toxicological Sciences, "the potential developmental toxicity and...

Uterine artery embolization controls bleeding in dangerous implantation cases.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Uterine artery embolization controls bleeding in dangerous implantation cases. According to published research from Israel, "uterine scar gestation has been thought to be a rare type of ectopic...

Study finds taking a long time to conceive is linked to problems at birth.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who take more than a year to conceive have a higher than normal risk of having a premature birth, a full-term baby with low birthweight, or a cesarean section, according to a large study reported...

School clinics best way to get birth control to students, study says.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Minneapolis, Minnesota, high school students are more apt to take advantage of free contraception if they can get birth control directly from clinics at their schools, according to new research in the...

Egg sharing does not damage a donor's own chance of a baby, study finds.
November 17, 2003... 2003 NOV 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women who take part in egg-sharing programs run by fertility clinics are not compromising their chance of having a baby by donating some of their eggs, researchers in the U.K. report. The Lister...