2011

November

• Most Women with Lupus Can Have Successful Pregnancy Outcomes -

• Hormone in birth control shot linked to memory loss -

October

• New study finds fetal heart rate not a good indicator of a baby’s health -

• Using one embryo in IVF doesn’t cut birth rate: study -

• Chronic Pain Care for Women Cost Nearly $13 Billion in 2008 -

• Women do not get enough vitamin D during the menopause -

• Moving Poor Women to Less Poor Neighborhoods Improves Health -

• Older women still suffer from hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds study -

• Mixed data on hot flashes drug drags Depomed to year -

• Flaxseed may not cool hot flashes: study -

• Multivitamins no fountain of youth for women -

• Hysterectomy Is Associated with Increased Levels of Iron in the Brain -

September

• Woman with a higher social standing and educational attainment breastfeed for longer -

• HRT therapy appears to increase risk of hospitalization from severe asthma attacks -

• African-American women develop functional challenges earlier than others -

• Fear of childbirth increases likelihood of C-section -

• Women Aged Over 85 Have Higher Prevalence Of Arthritis And Joint Pain -

• Ob-gyn guidelines often based on opinion, weak data -

• Wine can help women in middle-age -

• Common painkillers tied to miscarriage risk -

• No link betweem menopause and increased risk of fatal heart -

• Smoking After Menopause May Increase Sex Hormone Levels -

• Heavier Women Have Fewer Hot Flashes: Study -

• Acupuncture for PCOS no better than fake treatment -

• C-Section Births Significantly Raise Blood Clot Risk -

• Hot flashes may be fewer in older, heavier women -

August

• Role of soy in menopausal health reported -

• Hip fracture risk rises after women stop hormones: research -

• Effects of prenatal smoking on infant neurodevelopment may be worse than feared: study -

• Increased Celiac Disease Prevalence in Women with Unexplained Infertility -

• Revealed: How sticky egg captures sperm -

• Maternal fat has negative impact on embryo development -

• Hysterectomy in Germany -

July

• Review of 700,000 women reveals factors affecting vaginal birth after previous cesarean -

• Japanese herb for hot flashes fails in U.S. trial -

• BUSM researchers urge awareness of dietary iodine intake in postpartum Korean-American women -

• Study suggests new strategy to prevent infertility, birth defects -

• Simple test gives accurate prediction of ovulation to help women become pregnant -

June

• Diabetes Drug May Prevent or Delay Development of PCOS -

• Delayed Recognition of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in Adult Women Has Life-Threatening Consequences -

• Inducing labor is not associated with higher rates of cesarean sections -

• Researchers find process of cervical ripening differs between term and preterm birth -

• Treatment gap leaves many older adults at unnecessary risk of fracture -

• Severity of facial wrinkles may predict bone density in early menopause -

• Mayo Clinic: Flaxseed no cure for hot flashes during breast cancer or menopause -

• SGO sets new standards to monitor recurrence of gynecologic cancer more effectively -

May

• Study: Hormone level predicts end of fertility -

• New genetic testing technology for IVF embryos -

• New Texas law mandates sonograms before abortion -

• EMAS publishes position statement about the post-reproductive health of women -

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