You are here : health.am > Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology > Gynecology news Gynecology news No benefit for delivering twins early: study • Gynecology news • Aug 10 06 To reduce the risk of illness and death, twins should be delivered before 40 weeks of gestation, but there is no added benefit in delivering them by 38 weeks of… New Procedure Helps Stop Urinary Incontinence • Gynecology news • Aug 03 06 Millions of women, especially moms, suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a condition where sneezing, coughing or even laughing can lead to urine leakage. “We try to treat patients with conservative… Corticosteroids Given Before Preterm Births Help Newborns to Survive • Gynecology news • Jul 31 06 Administering corticosteroid drugs to pregnant women who are at risk for premature delivery increases the chances of survival for their newborns, according to a review of studies. “The… Many couples would give frozen embryos to research • Gynecology news • Jul 28 06 A survey of couples who underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at a large Australian clinic found that the majority preferred that their unused embryos go to “some use” rather than… Alternative menopause therapies lack proof: study • Gynecology news • Jul 24 06 While an array of alternative therapies promise to ease menopausal symptoms, none has strong enough evidence to back it up, according to a research review published Monday. Individual studies have suggested… Smoking may slow clearance of cervical infection • Gynecology news • Jul 24 06 Women who smoke cigarettes may have a tougher time clearing a virus linked to cervical cancer from their bodies. At least 70 percent of sexually active women will become infected… Britain warns on safety of popular menopause herb • Gynecology news • Jul 18 06 Black cohosh, an herb that many women take to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, may be linked with liver damage. Therefore, products containing this herb will… Natural health products for osteoporosis prevention and treatment are focus of review • Gynecology news • Jul 16 06 Natural health products for osteoporosis prevention and treatment were recently reviewed in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy. According to the review from Canada, “Consumers are increasingly… Multiple c-sections tied to maternal complications • Gynecology news • Jul 12 06 The risk of major complications for the mother increases significantly when a woman undergoes several cesarean deliveries, according to researchers based in Israel. “We believe that a decrease in multiple cesareans… Normal delivery can be OK after multiple cesareans • Gynecology news • Jul 11 06 For women who have had several previous cesarean deliveries, attempting a vaginal birth is not much riskier than for women who have had only one previous c-section, researchers report… Race, weight, smoking tied to menopause symptoms • Gynecology news • Jul 11 06 African-American women are more likely than other racial groups to suffer frequent hot flashes and night sweats throughout the years leading to menopause, new research suggests. The study, which followed… Anti-Herpes Drug Reduces Need for Caesarean Sections in Infected Women • Gynecology news • Jul 11 06 Giving an anti-viral drug to pregnant women who have a history of genital herpes significantly lowers the rate of Caesarean sections needed to protect the infant from… Early menopause on the cards for childhood cancer survivors • Gynecology news • Jul 07 06 In a new study researchers have found that girls who survive childhood cancer are more likely to experience an early menopause when they mature than other women. Due… Scientists identify overactive protein that plays a key role in cystic fibrosis • Gynecology news • Jul 06 06 A team led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center scientists has identified and successfully tamed an overactive protein that plays a key role in cystic fibrosis… Doctors’ Judgment as Important as “Decision-to-Incision” Guideline for C Sections • Gynecology news • Jun 30 06 U.S. hospitals have long been required to be able to start emergency Cesarean sections within 30 minutes, but neither compliance with this “decision-to-incision” time nor the associated… Study examines women with symptoms of urinary incontinence • Gynecology news • Jun 29 06 Valsalva (VLPP) and cough (CLPP) leak point pressures have been used for evaluating urinary incontinence in women. The relationship between these leak point pressures and stress urinary incontinence and… Severe Hot Flashes Associated with Chronic Insomnia • Gynecology news • Jun 26 06 Women who have severe hot flashes may have more chronic sleep problems than women who do not, according to a report in the June 26 issue of Archives of Internal… Study Links Virus to 2001 Thoroughbred Abortion Epidemic • Gynecology news • Jun 25 06 A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus,… New method of testing eggs for abnormalities could solve problems of embryo freezing • Gynecology news • Jun 21 06 Italian researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to test a woman’s egg, before fertilisation, for chromosomal abnormalities that might… Infertility common after ulcerative colitis surgery • Gynecology news • Jun 17 06 A common operation for ulcerative colitis renders nearly 50 percent of female patients infertile, according to a new report. By contrast, when the disease is managed with medications alone, the infertility… India suspends doctors over sex tests, abortions • Gynecology news • Jun 15 06 Eleven government doctors in India’s western state of Rajasthan have been suspended on suspicion of carrying out sex determination tests and aborting female fetuses, officials said on Thursday. Despite laws… Vaginal Infections Often Go Ignored and Under Treated • Gynecology news • Jun 13 06 Vaginal infections result in more trips to see a doctor for women than most other conditions, leading to roughly 10 million office visits annually. Most women will have an… New drug relieves premenstrual breast pain • Gynecology news • Jun 13 06 Toremifene, a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen and is used to treat breast cancer, also relieves premenstrual breast pain and tenderness without causing any major side effects, according to… Pre-menopausal changes in bone structure may contribute to fracture risk • Gynecology news • Jun 07 06 It is well established that post-menopausal women are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis, but could that be related to subtle pre-menopausal changes in bone structure? That… Women with diabetes still having too-big babies • Gynecology news • Jun 06 06 Infants born to women with type 1 diabetes tend to be abnormally large, which is potentially dangerous for both mother and baby. The birthweights of such infants have not changed… Page 42 of 46 pages « First < 40 41 42 43 44 > Last » << Back to main