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Among premenopausal women taking steroids for lupus, various treatments preserve bone mineral density and “should be considered” for preventing the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, advise researchers in a report published…

The odds are high that a woman who is prescribed an “anticholinergic” drug to relieve urinary incontinence or other lower urinary tract symptom will discontinue the medication not long…

A South Dakota State University study showed that women who began menstruating at an earlier age had a higher percentage of body fat as adults than women who began menstruating later.

But…

Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they’re thinner or more obese than…

Women who have ever been around smokers regularly may have more difficulty getting pregnant than those who have not, a new study suggests. The findings, researchers say, offer one more reason…

This complication occurs in approximately 2 per 1000 abortions performed at less than 12 weeks’ gestation.  Several factors increase this complication.

1. Previous pregnancy: RR 2.2 for gravida greater than one
2. Gestational…

Hemorrhage from Surgical Abortions
During operative pregnancy termination (vacuum aspiration or D&E) general anaesthetics (especially halothane or similar agents) appear to increase blood loss compared with local   anaesthetics   using   intravenous…

Preinsertion of multiple osmotic dilators 6 to 24 hours prior to amnio-infusion may reduce the time from induction to completion,  reduce the risk of cervical laceration,  and almost   eliminate   posterior  …

There has been considerable controversy over which method of second trimester abortion is safest, least stressful to patient and provider, and most cost effective. However, evidence demonstrates that dilatation and…

As with all operative procedures, sound principles of surgical technique and the prevention of complications should include

•  accurate preoperative diagnosis and evaluation;
•  high level of operator skill;
• …

C. VACUUM ASPIRATION (≤ 13 Weeks)

Vacuum aspiration can be performed easily and safely with little discomfort in the first trimester under local anaesthetic and premedication with narcotics or sedation if necessary.

Advantages
1.…

B. MANUAL VACUUM ASPIRATION (≤ 10 Weeks)
Evacuation of early gestations, within one week of a missed period,  with a small-bore vacuum cannula can be performed in an office setting by a properly…

Determine the methods of early abortion for which a woman is eligible based on medical and other factors. Then after the options, with pros and cons, have been objectively and thoroughly explained,…

Summary of Recommendations
1. Manual vacuum aspiration can be performed safely and effectively in an office setting up to 10 weeks’ gestation. (B)

2. A cannula size in mm…

Age is a factor for women with heavy menstrual bleeding who undergo a procedure to remove the endometrium, or lining of the womb. The younger they are at the time of…

Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting…

A potentially less-costly version of Female Health Co’s condom for women won unanimous backing from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday.

A lower price could attract…

New findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East Anglia show that long-term use of a popular class of oral…

If you need another reason to quit smoking, consider that it may diminish your chances of being a parent or grandparent. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical…

Early detection of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), combined with aggressive treatment in infants, may be the key to controlling the progression of the disease, according…

Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the…

African-American women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) are less likely to ultimately have a baby than are their white counterparts, a new U.S. study suggests.

Using data for more…

Taking a low-dose oral contraceptive pill can reduce painful periods and non-menstrual pain associated with endometriosis, research shows.

“The present study clearly demonstrated for the first time that oral…

Compared with abdominal hysterectomy, vaginal and laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomies (LAVH) are associated with fewer complications during the initial hysterectomy admission but result in more readmissions thereafter, according to an Australian report in…