Revealed: How sticky egg captures sperm • Gynecology news • Aug 18 11 Researchers have uncovered exactly how a human egg captures an incoming sperm to begin the fertilisation process, in a new study published this week in the journal Science. The research identifies… Maternal fat has negative impact on embryo development • Gynecology news • Aug 18 11 Exposing eggs to high levels of saturated fatty acids – as commonly found in the ovaries of obese women and those with Type II diabetes – compromises the development… Hysterectomy in Germany • Gynecology news • Aug 11 11 Hysterectomy elevates the risk of stroke and coronary heart disease in young women when combined with the removal of both ovaries in the same operation. This fact provides the background for the epidemiological report… Review of 700,000 women reveals factors affecting vaginal birth after previous cesarean • Gynecology news • Jul 27 11 A wide range of clinical and non-clinical factors can affect whether women go on to have a vaginal delivery after having a caesarean, according to… Japanese herb for hot flashes fails in U.S. trial • Gynecology news • Jul 24 11 An herbal remedy widely used in Japan to ease menopause symptoms failed to show the same benefits in a clinical trial of U.S. women, researchers report. The study… BUSM researchers urge awareness of dietary iodine intake in postpartum Korean-American women • Gynecology news • Jul 13 11 Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have brought attention to the potential health impacts for Korean and Korean-American women and their infants from… Study suggests new strategy to prevent infertility, birth defects • Gynecology news • Jul 07 11 A strategy that has been shown to reduce age-related health problems in several animal studies may also combat a major cause of age-associated infertility and birth defects. Investigators… Simple test gives accurate prediction of ovulation to help women become pregnant • Gynecology news • Jul 05 11 This meant that the calendar method predicted ovulation correctly in only one in four women, whereas the ClearBlue Digital Ovulation test (20 test pack) predicted… Diabetes Drug May Prevent or Delay Development of PCOS • Gynecology news • Jun 29 11 A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that early, prolonged treatment with the diabetes drug metformin may… Delayed Recognition of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex in Adult Women Has Life-Threatening Consequences • Gynecology news • Jun 29 11 Women with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are often misdiagnosed because the condition, commonly recognized in early childhood when it presents with seizures, manifests differently later… Inducing labor is not associated with higher rates of cesarean sections • Gynecology news • Jun 21 11 A new study published in the international Nordic journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that inducing labor in the weeks around term, or from… Researchers find process of cervical ripening differs between term and preterm birth • Gynecology news • Jun 21 11 Cervical ripening that instigates preterm labor is distinct from what happens at the onset of normal term labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have… Treatment gap leaves many older adults at unnecessary risk of fracture • Gynecology news • Jun 16 11 In Europe, a serious treatment gap is leaving millions of people at high risk of fragility fractures. The findings were revealed in ‘Osteoporosis: Burden, health care… Severity of facial wrinkles may predict bone density in early menopause • Gynecology news • Jun 06 11 A news study finds that the worse a woman’s skin wrinkles are during the first few years of menopause, the lower her bone density is. The… Mayo Clinic: Flaxseed no cure for hot flashes during breast cancer or menopause • Gynecology news • Jun 06 11 ASCO Abstract #CRA9015. Flaxseed provides no benefit in easing hot flashes among breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women, according to a Mayo Clinic and… SGO sets new standards to monitor recurrence of gynecologic cancer more effectively • Gynecology news • Jun 01 11 Although gynecologic cancers account for only 10 percent of all new cancer cases in women, these cancers account for 20 percent of all female cancer… Study: Hormone level predicts end of fertility • Gynecology news • May 26 11 The age-specific blood levels of the Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) can predict when women will reach menopause. This makes family planning easier, say fertility researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht,… New genetic testing technology for IVF embryos • Gynecology news • May 24 11 Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have devised a new technique, which helps couples that are affected by or are carriers of genetic diseases have in vitro… New Texas law mandates sonograms before abortion • Gynecology news • May 22 11 Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday signed into law a measure requiring women seeking an abortion in the state to first get a sonogram. Texas is one of several U.S.… EMAS publishes position statement about the post-reproductive health of women • Gynecology news • May 17 11 Elsevier announced the publication of an important position statement from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the journal Maturitas on managing menopausal women with a… Gene variation linked to infertility in women, study finds • Gynecology news • May 17 11 A variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream also appears to affect progesterone production in women, making it a likely culprit in a substantial… Fifteen eggs optimum for IVF success, study finds • Gynecology news • May 11 11 A study of more than 400,000 IVF cycles has found that doctors should aim to retrieve around 15 eggs from a woman’s ovaries in a single cycle for the… Stress relief may improve IVF success • Gynecology news • May 05 11 Enrolling in a stress-management class might help women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) get pregnant, according to a new study. The finding is in line with other recent work suggesting that… More U.S. women using “morning-after” pill: study • Gynecology news • Apr 27 11 More U.S. women seem to be using the “morning-after” pill now that the emergency contraceptive is available over-the-counter, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2006 and 2008, about… Should hysterectomy mean the ovaries come out too? • Gynecology news • Apr 27 11 Women who are having a hysterectomy should consider also getting their ovaries removed, suggests a new study. The report showed that women who had their ovaries taken out had… Page 16 of 58 pages « First < 14 15 16 17 18 > Last » << Back to main
