News tagged with gynecology
U-M human embryonic stem cell line placed on national registry
The University of Michigan's first human embryonic stem cell line will be placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells available for federally-funded research. It is the first of the stem ...
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Annual sonograms are needed to verify correct IUD position, obstetricians say
A retrospective study of women who became pregnant while using intrauterine devices shows that more than half of the IUDs were malpositioned.
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Tufts University calls for moderate approach to teaching personalized genomic testing
Genetics in Medicine, the official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics, published this month a paper by Tufts University faculty calling for a moderate, strategic approach to teaching personalized genomic testin ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Study shows extreme form of pregnancy-related morning sickness could be genetic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Approximately 60,000 pregnant women are hospitalized each year due to hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), an extreme form of nausea and vomiting that endangers their lives and often forces them to reluctantly terminate ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Groundbreaking project a new revolution in contraception
On the surface, family planning and tennis have little in common. But if results are what matter, Jeffrey Peipert, MD, PhD, is a winner.
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Bariatric operations reduce odds of gestational diabetes, cesarean section
Obese women who have bariatric surgical procedures before pregnancy were three times less likely to develop gestational diabetes (GDM) than women who have bariatric operations after delivery, according to new research findings ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Subtle thyroid problem triples the risk of placental separation in birth
Pregnant women with antibodies that can indicate early thyroid disease are three times as likely to have placental separation during labor, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found in a study of more than ...
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Jul 21, 2010 |
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Overcoming ovarian cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI's gynecologic oncology group forges what is being called the largest breakthrough for treating ovarian cancer in more than a decade.
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Scientists find protein inhibitor revives chemotherapy for ovarian patients
Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a way that may help ovarian cancer patients who no longer respond to conventional chemotherapy.
Jul 06, 2010 |
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'A baby at last!': New couples' guide to getting pregnant
Infertility affects about 7 million Americans -- that's about one in six couples during their childbearing years. There are many reasons for infertility, with equal chances it's his medical issue as it is hers. A new book, ...
Jun 30, 2010 |
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Study finds why some women are sub-fertile with a poor response to ovarian stimulating hormones
Researchers have discovered that some women carry a genetic variation that makes them sub-fertile and less likely to respond to ovarian stimulating hormones during fertility treatment. The discovery opens the way to identifying ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Novel Protein Essential for Successful Pregnancy
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine and their colleagues at the Society for the Investigation of Early Pregnancy have helped clarify the function of a unique protein called Preimplantation ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 27, 2010 |
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Sexual activity declines for heart attack patients not getting doctors' advice
Sexual activity declines in the year after heart attack for patients who don't get instructions from their doctors about when it's safe to resume sex, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 11th Scientific ...
May 21, 2010 |
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Researchers Develop Test to Identify 'Best' Sperm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered a method to select sperm with the highest DNA integrity in a bid to improve male fertility. The method is comparable to that of the egg’s ...
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May 20, 2010 |
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Many pregnant women not getting enough vitamin D
Seven out of every ten pregnant women in the United States are not getting enough Vitamin D according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. While prenatal vitamins do rai ...
May 11, 2010 |
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Gynaecology
Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) refers to the surgical specialty dealing with health of the female reproductive system (uterus, vagina and ovaries). Literally, outside medicine, it means "the science of women". Almost all modern gynaecologists are also obstetricians; see Obstetrics and gynaecology.
For more information about Gynaecology, read the full article at
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