May 3rd 2024
A pair of studies from AUA 2024 show neither drinking nor vaping by either parent is associated with significantly increased risk of a spontaneous abortion.
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
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15th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies™
May 11, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Exploring Unmet Needs In Postpartum Depression – Making the Case for Early Detection and Novel Treatments
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Identifying Health Care Inequities in Screening, Diagnosis, and Trial Access for Breast Cancer Care: Taking Action With Evidence-Based Solutions
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Understanding College-Aged Women’s Attitudes Toward Contraception Use
March 4th 2011Despite the wide range of contraceptives available, almost 50% of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, with the highest rates among women aged 18 to 24 years. Meanwhile, few studies have explored contraceptive responsibility and no studies since the 1980s have looked at female college students’ perceptions of such. Without this data, physicians and health educators are unable to adequately and effectively address STD and pregnancy prevention among this patient population.
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Distress Before Fertility Treatment Not Tied to Outcome
March 2nd 2011Emotional distress some women experience prior to undergoing fertility treatment appears to have no bearing on the likeihood that the treatment will result in a successful pregnancy, according to a literature analysis published Feb. 23 in BMJ.
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Type 1 Diabetes Tied to Shorter Breast-Feeding Duration
March 1st 2011Although mothers with type 1 diabetes are less likely to partially or exclusively breast-feed at two months, diabetes is not an independent risk factor for the initiation and maintenance of breast-feeding, according to a study published in the February issue of Diabetes Care.
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FDA Issues Label Changes for Antipsychotic Drug Class
March 1st 2011The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has notified health care providers that the Pregnancy section of drug labels include additional and consistent information regarding the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements (extrapyramidal signs [EPS]) and withdrawal symptoms among newborns whose mothers received the drugs in the third trimster of pregnancy.
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False Positives Fall With Greater Volume of Mammograms
February 28th 2011Interpreting a high volume of mammograms ma not lead radiologists to find more cancers but my help them to better distinguish between malignant and non-malignant lesions, according to research published online Feb. 22 in Radiology.
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SMFM: Very Obese May Need to Gain Less Pregnancy Weight
February 26th 2011Women who are extremelly obese may not need to gain as much weight during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy as current guidelnes recommend, according to research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, held from Feb. 7 to 12 in San Francisco.
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SMFM: Patient-Controlled Epidural Lowers Drug Use
February 23rd 2011Women who administer their own analgesia (patient-controlled epidural analgesia [PCEA]) during labor as compared to being administered a continuous epidural infusion (CEI) use less analgesia but experience similar levels of satisfaction, according to research presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, held from Feb. 7 to 12 in San Francisco
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SMFM: Folate Not Protective Against Preterm Delivery
February 23rd 2011Consumption of folate prior to or during pregnancy does not appear to protect women from spontaneous preterm delivery, according to data presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, held from Feb, 7 to 12 in San Francisco
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Public Sector Plays Big Role in Drug Research
February 23rd 2011Public-sector research institutions (PSRIs) appear to play a bigger role in drug discovery than was previously thought, contributing to the discovery of about 10 to 20 percent of drugs approved for new drug applications since 1990, according to research publisted in the Feb. 10 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Prenatal Myelomeningocele Surgery Improves Outcomes
February 22nd 2011Prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele decreases the need for shunting and improves motor outcomes at 30 months, though it is linked to an increased risk of preterm delivery and uterine dehiscence at delivery, according to a study published online Feb 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Antenatal HIV Exposure Tied to Lower Infant Antibodies
February 22nd 2011Infants exposed to HIV in the womb, but not infected at birth, have lower infant-specific antibody responses against some diseases, compared to infants not exposed to HIV, according to a study published in the Feb. 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association
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Levobupivacaine: A Safe and Effective Option During C-Sections?
February 22nd 2011To ascertain if levobupivcaine can serve as a safe and effective option for women undergoing elective cesarean-section, Dr. I Gunusen, Department ofAnesthesiology and Reanimation at Egee University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, and colleagues a randomized study of 120 pregnant women.
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I was recently asked by WebMD to comment on a newly published study that highlights a possible link between epilepsy, its treatment, and infertility, but a finding in the study has broader implications for all patients trying to conceive. First, a little about the study, and afterwards I will show how it applies to everyone trying to build a family.
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Can Maternal Relaxation Techniques Impact Fetus Well-Being?
February 21st 2011Modern medicine recognizes the potential impact of stress on physical well-being, but can stress pass through the mother to the fetus? Indeed, it has been hypothesized that maternal chronic stress can alter the uterine environment and may affect length of gestation, fetal growth, birth weight, and spontaneous preterm birth. Similarly, research on cortisol levels in fetuses and mothers has found that anxiety in mothers can affect the function of the placenta. With so much evidence pointing to the interaction between maternal psychological well-being and fetal wellness, there has become an increased need to find effective, nonpharmacological interventions for pregnant women.
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Prenatal Exposure to High Glucose Levels Increases Lean as well as Fat Mass in Offspring
February 21st 2011Compared to nondiabetic women, women with diabetes and high glucose levels during pregnancy tend to have babies with high birth weights. Moreover, it is thought that these offspring are at greater risk for obesity than those children born to women without diabetes. But is the larger body size due to greater lean mass in addition to greater fat mass?
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FDA Warns Against Certain Uses of Asthma Drug Terbutaline for Preterm Labor
February 18th 2011The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that terbutaline administered by injection or through an infusion pump should not be used in pregnant women for prevention or prolonged (beyond 48-72 hours) treatment of preterm labor due to the potential for serious maternal heart problems and death.
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General Recommendations on Immunization
February 15th 2011CDC recommends routine vaccination to prevent 17 vaccine-preventable diseases that occur in infants, children, adolescents, or adults. This report provides information for clinicians and other health-care providers about concerns that commonly arise when vaccinating persons of various ages.
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Antioxidant Supplementation May Improve Male Fertility
February 9th 2011Antioxidant supplementation in subfertile men may increase the likelihood of pregnancy and live births for couples undergoing assisted reproduction techniques, according to a review published online Jan. 19 in the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews
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Recombinant Human Prolactin Increases Milk Volume
February 9th 2011Treatment with recombinant human prolactin (r-hPRL) increases milk volume, induces changes in milk composition similar to those that take place in regular lactogenesis, and increases antimicrobially active oligosaccharide concentrations for women who have both prolactin and lactation insufficiency, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Pediatrics.
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Physicians Lacking Intrauterine Contraception Knowledge
February 9th 2011Family physicians have training and knowledge gaps that result in missed opportunities to offer intrauterine contraception (IUC) as a form of birth control to eligible patients, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Contraception.
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Q&A: Endometriosis and Breastfeeding
February 3rd 2011A 30 y/o woman, P1001, sought a second opinion from me regarding the following situation: She just had her first baby, and has a history of symptomatic endometriosis including some difficulty in achieving pregnancy (but did so without medical intervention). She was advised by another physician that she should use either depo or the progestin only pill for the next 6-12 months (while she is breastfeeding) to prevent the progression of endometriosis.
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Maternal Grief May Predict Infant Attachment Security
February 2nd 2011Resolution of maternal grief following the experience of preterm birth, and the subsequent quality of maternal interactions, have important implications for attachment security development in premature infants, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in Pediatrics.
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