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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Severe Maternal Psoriasis Linked to Low Birth Weight
February 2nd 2011Women with severe psoriasis are 1.4 times more likely to have a low birth weight (LBW) infant, but mild psoriasis is not related to an increased risk of adverse birth outcomes, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
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Q & A: Uterine Adhesions to post per. wall
January 31st 2011I have a case that I've known for some time. She is a case of diagnosed endometriosis. I did her adhesiolisis in 1993 and then she got pregnant, then she had a big endometriotic cyst and I removed it and then she got pregnant again. In the last six years, she got 2 endometriotic cysts that were very big and causing agonizing pains and had to be surgically removed in 2 occasions. Last year she got pregnant spontaneously but missed abortion at 14 weeks and had to evacuate by extramniotic PG.
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Issues Opinion on Planned Home Births
January 24th 2011The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) issued a Committee Opinion today that says although the absolute risk of planned home births is low, published medical evidence shows it does carry a two- to three-fold increase in the risk of newborn death compared with planned hospital births.
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Chemical Exposure Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
January 24th 2011MONDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Women with occupational exposure to phthalates or pesticides appear to have a higher risk of adverse fertility and pregnancy outcomes, including prolonged time to pregnancy (TTP) and lower birth weight, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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Is MMP-1 the Culprit Behind Preeclampsia?
January 19th 2011Preeclampsia is a rapidly progressive condition that affects as many as 8% of all pregnancies. To better understand how and why this process occurs, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine looked to see if neutrophil infiltration could affect vascular expression of the enzyme matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and other extracellular matrix proteins, which in turn might result in vascular dysfunction in women with preeclampsia.
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Excerpts from The Incontinence Solution: Answers for Women of All Ages
October 10th 2010Incontinence is the uncontrollable loss of enough urine to cause social or sanitary difficulties. When we study the body and look at how we are able to control urination, we know that an infant does not have the proper connections between their brain and their bladder to be able to control the bladder.
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