Pregnancy and Birth

A Fact Sheet From The Center For Applied Reproductive Science

The statistics are shocking: One in seven US women will be treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) over the course of her lifetime. That translates into more than a million women diagnosed with PID each year.

Obesity before pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of several adverse outcomes of pregnancy. The risk profiles among lean, normal, or mildly overweight women are not, however, well established.

Fertilization, both natural and by assisted reproduction techniques (ART), needs the dual support of the sperm not only for the messages it carries but for being as a messenger cell the and carrier of these messages as well.

Coverage from the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Coverage from the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Coverage from the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Coverage from the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Coverage from the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Q: A request for Information about Premenopause osteoporosis. I am a 31 year old woman and after the birth of my second child 4 months ago have had back pain. After an x-ray that showed a collapse in one part of my spine, I was sent for a bone density test. At the test they took my height and I was 2 inches shorter. I'm looking for information on pre menopause osteoporosis and can find very little. I would like to be informed on what can be done to help me before I go over my test results with my doctor and to better understand my options. Can you help?

Questions this month have been answered by:R. Wayne Whitted, MD., MPH, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor

Coverage of 36th AAGL Congress November 2007, Washington, DC

This month's questions answered by:Harvey S. Marchbein, MD, Chairman,OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial Advisory Board

From American Association of Gynecological LaparoscopistsOrlando, Florida, November 2000

Questions this month have been answered by:Maria Luisa Bianchi, MD, Italy, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial Advisor

Questions this month have been answered by:Maria Luisa Bianchi, MD, Italy, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial Advisor

Yeasts are normally found on body surfaces in low numbers, and they usually do not cause any problems. But when people are exposed to certain risk factors, yeasts can overgrow causing symptomatic infections.

This month's questions answered by:Harvey S. Marchbein, MD,Chairman, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial Advisory Board, Paul D. Burstein, M.D., FACOGOBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Ronald Barentsen, MD, PhDOBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Michael Kleerekoper, M.B., B.S.,OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor

Frequency of Sperm Cells with Fragmented DNA in Males Infected with Chlamydia Trachomatis and Mycoplasma SP,Determined with the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) Test

Questions this month have been answered by:Barry Lee Gruber, MD OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor Maria Luisa Bianchi, MD, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial Advisor

This month's questions answered by:Harvey S. Marchbein, MD,Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board,Osteoporosis Section, OBGYN.netRonald Barentsen, MD, PhD,Member, Editorial Advisory Board,Osteoporosis Section, OBGYN.net

Questions this month have been answered by:Paul D. Burstein, MD, FACOG, USA, OBGYN.net Osteoporosis Editorial AdvisorMichael Kleerekoper, MB, BS, FACP, FACE, OBGYN.net Editorial Advisor

SMFM 27th Annual Meeting 2007

SMFM 27th Annual Meeting 2007

SMFM 27th Annual Meeting 2007