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UrduTamara Kalir’s new Open Access book explores the challenges faced by clinicians and patients in treating ovarian cancer, as well as some of the relevant breakthroughs
Tag: Fertility
Pregnant women with HIV often not given recommended treatment
BOSTON – Women living with HIV who are also pregnant don’t always receive recommended antiretroviral medications, according to a recent study of prescribing patterns carried out by a MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researcher in collaboration with other members of…
Zika vaccine protects fetus in pregnant monkeys
An experimental vaccine against the Zika virus reduced the amount of virus in pregnant rhesus macaques and improved fetal outcomes. The work could help support development and approval of the experimental Zika DNA vaccine VRC5283, which is currently in early…
Getting a good night’s sleep complicated by menopause
New study demonstrates increase in sleep disorders as women transition from perimenopause to postmenopause
Understanding ovarian cancer
Tamara Kalir’s new Open Access book explores the challenges faced by clinicians and patients in treating ovarian cancer, as well as some of the relevant breakthroughs
Getting a good night’s sleep complicated by menopause
New study demonstrates increase in sleep disorders as women transition from perimenopause to postmenopause
Pregnant women with HIV often not given recommended treatment
BOSTON – Women living with HIV who are also pregnant don’t always receive recommended antiretroviral medications, according to a recent study of prescribing patterns carried out by a MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) researcher in collaboration with other members of…
Researchers uncover genetic mystery of infertility in fruit flies
Findings may lead to better understanding of human genomes
Researchers uncover genetic mystery of infertility in fruit flies
Findings may lead to better understanding of human genomes
Long-acting contraception has proven highly effective but is restricted by some hospitals
CU Anschutz researcher calls for more study into the impact of these restrictions on health care consumers
Long-acting contraception has proven highly effective but is restricted by some hospitals
CU Anschutz researcher calls for more study into the impact of these restrictions on health care consumers
Penn Researchers Uncover Defective Sperm Epigenome that Leads to Male Infertility
Researchers at Penn Medicine created a new mouse model that allows investigators to closely track the defects in sperm from the early stages of sperm development through fertilization and on. The model can lead to a better understanding of not only infertility in men—and ways to potentially reverse it.
Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception
Healthcare providers should not assume that pregnancy preferences are the sole motivation for contraceptive use
Having to defend one’s sexuality increases fear of childbirth
In order to help people with fear of childbirth, there must be trust between the patient and the healthcare staff. But for many lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people, this trust never develops. These are the results of a…
Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception
Healthcare providers should not assume that pregnancy preferences are the sole motivation for contraceptive use
Having to defend one’s sexuality increases fear of childbirth
In order to help people with fear of childbirth, there must be trust between the patient and the healthcare staff. But for many lesbian and bisexual women and transgender people, this trust never develops. These are the results of a…
Study shows novel protein plays role in bacterial vaginosis
UArizona College of Medicine — Phoenix study increases understanding of most common bacterial infection in US women
Study shows novel protein plays role in bacterial vaginosis
UArizona College of Medicine — Phoenix study increases understanding of most common bacterial infection in US women
Baby boys born small for gestational age have increased risk of infertility in adulthood
Baby boys who are born small for their gestational age are at increased risk of having fertility problems in adulthood, according to research published today (Friday) in Human Reproduction [1], one of the world’s leading reproductive medicine journals. Researchers in…
Media advisory: SMFM 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
Feb. 3-8, 2020, Grapevine, Texas
Media advisory: SMFM 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting
Feb. 3-8, 2020, Grapevine, Texas
New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women
UBC Okanagan engineer says not all body types are taken into account
New research seeks to improve safety equipment for pregnant women
UBC Okanagan engineer says not all body types are taken into account
Castration of men was based on knowledge of the female body
Many men know that benign prostate enlargement can affect their quality of life. The prostate, normally the size of a walnut, can swell up, causing pain and a need to urinate frequently. Today there is a range of treatment methods,…
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks
Monthly birth control pill could replace daily doses
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks
Is disability a risk factor for miscarriage?
New Rochelle, NY, December 3, 2019–A new study compared the proportion of women with any cognitive, physical, or independent living disability who experienced a miscarriage during the previous 5-year period to women without disabilities. Regardless of the type of disability,…
Is disability a risk factor for miscarriage?
New Rochelle, NY, December 3, 2019–A new study compared the proportion of women with any cognitive, physical, or independent living disability who experienced a miscarriage during the previous 5-year period to women without disabilities. Regardless of the type of disability,…
Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University identify a protein required for electrical signal sensing, which, when defective, causes sperm to swim in circles
Protein defect leaves sperm chasing their tails
A team led by researchers from Osaka University identify a protein required for electrical signal sensing, which, when defective, causes sperm to swim in circles
Study examines the effects of weight loss surgery between pregnancies
During 2002-2014, there was a 13-fold increase in weight loss surgeries among women aged 15-44 years in New South Wales, Australia, and undergoing such surgery between a first and second pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hypertension, preterm birth,…
Study examines the effects of weight loss surgery between pregnancies
During 2002-2014, there was a 13-fold increase in weight loss surgeries among women aged 15-44 years in New South Wales, Australia, and undergoing such surgery between a first and second pregnancy was associated with lower risks of hypertension, preterm birth,…
Facial deformity in royal dynasty was linked to inbreeding, scientists confirm
First study to indicate a direct relationship between inbreeding and facial morphology
Fertility Treatment, Not Maternal Age, Causes Epigenetic Changes in Mouse Offspring
Epigenetic disorders are more common among children born through assisted reproductive technology. A new mouse study suggests that the fertility treatments themselves are to blame, not the age of the mother.
Neuroscientists develop models to identify internal states of the brain
How singing fruit flies reveal the inner workings of their brains
Sant Joan de Deu and Clinic with UPF create a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery
A team of professionals from BCNatal, in collaboration with the team of Miguel A. González Ballester, ICREA research professor of the DTIC, has developed for the first time in the world
Neuroscientists develop models to identify internal states of the brain
How singing fruit flies reveal the inner workings of their brains
Sant Joan de Deu and Clinic with UPF create a surgical navigation system for fetal surgery
A team of professionals from BCNatal, in collaboration with the team of Miguel A. González Ballester, ICREA research professor of the DTIC, has developed for the first time in the world
Pregnant women with eating disorders and their children run higher risk of complications
Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry . The researchers were,…
Job losses during the Great Recession may be responsible for decline in US birth rates
Study uses longer-term individual and household data on fertility and the recession
Job losses during the Great Recession may be responsible for decline in US birth rates
Study uses longer-term individual and household data on fertility and the recession
Fertilization discovery could lead to new male contraceptive, help infertile couples
An unexpected discovery about fertilization from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling infertility – and may lead to a future male contraceptive.…
Home-visits before and after birth can benefit caregiving in low- and middle-income settings
Increasing evidence supports positive associations with mother-child bonding experiences during the pre- and post-natal periods, and in the early years of a child’s life
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch women’s health study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope and scale.
Home-visits before and after birth can benefit caregiving in low- and middle-income settings
Increasing evidence supports positive associations with mother-child bonding experiences during the pre- and post-natal periods, and in the early years of a child’s life
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Apple formally launch women’s health study
Groundbreaking study will collect and analyze data on menstrual and gynecological health to improve overall understanding of women’s health needs. Study has potential to be largest study of its scope and scale.
Fertilization discovery reveals new role for the egg, could lead to new male contraceptive
An unexpected discovery about fertilization reveals new insights on how sperm and egg fuse and could have major implications for couples battling infertility – and may lead to a future male contraceptive.
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when listening to sad speech
Mothers’ pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants’ brains respond to sad speech
Study shows correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain areas responsible for emotional responses when listening to sad speech
Australian women turning to cannabis to treat endometriosis symptoms
AUSTRALIA, Sydney – November 12, 2019 – A new study published today in Journal of Obstetrics Gynaecology Canada has found one in eight Australian women with endometriosis use cannabis to alleviate pain and other symptoms, rating the plant based medicine…