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| 1 in 5 Pregnancies Worldwide Ends in Abortion, Study Says
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| One in five pregnancies worldwide and one in three pregnancies in Europe ends in abortion, according to a new study published in a special female-focused issue of the Lancet.
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October 12, 2007 |
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| 1% of Newborns Now Test-Tube Babies
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| CDC: Half of IVF Babies Are Twins, Triplets, or Higher Multiple Births.
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June 20, 2008 |
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| 10-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth in Belgium
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| A ten-year-old Belgium girl gave birth to a baby boy last year, according to Expatica News.
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October 2, 2007 |
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| A possible cure for pre-eclampsia
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| A condition which affects one in every ten pregnancies and is responsible for 1,000 baby deaths in Britain each year may have a genetic cause.
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May 13, 2008 |
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| Abortion Drug's Off-label Use May Have Led To Deaths
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| Preliminary U-M studies indicate that oral use of RU-486's companion drug misoprostol is safe, but vaginal use may undermine body's immune responses.
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June 18, 2008 |
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| About vasectomy reversal, infertility, IVF, ICSI
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| Vasectomy reversal, infertility, IVF, male infertility and in vitro fertilization.
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| ACG offers updated clinical guidance for managing pregnant patients
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| Physician experts from the American College of Gastroenterology have released an updated educational monograph highlighting the unique clinical challenges of caring for women with chronic digestive disorders during pregnancy and managing GI complications relating to pregnancy.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Air Pollution Linked To Premature Birth In Pregnant Women
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| Women who lived in regions with high carbon monoxide or fine-particle levels — pollution caused mainly by vehicle traffic — were approximately 10 to 25 percent more likely to have a preterm baby than women who lived in less polluted areas.
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August 27, 2007 |
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| Air Pollution Shrinks Fetus Size
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| xposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.
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January 10, 2008 |
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| Antioxidants such as vitamins C and E don't prevent pre-eclampsia
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| Pre-eclampsia can occur during pregnancy when a woman develops high blood pressure and tests show that protein is appearing in her urine. The situation can be dangerous to both her health and that of the developing baby. Indeed it is a major cause of death in women worldwide.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Baby Boomlet Pushes U.S. Birth Rates to 45-Year High
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| Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
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January 15, 2008 |
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| Being Overweight Does Not Result In Decreased Sperm Production, Study Shows
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| Overweight men are not more likely to be infertile, as past research has shown to be true in obese women, according to a new study.
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June 17, 2008 |
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| Birth Control Pill Effective In Timing IVF Treatments
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| Women who have tried to conceive using in vitro fertilization (IVF) methods are painfully aware that timing is of the essence. There are cancelled vacations, too many sick days taken from work, and the necessity to plan everything around "the treatment."
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March 25, 2008 |
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| Breastfeeding Study Dispels Sagging Myth
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| Nursing mothers needn't worry. A new study shows that breastfeeding does not increase breast sagging.
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November 5, 2007 |
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| Brit scientists brew up three-parent embryo
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| Two mums and one dad fight hereditary diseases.
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February 5, 2008 |
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| British Woman Gives Birth to Rare Identical Triplets
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| A British woman has defied the odds, giving birth in Austria to identical triplets.
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August 9, 2007 |
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| Brown urges embryo bill support
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| Gordon Brown has called on MPs to back stem cell research using human-animal embryos in a Commons vote on Monday.
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May 18, 2008 |
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| Caesarian Section Raises Risk of Lung Impairment in Babies
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| Babies born through elective Caesarian section are four times more likely to have respiratory problems than babies born naturally or by emergency C-section, a new study finds.
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December 12, 2007 |
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| California Looks at Whether Caffeine, Plastic Are Harmful to Pregnant Women, Babies
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| The review could lead to warning labels on the drinks under Proposition 65, a 1986 ballot measure that requires the state to identify chemicals that could cause cancer or birth defects.
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December 11, 2007 |
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| Centre for Reproductive Birth to mark 3,000th birth
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| A mass Baby Party at Ashton Court taking place this Sunday [16 September] will be special for many reasons, particularly for Rebecca and Gordon Caughey of Wellington, Somerset.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| Chlamydia damages male fertility
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| Chlamydia - the most common sexually transmitted infection in the UK - has been shown to damage male, as well as female, fertility.
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October 15, 2007 |
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| Clues Into How Preeclampsia May Surface In Some Pregnancies
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| The COMT gene -- known already for its role in schizophrenia -- has been found to play a role in preeclampsia, according to a report in today's advance on-line issue of Nature.
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May 12, 2008 |
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| Condoms for climate change?
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| A new book on the "art of population management" to avert climate crisis.
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July 2, 2008 |
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| Deep Voices Equal More Babies
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| Men with lower voices will have more children than higher-pitched males, according to a new study.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| Diabetes Linked To Male Infertility; Excess Sugars In The Body Have Direct Effect On Sperm Quality
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| Barcelona, Spain: Diabetes in men has a direct effect on fertility, a scientist told the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology July 9. Dr. Con Mallidis from Queen's University, Belfast, UK, said that, despite the prevailing view that it had little effect on male reproductive function, the Belfast group had shown that diabetes caused DNA damage in sperm.
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July 10, 2008 |
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| Diet May Influence the Sex of a Baby
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| Can what a mother-to-be eats influence the sex of her unborn baby? Maybe, says new research.
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November 29, 2007 |
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| Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
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| Eating more fiber during the first trimester of pregnancy seems to reduce the risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially fatal condition characterized by elevated blood pressure.
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July 17, 2008 |
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| Discovery of 350 genes related to female fertility
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| Their research may open the door to much wider study in the poorly understood field of infertility.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| Doctor Calls 10-Year-Old Belgium Girl's Birth "Dangerous"
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| Although an 11-year-old Belgium girl had the ability to give birth last year at the tender age of 10, she is now at risk for more health problems and difficulty during pregnancy later in life, according to an obstetrician.
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October 2, 2007 |
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| Doctors Seek to Lower Pregnancy Weight Guidelines
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| Before Jennifer Lepine became pregnant, she heard other soon-to-be moms say she should "eat for two."
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August 13, 2007 |
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| Elective Caesareans put mums and babes at risk of death
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| According to a new British study women who opt for non-emergency Caesareans double their risk of dying or developing severe complications following the procedure.
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October 31, 2007 |
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| Endometriosis.org
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| is the global platform for the latest news on endometriosis.
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| Evolution keeps pregnant women upright
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| Scientists think they have figured out why pregnant women don't lose their balance and topple over despite ever-growing weight up front.
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December 12, 2007 |
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| Evolutionary Phenomenon In Mice May Explain Human Infertility
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| Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that field mice have evolved a unique way of ensuring faster fertilisation, a phenomenon which could explain some cases of infertility in humans.
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January 23, 2008 |
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| Exercise During Pregnancy Leads To A Healthier Heart In Moms- And Babies-to-be
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| Studies have shown that exercise has a positive effect on mothers-to-be, and no detrimental impact on their developing offspring. A new study further extends the knowledge of research in this area and has found that not only do women benefit from exercise in pregnancy, but their fetuses do too.
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April 10, 2008 |
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| Extreme Nausea And Vomiting Varies Among Pregnant Women From Different Countries
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| Mothers born in India and Sri Lanka are three times more likely to suffer from extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum) than ethnic Norwegians.
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April 26, 2008 |
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| FDA Fish Recommendations Challenged
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| Group Urges More, Not Less, Consumption for Pregnant Women
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October 4, 2007 |
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| FDA Panel Recommends New Female Contraceptive Method
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| An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Thursday the approval of a new method for sterilizing women that would give them another option to tubal ligation.
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December 14, 2007 |
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| FDA Warns of Increased Blood Clots Risk From Contraceptive Patch
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| A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch prompted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to add that finding to the drug's label.
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January 21, 2008 |
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| Female condoms
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| Keepcondom.com is the most convenient place to buy condom online. Our pride is to deliver the best varieties and the lowest rates at your door step. The best online shop for all your needs.
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| Fertility Expert Finds Genetic Markers Of An Egg's Maturity, Could Boost Pregnancies With IVF
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| Fertility experts like Pasquale Patrizio, M.D. of the Yale School of Medicine have long been interested in understanding why so few human eggs harvested during in vitro fertilization result in pregnancies.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| First Use Of DNA Fingerprinting To Identify Viable Embryos
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| Fertility researchers have used DNA fingerprinting for the first time to identify which embryos have implanted after in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and developed successfully to result in the births of healthy babies.
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May 14, 2008 |
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| Five Reasons to See a Gynecologist Immediately
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| Approximately 19 million American women, or about 18 percent of the adult female population, receive annual pelvic exams, according to a study published in the September 24, 2007, edition of the “Archives of Internal Medicine."
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April 29, 2008 |
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| Five Reasons Women Get Pregnant While on the Pill
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| More than 12 million U.S. women use the combined oral contraceptive pill, more commonly referred to as the pill.
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June 13, 2008 |
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| From the Insane Parents Dept: Prenatal Plastic Surgery
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| Until the day comes when excited parents-to-be can affordably and accurately genetically alter junior to make a perfect race of sexy, intelligent, athletic humans, parents will have to settle for pre-natal plastic surgery.
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November 7, 2007 |
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| Gene-block birth control 'on way'
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| A contraceptive drug that avoids the side effects of hormonal birth control is on the horizon, say scientists.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Genetic test improves artificial fertilization
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| Polar body diagnosis can make artificial fertilization more successful, according to Katrin and Hans van der Ven and Markus Montag of Bonn University Clinic.
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March 31, 2008 |
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| Pregnancy Test Kit Must Be Used Correctly.
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| How Arteries And Veins Develop In Parallel Pairs In The Embryo
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| A multidisciplinary team made up of physicists and biologists from France and Germany* has discovered how, in the embryo, arteries and veins develop in parallel pairs. Using physical measurements, theoretical models and numerical simulations, the researchers showed how the growth of the arteries directly controls that of the veins through a process that depends solely on the mechanical forces present.
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May 26, 2008 |
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| Identical twins are not genetically identical
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| Contrary to our previous beliefs, identical twins are not genetically identical.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Infected Babies Pass HIV to Mothers
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| Not long ago, she was a wife, mother and teacher. Now Dilfuza Mustafakulova is HIV-positive and has lost her husband and her job. Mustafakulova's baby son was among 72 children infected with the virus at two Kyrgyz hospitals. Sixteen mothers also have contracted it — in some cases by breast-feeding their children.
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April 10, 2008 |
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| Infrared Device to Test IVF Embryo Viability
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| Yale scientists have been working on a new method to screen IVF embryos for viability.
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July 11, 2008 |
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| IUDs Safe And Effective In High-risk Patients
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| Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that intrauterine devices are safe and effective in a population of women previously not considered as good candidates for this method of birth control.
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August 6, 2007 |
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| IVF Technique Enables Pregnancy Without Multiple Births
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| More than half the women in a retrospective study became pregnant after undergoing the procedure, called a single blastocyst transfer, which transferred just one embryo into the womb.
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October 4, 2007 |
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| Leukemia Therapy During Pregnancy May Cause Infant Abnormalities
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| While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing fetuses. According to the results of a study prepublished today online in Blood, the official journal of the American Society of Hematology, expectant women treated with imatinib, a commonly used therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), may be at moderate risk of developing fetal abnormalities.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Link Between Pre-eclampsia And Heart Disease Strengthened By New Studies
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| The first study finds that women who have had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a more than two fold higher risk of heart disease in later life, while the second shows that women with cardiovascular risk factors that are present years before pregnancy may be predisposed to pre-eclampsia.
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November 6, 2007 |
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| Link Between Smoking In Pregnancy And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Explained
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| A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant--or are exposed to second-hand smoke--and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.
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February 4, 2008 |
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| Low Levels Of Perchlorate Exposure Are Safe For Pregnant Women, Study Indicates
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| Despite great concerns that small amounts of ingested perchlorate—a chemical which is ever-present in the environment—decreases thyroid function among individuals, it has no effect on the thyroid function of women in early pregnancy, including those with a low-iodine diet, according to a new study.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Male Births Are More Likely To Reduce Quality Of Life And Increase Severe Post-natal Depression
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| Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe post-natal depression (PND) and reduced quality of life than having a girl, according to new research.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Male Fertility Problems May Develop in Womb
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| New research from the University of Edinburgh suggests that male fertility problems such as low sperm count and testicular cancer are likely linked to hormone levels early in the mother's pregnancy, BBC News reported.
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March 17, 2008 |
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| Maternal Flu Linked To Schizophrenia, Autism In Child
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| A team of California Institute of Technology researchers has found an unexpected link connecting schizophrenia and autism to the importance of covering your mouth whenever you sneeze.
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October 17, 2007 |
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| Men past 40 can face fertility problems
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| Researchers suspect link between age and DNA decay in sperm.
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July 6, 2008 |
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| More sex needed to boost sperm
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| Some men should have sex every day to maximise the chances of getting their partner pregnant, researchers say.
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October 15, 2007 |
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| More than 1 in 7 Women Depressed Before, During, After Pregnancy
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| More than one in seven women are depressed at some time during the nine months before becoming pregnant, during pregnancy, or in the nine months after childbirth, a new Kaiser Permanente study shows.
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September 28, 2007 |
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| Most Abortion Seekers Age 25 or Older, Have Already Given Birth Once
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| In American pop culture, the face of abortion is often a frightened teenager, nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. The numbers tell a far more complex story in which financial stress can play a pivotal role.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| Mother's Diet Influences Infant Sex: High Energy Intake Linked To Conception Of Sons
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| New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet. The study shows a clear link between higher energy intake around the time of conception and the birth of sons. The findings may help explain the falling birth-rate of boys in industrialised countries, including the UK and US.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| New Blood Test Could Predict Onset of Menopause
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| Dutch scientists are developing a blood test that would detect when a woman will go through menopause.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| New pregnancy labeling rules should be approved without delay
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| Marks the tenth anniversary of a public hearing that was hoped to spark substantial changes in the way drugs are labeled for use during pregnancy.
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August 5, 2007 |
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| New Treatment Could Double Pregnancy Rates With Assisted Reproductive Technology
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| Pregnancy rates could be doubled for couples undertaking certain fertility treatments, thanks to a revolutionary project being trialled by the University of Adelaide.
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April 20, 2008 |
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| Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality
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| A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| Obese Women Gain Too Much Weight During Pregnancy
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| Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy -- developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990 -- should be revised, according to an internationally recognized obesity expert and chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health at Saint Louis University.
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March 12, 2008 |
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| Obese Women Should Lose Weight if Pregnant
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| Severely obese women should lose weight during their pregnancy, instead of adding on pounds to avoid problems during birth, researchers found.
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October 2, 2007 |
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| Omega-3 Intake During Last Months Of Pregnancy Boosts An Infant's Cognitive And Motor Development
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| A study supervised by Université Laval researchers Gina Muckle and Éric Dewailly reveals that omega-3 intake during the last months of pregnancy boosts an infant's sensory, cognitive, and motor development.
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April 11, 2008 |
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| Over the Counter DNA Paternity Tests Seem Like a Great Idea
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| After home pregnancy kits revolutionized stick peeing from an office to a home affair, the door was opened to the general public performing previously lab-only work on their own toilets.
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March 25, 2008 |
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| Overweight Mothers Run Greater Risk Of Having Hyperactive Children
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| If a woman is overweight when she becomes pregnant, the probability is much greater that her child will evince ADHD-like symptoms when he/she reaches school age, according to a new Nordic study.
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November 1, 2007 |
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| Ovulation blocking gene found
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| A group of Canadian and European researchers have unlocked the mystery of a gene with the potential to both regulate and block ovulation.
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July 17, 2008 |
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| Predicting IVF pregnancies may get easier
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| New method is 70 percent accurate in gauging test-tube baby success.
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July 1, 2008 |
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| Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Attack
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| Since women today may delay having children until later in life, and advances in reproductive medicine enable older women to conceive, the occurrence of AMI associated with pregnancy is expected to increase.
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July 8, 2008 |
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| Pregnancy Is Possible After Cancer Treatment
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| It has been reported for the first time in Germany that healthy ovarian tissue has been taken from a non-pregnant woman with cancer and then re-implanted after cancer therapy. The patient is now 32 years old and could become pregnant as a result.
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April 24, 2008 |
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| Pregnancy rates for U.S. females under age 25 decline
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| Pregnancy rates for females under age 25, including teenagers, in the United States declined in 2004 compared to 1990, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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April 15, 2008 |
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| Pregnancy Week by Week
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| Pregnancy week by week presents you brief information on physiological changes in your body during the nine months of pregnancy, types of clinical examinations modes of assessments of fetal wellbeing, safe motherhood and diagnosis of pregnancy etc.
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| Pregnant Mothers' Diet Linked To Baby's Obesity
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| Pregnant and lactating rats fed on a diet of hydrogenated fat during pregnancy and lactation had babies who were fatter than rats fed a normal diet, according to new research. The unhealthy diet has deleterious consequences even after the fats were removed from the diet and has links to insulin production.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| Quitting Smoking In Pregnancy Boosts Chances Of Easygoing Child
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| Their mothers were classified as either non-smokers during pregnancy, quitters, light smokers, or those who smoked 10 or more cigarettes a day (heavy smokers).
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March 14, 2008 |
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| Record number of babies born last year
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| More than 4 million births in 2007, but don't call it a baby boom, say experts.
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July 18, 2008 |
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| Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy: Effects Remain Unknown
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| During hysterectomy operations, surgeons often remove a woman's ovaries as well as her uterus. Cochrane Researchers now say there is no evidence that removing the ovaries provides any additional benefit and warn surgeons to consider the procedure carefully.
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July 20, 2008 |
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| Reproductive Future: Growing Babies in Artificial Wombs?
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| A potential breakthrough in the world of reproductive medicine is looming.
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October 18, 2007 |
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| Researchers Links High Quantities of Caffeine to Miscarriages in Pregnant Women
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| Daily coffee consumption during pregnancy –- whether from coffee, tea, caffeinated soda or hot chocolate — increases the risk of miscarriage, according a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.
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January 21, 2008 |
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| Researchers question genetic screening programs
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| The researchers say telling couples their fetuses have a treatable genetic disorder leads many of them to terminate the pregnancy.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Size Of A Woman's Uterus Can Predict Whether She Is At Risk Of Having Very Premature Twins After IVF
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| Using ultrasound to measure the height of a woman's uterus is a good way to predict whether or not she is at risk of having babies born prematurely if she becomes pregnant with twins after IVF.
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July 10, 2008 |
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| Specific Genetic Mutations May Contribute To Preterm Birth Risk
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| Genetic mutations in the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofoloate reductase (MTHFR) and coagulation protein Factor V appear to have significant association with blood clots and tissue injury to the placenta and developing baby, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences report at the 28th annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
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February 1, 2008 |
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| Sperm Ban Leaves U.S. Supply Low
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| For American parents looking for donor sperm to produce blond, blue-eyed Scandinavian babies, the search just got a little trickier.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Sperm damage 'passed to children'
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| Sperm defects caused by exposure to environmental toxins can be passed down the generations, research suggests.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Stretching Exercises May Reduce Risk Of Pre-eclampsia During Pregnancy
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| Preeclampsia, or pregnancy-induced hypertension, is a condition that affects up to 8 percent of pregnancies every year and is among the leading causes of maternal and fetal illness and death worldwide.
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June 3, 2008 |
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| Strong link between physical abuse during pregnancy and premature births
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| Premature birth can have serious effects on the development and growth of children. In many parts of the world, preterm deliveries are increasing in frequency.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Study: Diabetes before motherhood on the rise
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| The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns.
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April 28, 2008 |
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| Study: Pregnant Women Should Eat Dark Chocolate Daily
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| Pregnant women craving dark chocolate, take note: Eating it daily is actually good for you and your baby.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Surrogacy Attorney Surrogate Law Firm California Surrogacy Lawyer
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| Synchrotron Used to Examine Secrets of Babies Amniotic Sac
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| Researchers at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy have developed an important new technique to study one of the most common causes of premature birth and prenatal mortality.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| Teen Birth Rate Rises for First Time in 14 Years
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| The nation's teen birth rate has risen for the first time in 14 years, according to a new government report.
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December 5, 2007 |
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| Testing women for group B strep during pregnancy could save Britain GBP37 million a year
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| A research paper confirms what medical charity Group B Strep Support has been saying for years - that testing pregnant women for group B strep would save lives and save the government money.
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October 1, 2007 |
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| The decline of modern day fertility
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| Researchers at the University of Sheffield have shown that mothers are choosing to have fewer children in order to give their children the best start in life, but by doing so are going against millenia of human evolution.
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January 24, 2008 |
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| Toward A Faster Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome
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| Scientists in California are reporting an advance toward rapid testing for pre-natal detection of Down syndrome and other birth defects that involve an abnormal number of chromosomes.
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September 21, 2007 |
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| Two proteins called BERT and ERNI interact in embryos to control brain development
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| Scientists at University College London have discovered how two proteins called BERT and ERNI interact in embryos to control when different organ systems in the body start to form, deepening our understanding of the development of the brain and nervous system and expanding our knowledge of stem cell behavior.
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January 9, 2008 |
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| U.K. Mother Seeks to Have Disabled Daughter's Womb Removed
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| The mother of a severely disabled teenage girl has been condemned for wanting her daughter to have her womb removed to give her a better life.
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October 9, 2007 |
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| Viruses For A Healthy Pregnancy
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| Retrovirus infections represent the most intimate host-pathogen relationship. The virus inserts a copy of its genome into the DNA of the host cell, resulting in an irreversible, stable and sometimes lifelong infection.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| Watch your waistline: Fat men have bad sperm
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| Too many fatty foods are dangerous not only to men's waistlines, but to their sperm production.
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July 9, 2008 |
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| What Women Think During Their First Pregnancy
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| Pregnant women who perceive having had a well-balanced relationship with their parents during their childhood will experience fewer difficulties in the transition to motherhood, as opposed to women whose relationship with their parents was characterized by unresolved anger or rejection -- reveals a new study conducted at the University of Haifa.
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February 27, 2008 |
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| Why Synthetic Estrogens Wreak Havoc On Reproductive System
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| Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, as well as vaginal and breast cancers.
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April 2, 2008 |
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| Woman gives birth to identical in-vitro triplets
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| When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first news conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| Woman Wakes Up From Coma to Find Out She's A New Mom
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| Doctors are calling it a miracle. A British woman who went into a coma woke up six weeks later to find out she had become a mother.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Woman With Half An Ovary Gives Birth to Baby Boy
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| Trudi Siviter, who was left with just part of her left ovary after suffering cancer of the cervix as a teen, had two ectopic pregnancies as an adult and three failed attempts at in-vitro fertilization.
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January 16, 2008 |
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| Women Using Abortion Pills Face No Greater Risk of Pregnancy Problems
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| Women who use abortion pills rather than the more common surgical method seem to face no greater risk of tubal pregnancy or miscarriage in later pregnancies.
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August 15, 2007 |
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