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Gynecology and obstetrics are twin subjects that deal with the female reproductive system. While obstetrics deals with pregnancy and its associated procedures and complications, gynaecology involves treating women who are not pregnant.

Painful periods at early age doubles risk of endometriosis

Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientists have identified a new link between strong period pain experienced in adolescence and early adulthood and the risk of endometriosis.

15 Mar 2010

NIH panel recommends delivery options for women: VBAC or cesarean

An independent panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health confronted a troubling fact that pregnant women currently have limited access to clinicians and facilities able and willing to offer a trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery because of so-called VBAC bans.

11 Mar 2010

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, the Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, installed a Genomatix Mining Station and a Genomatix Genome Analyzer last year at their labs in Detroit, MI in order to support the analysis of Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data.

11 Mar 2010

Cytokeratins 8 and 18 can strongly enhance breast cancer drug fulvestrant's anti-estrogenic activity

Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month's Cancer Biology & Therapy.

11 Mar 2010

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.

10 Mar 2010

New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

Spinal Muscular Atrophy is one of many serious disorders for which prenatal testing is available. SMA affects approximately 1 in 10,000 live births and is the leading genetic cause of infant mortality and the second most common autosomal recessive disorder, after cystic fibrosis. Although the American College of Medical Genetics recommends carrier testing for all couples, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued a recommendation to the contrary, citing lack of information about the costs and benefits of screening for SMA.

9 Mar 2010

Usage of gonadotropins in assisted reproductive technologies significantly improves outcomes

The U.S. infertility specialty has empirically incorporated greater amounts of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) into stimulation protocols, according to a new review article, "Gonadotropins in the Treatment of Infertility" by George T. Koulianos, MD, published in a recent issue of US Obstetrics & Gynecology, supported by an educational grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The article reviews the wealth of clinical evidence supporting this trend, and demonstrates how the use of gonadotropins in the treatment of infertility, especially in assisted reproductive technologies, has significantly improved outcomes.

9 Mar 2010

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.

8 Mar 2010

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women’s cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman’s first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74.

4 Mar 2010

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

In a bold, eye-opening editorial in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Harvard Professor, Beryl Benacerraf, MD, urges the medical community to use ultrasound instead of Computed Tomography (CT) as the first-line imaging test for better diagnosis capability in the evaluation of acute female pelvic and lower abdominal conditions.

3 Mar 2010

TomTec Imaging Systems to present radiology and software solutions at the upcoming ECR

Customers and business partners are invited to visit TomTec’s booth at the upcoming ECR in Vienna.

3 Mar 2010

My Little Miracle Essay Contest: Winners to receive education fund prizes to support their children's future

If you are a parent who has conceived using Ferring Pharmaceuticals' fertility products, you can win a $10,000 education fund to support your child's future. Two other education fund prizes will also be awarded.

2 Mar 2010

Briggs Medical Service earns ISO Registration and CE Mark certification

Briggs Medical Service Company today announced that it has earned both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Registration and the CE Mark certification.

2 Mar 2010

Surge in volunteers without overall coordination can make devastating situation worse instead of better

A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better. The outpouring of medical volunteers who responded to the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in January provides a roadmap for health care providers during future disasters, say the authors of a New England Journal of Medicine "Perspectives" piece that will be published online February 24.

26 Feb 2010

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, GSN sign agreement to test Parental Support technology

Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Gene Security Network announced that they have signed an agreement to conduct a clinical trial of GSN's advanced preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) technology, Parental Support™.

26 Feb 2010

Boston IVF The Maine Center opened to offer full range of infertility and reproductive health services

Boston IVF, a leading medical practice providing specialized infertility treatment since 1986, is expanding its patient care services in Maine and has opened Boston IVF The Maine Center, offering local patients state-of-the-art care closer to home.

25 Feb 2010

WSU Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital form new neuroscience institute

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital announced today the formation of the Wright State University & Premier Health Partners Neuroscience Institute to speed the transfer of research discoveries from bench to bedside, improving the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders such as stroke. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents Eric Fingerhut joined Wright State University and Miami Valley Hospital officials in making the announcement.

25 Feb 2010

Lease of Stevens Hospital by Swedish approved

The Board of Commissioners for Public Hospital District #2 of Snohomish County today approved an agreement for Swedish to lease and assume management of Stevens Hospital. The last phase before transition involves regulatory approvals which could be completed by early fall.

25 Feb 2010

Identification of gaps in accessing stroke centers cuts down the deadly toll of stroke

When stroke strikes, choking off blood supply to the brain, every minute counts: Nearly 2 million neurons die each minute a stroke is left untreated, making it a race to recognize symptoms so that lifesaving "clot-busting" drugs can be administered.

25 Feb 2010

Nevirapine taken to protect fetus from HIV should be avoided for one year after childbirth, say researchers

Women given the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention drug nevirapine to protect their fetus should not use an HIV-drug regimen that contains nevirapine for at least one year after childbirth, say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

25 Feb 2010

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Painful periods at early age doubles risk of endometriosis

NIH panel recommends delivery options for women: VBAC or cesarean

Genomatix systems utilized to analyze cis and epigenetic elements that control reproductive events

Cytokeratins 8 and 18 can strongly enhance breast cancer drug fulvestrant's anti-estrogenic activity

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

New article sheds light on the costs and benefits of screening for SMA

Usage of gonadotropins in assisted reproductive technologies significantly improves outcomes

Exposure to BPA during pregnancy causes permanent abnormalities in uterus of offspring

New federal guidelines on breast cancer screening: Stanford experts disagree

Harvard Professor urges medical community to use ultrasound for diagnosing acute female pelvic conditions

TomTec Imaging Systems to present radiology and software solutions at the upcoming ECR

My Little Miracle Essay Contest: Winners to receive education fund prizes to support their children's future

Briggs Medical Service earns ISO Registration and CE Mark certification

Surge in volunteers without overall coordination can make devastating situation worse instead of better

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, GSN sign agreement to test Parental Support technology

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WSU Boonshoft School of Medicine and Miami Valley Hospital form new neuroscience institute

Lease of Stevens Hospital by Swedish approved

Identification of gaps in accessing stroke centers cuts down the deadly toll of stroke

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