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New methods of contraception mean women must weigh choices
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Puzzled by the onslaught of advertising that touts pregnancy prevention along with bonuses like clearer skin and a period-free lifestyle, Jennifer Meyer balked at a birth control pill that would reduce her monthly cycles ...
China fights gerbil plague with 'the pill'
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Authorities in northwestern China have resorted to using a contraception-abortion pill to rein in a plague of gerbils which is threatening the local desert ecosystem, state media said Wednesday.
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Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a viable, well-tolerated agent for the ...
Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Between 2003 and 2007, the progress made in the 1990s and early 2000s in improving teen contraceptive use and reducing teen pregnancy and childbearing stalled, and may even have reversed among certain groups of teens, according ...
Pregnancy complications are a stress test for future maternal health and pregnancies
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive ...
Obstetricians Often Overlook Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy
Jul 21, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One in every two pregnant Australian woman still consume alcohol during pregnancy, according to a study in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The responsibility of providing ...
Pregnant women with asthma can be more confident about some medicines
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Women can usually keep using the same asthma drugs they were using before they got pregnant. Budesonide sprays are the best studied and can be regarded as safe. More trials of other essential medicines are necessary however.
Obese women gain too much weight in pregnancy, then retain weight a year later
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Obese women who gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy are much more likely to retain a portion of that weight one year after they give birth, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November ...
New concepts in contraception
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne.
Possible link between diabetes and pelvic girdle syndrome
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Diabetes appears to be linked with an increased risk of pelvic girdle syndrome. This is shown in a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and Akershus University Hospital.
Postpartum anxiety delays puberty in offspring
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new study conducted in mice.
When it's not just baby weight
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's ...
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