Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . September 15th, 2003
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Obstetrics - Laparoscopic transabdominal cervico-isthmic cerclage yields successful outcomes
Reproductive Medicine - Weight loss may help resolve reproductive disorders in obese women
Assisted Reproductive Technology - Nearly half of all ART procedures being done in just five U.S. states
Fetal Medicine - Veins isolated from the human placental chorionic plate may control blood flow
Obstetrics - The mineral water Spatone offers pregnant women an alternative source for iron
Vaccine Safety - Vaccinations during pregnancy often safe
Addiction Medicine - Mid- and late-term detoxification is safe for pregnant women and their fetuses
Asthma Therapy - Only some asthma drugs are known to be safe to use during pregnancy
Brain Development - Ascorbate may be involved in neuron, astrocyte differentiation
Breast Cancer - Aggressive breast tumors have a reduced level of delta-6-desaturase
Breast Cancer - Deep inferior epigastric perforator flap reconstruction is safe and reproducible
Breast Cancer - Elevated DNA damage is significantly associated with breast cancer risk
Breast Cancer - GnRH receptors provide targeted chemotherapy of gynecologic and breast cancers
Breast Cancer - Microarray-based cancer test uses gene expression platform
Breast Cancer - Phase I bridging study initiated for LEP-ETU
Breast Cancer - Quality-of-life scores cannot predict time to progression and survival time
Breast Cancer - Regular physical activity lowers risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
Breast Cancer - Results indicate a role of DLC-1 in breast cancer carcinogenesis
Breast Cancer - Tc-99m-MIBI scan is a prognostic factor in breast cancer
Breast Cancer - U.K. marketing rights to Modrenal obtained
Breast Milk - There are over 100 human colostral fat globule membrane proteins
Cervical Cancer - LabCorp to offer DNAwithPap test
Contraception - So many options can make it hard to choose birth-control method
Diagnostics - Three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound can assess fetal liver blood flow
Endocrinology - Hormone treatment delays myometrial connexin 43 and oxytocin receptor expression
Endocrinology - Reproductive hormones regulate neutrophil apoptosis
Fetal Development - Sex chromosome dosages play a role in murine placenta size
Fetal Medicine - Vasopressin and its receptors are important mediators of placental activity
Funding - Aetna awards grant to Society for Women's Health Research
Glycoprotein Hormone - Carbohydrate linked to follicle-stimulating hormone affects activity
Gynecology - Minimally invasive techniques may not help surgery-related ureteral injuries
Gynecology - Several concentrations of ethylene glycol are useful for follicle preservation
HIV/AIDS Transmission - Blood and cervicovaginal fluid HIV DNA loads can predict vertical transmission
Human Extravillous Trophoblasts - Nitric oxide and hepatocyte growth factor can protect cells from apoptosis
Human Papillomavirus - Alterations of the HPV-16 E5 gene increases expression, lowers cell lifespan
Immunology - Prolactin-like protein-A modulates immune cells at the maternal-fetal interface
Neuroscience - Magnetic field exposure during gestation has long-term effects on serotonin
Obstetrics - Black teen mothers have greater risk for low-birth-weight and premature babies
Obstetrics - Cadmium found in the placentas of mothers who smoke doesn't affect fetal growth
Obstetrics - Exposure to Ecstasy early in pregnancy induces brain, behavior changes in rats
Obstetrics - Interconceptional counseling alleviates anxiety after perinatal and infant loss
Ovarian Cancer - Epithelial ovarian carcinomas overexpress high mobility group A 1 proteins
Ovarian Cancer - Galactosyltransferase associated with tumor level remains high in ovarian cancer
Ovarian Cancer - Molecular abnormalities exist in the peritoneal fluid of ovarian cancer patients
Patents - Patent issued for isoflavones to treat estrogen-dependent disease
Pediatric Surgical Stress - Cortisol, C-reactive protein, IL-6 but not IL-10 vary postsurgery with age
Pediatrics - Lower birth-weights don't predict worse outcomes in pre-eclampsia-borne infants
Reproductive Medicine - Prenatal estrogen enhances reproductive function but not sexual behavior
T-Lymphotropic Virus I - Seroconversion to HTLV-1 is greater in female vs. male food handlers
Toxicology - Preconception health counseling could mitigate teratogenic exposures
Toxicology - Prenatal exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate compromises postnatal development
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