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OBGYN and Reproduction Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . June 7th, 2004

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Assisted Reproduction - Patients who worry about aspects of IVF less likely to conceive

Menopause - REM sleep disturbed in women with menopausal insomnia

Reproductive Medicine - Abnormal genomic imprinting may be linked to disturbed spermatogenesis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Use of vaginal diaphragm to prevent STDs acceptable to women in study

Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome - Gynecologic disease requires psychological and pain management

Adolescent Health - Health workers in Uganda need training to help teens with sexual health issues

Assisted Reproduction - Baby born from sperm frozen for record 21 years

Assisted Reproduction - Several factors influence women's decisions about multifetal reduction

Breast Cancer - Nurses should discuss fertility with patients before chemotherapy begins

Cervical Cancer - HPV E6 gene repression initiates p53-dependent demise of cancer cells

Contraception - FDA issues not approvable letter for over-the-counter emergency contraceptive

Contraception - Modifying vasectomy technique improves effectiveness

Domestic Violence - Pregnancy seems to offer women some protection from homicidal abuse

Down Syndrome - Hospital offers quicker results for Down syndrome screening

Down Syndrome - Quicker option available for first trimester screening of Down syndrome

Drug Addiction - Residential drug abuse for pregnant women improves birth outcomes

Embryology - Sperm not only fertilize, but also play role in oocyte activation

Emergency Contraception - Canada's government proposes access to levonorgestrel without a prescription

Emergency Contraception - Public health group renews call for improving access to 'morning-after pill'

Gynecological Cancer - Gynecological neoplasms should be assessed with MRI

Gynecology - Women with persistent type specific human papillomavirus risk cervical cancer

Hormone Replacement Therapy - Estradiol has limited benefits for cardiovascular function, study shows

Human Papillomavirus - Correct HPV diagnosis in men can help prevent cervical cancer in women

Imaging Technology - Physicians' perceived risk to fetus from X-rays, CT scans "unrealistically high"

In-vitro Fertilization - IVF treatment with Menopur improves pregnancy rate in study

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Women's IBS symptoms differ from men's

Legal Issues - Court cases revive old debate about rights of mothers during labor

Medical Malpractice - Connecticut Ob/Gyns say they'll surcharge deliveries

Mental Retardation - Missouri clinics will diagnose and treat fetal alcohol syndrome

Obstetrics - Iron supplements still leave pregnant women anemic in semirural Mexico

Obstetrics - Majority of pregnant women in Washington state receive no dental care

Obstetrics - Mast cell degranulation fosters cervical angiogenesis during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Obese women more likely to have pregnancy complications, cesarean section

Obstetrics - Prenatal stress alters arterial adrenergic reactivity in rats

Obstetrics - Volunteers sought for study on depression in pregnancy

Osteoporosis - Effects of several factors on serum PTH levels studied in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis - Long-term study underway on tibolone

Ovarian Cancer - Cyclin E deregulation alters biologic properties of ovarian cancer cells

Ovarian Cancer - Gene's expression and methylation status aids histological typing

Ovarian Cancer - Minor changes suggested to improve two assessment scales

Ovarian Cancer - Monoclonal antibody under study as ovarian cancer immunotherapeutic

Ovarian Cancer - Sensitive new indicator developed for diagnosing ovarian malignancy

Panic Disorder - Study on mother-to-daughter inherited mental illness seeks volunteers

Patient Care - Electronic hugs-and-kisses system matches newborns to mothers

Premenstrual Syndrome - Premenstrual exacerbation rates higher in mentally ill Chinese women

Psychology - "Regulator" mothers at increased risk of postpartum depression

Reproductive Medicine - Mother's ovulation-stimulating drugs don't increase child's cancer risk

Reproductive Medicine - Researchers identify gene linked to sperm-producing stem cells in mammals

Reproductive Science - Genomic imprinting disease could affect sperm production

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Canada to make morning after birth control pill available without prescription

Sexual and Reproductive Health - New Mexico syphilis cases increase

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Nuotinyu, a new contraceptive, launched by Chinese company

Sexual and Reproductive Health - Reproductive health program failed to better sexual health in Uzbekistan

Spina Bifida - Debate rages on about fortifying world food supply with folic acid

Stem Cells - Study shows importance of stem cells in sperm production

Stem-Cell Research - Apoptosis requires participation of pro-apoptotic family member Bax

Transfusion Medicine - FACS assay suitable for HPA 1a screening

Vasomotor Symptoms - FDA approval granted for Enjuvia (synthetic conjugated estrogens)

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