OBGYN and Reproduction Week

Anal Incontinence - Anatomic and conventional primary repair of obstetric sphincter tears compared

Endometriosis - Enervation of endometrial cysts may cause pain linked to the disease

Gynecology - Most women can't tell when they're ovulating

Obstetrics - Almost 2 million babies die either during labor or of childbirth complications

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Young women willingly use home test kits for chlamydia, gonorrhea

Addiction Medicine - Developing lung studied, expression and modulation of lynx1 clarified

Adiposity - Cause, possible treatment for abdominal fat in postmenopausal women found

Adverse Drug Reaction - Possible treatment found for "chemobrain"

Assisted Reproduction - Approach to oocyte cryopreservation described

Assisted Reproduction - In vitro maturation plus natural cycle IVF has promise as low-cost alternative

Assisted Reproduction - Survey shows women know less about birth control pill contents than food

Cervical Cancer - Reports advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

At-Risk Populations - AIDS expert says global strategy needed to combat "feminization" of HIV/AIDS

At-Risk Populations - Impact of HIV/AIDS on women discussed at South African conference

At-Risk Populations - Researchers urge greater AIDS action for women

Atherosclerosis - Study sought to define HLA-A*0201 epitopes from C. pneumoniae

Breast Cancer - Results of taxane class drug study in early stage breast cancer published

Breast Pumps - Adverse events linked to breast pumps

Obstetrics - Reports advance knowledge in obstetrics research

Business & Finance - Discoverer of transrenal-DNA announces 2005-2006 strategic initiatives, goals

Business Update - Newborn health company announced plan to enter point of care testing market

Cancer Genetics - Recent findings in cancer genetics described

Cancer Prevention - "Developmental reprogramming" could explain cancer risk

Cancer Therapy - Caelyx recommended as treatment of ovarian cancer in U.K.

Cervical Cancer - Findings advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

Chlamydia Infection - Reinfection rates among Baltimore middle- and high-school students are high

Chronic Pelvic Pain - Over half of patients never receive proper diagnosis

Contraception - Healthcare business obtains license for oral contraceptive

Contraception - Novel technique devised for localization of deep Norplant implants

Cytomegalovirus - Chronic CMV infection may contribute to frailty in older women

Diabetes - Pregnant women with GDM associated with maternal medical complications

Diagnostics - Inverness Medical Innovations acquires rapid diagnostics from Abbott

Diet & Nutrition - Possible link found between mothers' poor diets and kids' obesity

Disease Associations - Parkinson disease modeled, globus pallidus dopaminergic reinnervation shown

Disease Prevention - Exercise, weight control may help reduce risk of breast cancer

Disease Prevention - Health experts, African leaders discuss development of anti-HIV gel prophylaxis

Down Syndrome - Risk of DS live birth in women 45 and older is lower than previously assumed

Drug Abuse - Data shows use of illicit drugs by pregnant women

Endothelial Growth Factor - Endothelial growth factor receptor studied, link with ovarian carcinoma shown

Epilepsy - New data illuminates research in epilepsy

Epilepsy Therapy - Genes linked to valproic acid-induced neural tube defects identified

Female Genital Mutilation - Study finds evidence of PTSD, memory problems after FGM

Female Sexual Arousal Disorder - Clinical data for treatment of female sexual arousal disorder presented

Fertility - Transplantation of sperm stem cells restores fertility after chemotherapy

Fetal Hypoxia - Delta4 helps regulate hematopoiesis after hypoxic stress in the fetus

Finance - Malignant ascites researcher receives grant

Gynecology - Postmenopausal bilateral oophorectomy not linked to higher fracture risk

HIV/AIDS Mother-to-Child Transmission - Inadequate counseling stymies prevention of HIV transmission in South Africa