OBGYN and Reproduction Week

Assisted Reproduction - Metformin increases pregnancy rate in infertile women after laparoscopic ovarian drilling

Obstetrics - Anal incontinence may be related to sphincter injuries following mediolateral episiotomy

Obstetrics - Shorter labor duration was observed in women given increased intravenous fluids

Ovarian Cancer - Preoperative plasma osteopontin level may be biomarker of ovarian cancer

Spontaneous Abortion - Unexplained pregnancy loss may be linked to imbalance in CTLA-4/028 expression

Alcohol Use - Baby's first stool may provide clues to fetal alcohol exposure

Assisted Reproduction - Effects of obesity on reproductive outcomes are focus of review

Autism - Key to early diagnosis of autism may be in the placenta

Breastfeeding - Women face challenges in breastfeeding after returning to work

Cervical Cancer - Adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma may have different gene profiles

Cervical Cancer - Cancer patients treated with preoperative chemotherapy have improved long-term survival

Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus testing after loop electrosurgical excision procedure may be useful

Cervical Cancer - Non-squamous histology was prognostic factor in cervical cancer patients with positive pelvic nodes

DNA Research - Targeted inactivation of DNA ligase III results in early embryonic lethality

Developmental Biology - Bone morphogenetic protein signaling restricts hemato-vascular development

Developmental Biology - Drosophila Plexin B is required for axon guidance in embryonic development

Developmental Biology - Novel prospero-related homeobox gene characterized

Developmental Biology - Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-4 is expressed during early pregnancy

Developmental Biology - Zebrafish embryogenesis relies on a beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase

Diabetes & Pregnancy - High glucose alters gene expression involved in embryonic neural stem cell proliferation

Diet & Nutrition - Heredity and family customs have an enormous impact on eating habits and taste cravings as an adult

Disease Control - Church & Dwight supports condom use study in New England Journal of Medicine

Drug Development - Organon starts phase III development of combined oral contraceptive

Drug Development - Study results show Starpharma's topical VivaGel is potent contraceptive in animal model

Endometrial Cancer - Paclitaxel/carboplatin is promising regimen for advanced endometrial adenocarcinomas

Gene Research - New research reveals unexpected post-mating gene expression in model lab fruitflys

HIV & Cervical Cancer - HIV-infected pregnant women showed a high prevalence of cervical squamous cell abnormalities

HIV/AIDS Vertical Transmission - HAART not associated with congenital abnormalities in infants born to HIV-1-infected women

Heart Disease - Premenopausal oral contraceptive use may protect against heart disease later in life

Intimate Partner Violence - Violence from male partners associated with serious health threats to pregnant women and newborns

Juvenile Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors - Juvenile ovarian granulosa cell tumor prognosis linked to stimulatory G protein oncogene

Obstetrics - Complete placenta previa correlates with higher morbidity

Obstetrics - Genital tract trauma may be reduced by use of controlled delivery techniques

Obstetrics - Late pregnancy and postpartum depressive moods were studied in Thai women

Obstetrics - Pregnant women with inflammatory arthritis usually experience disease improvement or even remission