OBGYN and Reproduction Week

Cervical Cancer - Cytomorphologic features related to increased false-positive Pap tests in women were identified

Cervical Cancer - Human papillomavirus 16 and 18 viral load are associated with more severe cervical lesions

Obstetrics - Leptin may be a marker of hyperemesis gravidarum during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Risk of miscarriage is not increased by aspirin use during pregnancy

Obstetrics - Risk of preeclampsia is increased in women with adult weight gain, prepregnancy overweight

Anesthesia - Hysterosalpingography with paracervical anesthetic block produces less discomfort

Anesthesia - Intraoperative administration of dexmedetomidine reduces need for perioperative morphine

Anesthesia - Subarachnoid block improves postoperative functional status after vaginal hysterectomy

Antimicrobials - New company to market microbicide by 2010; Tommy Thompson chairs Instead Sciences

Antiphospholipid Syndrome - Best care for antiphospholipid syndrome is still undetermined

Assisted Reproduction - Lipiodol flushing proves effective as fertility treatment for unexplained infertility

Breast Cancer - Early exposure to synthetic estrogen puts DES daughters at higher risk for breast cancer

Business Update - Cord blood banking market leader reports continued growth in consumer demand for new technology

Business Update - Hemispherx announces purchase of royalty interest from Stem Cell Innovation

Business Update - Synova Healthcare enters exclusive distribution agreement with Ovulation Tester, LLC

Cancer Diagnostics - Sensitivity of self-reported cancer diagnoses deemed low and not recommended for identifying tumors

Cancer Gene Therapy - Gemcitabine resistance in human uterine sarcoma cells can be reverted

Cancer Screening - Screening versus diagnostic Pap tests yield similar results in patients with cervical lesions

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer patients may have residual pelvic lymph nodes after concomitant chemoradiation

Cervical Cancer - Cervical cancer risk predicted by high viral loads of human papillomavirus

Cervical Cancer - Community-based intervention improves Pap test receipt among Vietnamese-American women

Cervical Cancer - Diamics completes clinical trial and appoints CRO for U.S. FDA submission

Cervical Cancer - GARDASIL, Merck's cervical cancer vaccine, receives positive opinion from European Medicines Agency

Cervical Cancer - Urine test may detect human papillomavirus in women with cancer or high-grade lesions

Contraception - Medical abortion appears acceptable practice for termination of early pregnancy in China

Contraception - National survey shows majority of women unaware of Plan B birth control pill

Contraception - Repeat dosing of misoprostol after mifepristone-induced abortion may not improve efficacy

Contraception - Survey reveals birth control not often discussed by couples

Developmental Biology - Maternal gene regulates zygotic genome activation in the mouse

Diagnostics - Doppler ultrasonography is more effective than amniocentesis for predicting fetal anemia

Diet & Nutrition - Pregnancy diets may be tailored to prevent birth defects

Drug Development - Ovarian cancer drug combination receives U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval

Endometrial Cancer - Cases of synchronous endometrioid carcinomas involving uterus and fallopian tube are reviewed

Endometrial Cancer - Endometrial cancer microsatellite instability and PTEN gene mutation relationships clarified

Endometrial Cancer - Gap in endometrial survival rates between black and white women is narrowing

Endometrial Cancer - Worse endometrial cancer survival predicted by higher paclitaxel AUC

Environmental Health - Maternal atrazine exposure exerts immunomodulatory effects on male mice

Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma - Epithelial ovarian carcinoma prognostic factors after positive second-look surgery identified

Fetal Cardiology - Proliferation, not apoptosis, in embryonic mouse heart is affected by maternal folate deficiency

Finance - IntegraMed reports 29% increase in net income in Q2

Finance - ViaCell reports Q2 2006 total revenues of $13.5 million, up from $11.4 million in prior year

Genetics & Genomics - A novel class of small RNAs bind to protein in mouse testes

Genetics & Genomics - Human cancer linked to microRNAs that exhibit high frequency genomic alterations

Genital Herpes - U.S. FDA approves supplemental NDA for antiviral treatment Famvir

Gynecology - Study shows endometrial ablation cost-effective treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding

HIV/AIDS Survival - Three million years of life have been saved in U.S. as a direct result of AIDS treatment

Insulin - Novo Nordisk receives approval in the EU for use of NovoRapid in pregnancy

Market Analysis - Decrease in the number of children born impacts sales of contraceptives in the U.S.

Market Analysis - Discovery and technology converging in female reproductive medicine, suggests Greystone Associates

Mental Health - Neocortical transcriptome changes occur during embryogenesis or adulthood