var digesttext = "<!-- Header --><style type=\"text/css\">P.item { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; line-height: 1.45em }a { color: #04E; }#items { font-size: 13px; }SPAN.description { color: #222; line-height: 1.25em }SPAN.date { color: #888; font-size: 11px; }SPAN.date A { color: #247; }SPAN.grey { color: #888; font-weight: bold; font-size: 22px; }</style><div id=\"items\"><!-- Items --><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241333.php\">Unplanned Pregnancy Often Leads To Shorter Breastfeeding Duration</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">09/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Women who did not plan to get pregnant are much more likely to stop breastfeeding within three months of giving birth, according to a study published in the journal Current Anthropology. The research suggests that women whose pregnancies we..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241314.php\">Girls In Competitive Soccer At Increased Risk Of  Injuries And Menstrual Dysfunction</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">09/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">In the U.S., there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that despite reporting appropriate..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241287.php\">Hope For Effective Endometriosis Screening Following Gene Mutation Discovery</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers\' discovery of a ne..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241292.php\">Painful Periods Eased By Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A large Scandinavian study, that has been running for 30 years, has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods reports scientists from the..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241262.php\">New Study May Shed Light On Why Women, And Some Men, Are At Greater Risk For ACL Injuries</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Much orthopaedic research has been devoted to determining why women are far more susceptible to knee ligament injuries than men. According to a new study, the answer may lie in geometry &#45; the length and shape of a patient\'s knee bone &#..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241274.php\">Association Between Injectable Progesterone Contraceptives And Poor Periodontal Health</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">08/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Injectable progesterone contraceptives may be associated with poor periodontal health, according to research in the Journal of Periodontology...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241192.php\">Breastfeeding And Lung Function At School Age: Does Maternal Asthma Modify The Effect?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241181.php\">Older Women With High Triglyceride Levels At High Risk Of Stroke</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">07/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the str..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241198.php\">Weight Management Programs For African&#45;American Women Are More Successful If Held In A Church</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">06/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that both lo..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241219.php\">Has Komen Shot Itself In The Foot?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">05/02/12 22:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity which until recently had an enviable reputation as being totally impartial and focused purely on saving women\'s lives, may have caused itself irreparable damage. By announcing a few days ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241160.php\">Bone Density Testing &#45; ASBMR Response To NEJM Article</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">04/02/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The recently reported study on bone density testing in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) may have inadvertently resulted in confusion about the use and recommended frequency of an important diagnostic tool used for osteoporosis, a ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241167.php\">Susan G. Komen Starts U&#45;Turn After Planned Parenthood Cut&#45;Off</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/02/12 19:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">After announcing that it was going to cut funding for Planned Parenthood\'s breast screenings, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer foundation, today announced that it is changing its funding criteria, meaning it will probably resume..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241092.php\">Mentoring Helps Survivors Of Violence, Child Abuse</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241116.php\">Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Fracture Risk In Older Women</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">02/02/12 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">According to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post&#45;menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241111.php\">Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">02/02/12 17:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is \"dismayed and extremely disappointed\" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charit..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241111.php\">Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">02/02/12 17:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is \"dismayed and extremely disappointed\" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charit..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241048.php\">Indigestion Medications Raise Hip Fracture Risk In Post&#45;menopausal Females</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/02/12 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post&#45;menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The au..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241049.php\">Pzifer Recalls US Birth Control Pills</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/02/12 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Over one million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer, as a result of an error with the packaging that runs the risk of women getting pregnant. Around half the packets carry the brand name Lo/Ovral&#45;28, while the ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240999.php\">Improved Detection Of Colorectal Cancer By Flexible Sigmoidoscopy</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">01/02/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one&#45;fourth and in men by one&#45;third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of the Nationa..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240909.php\">Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">31/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Researchers at Oregon Health &#38; Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells &#45; brain&#45;derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) &#45; is severely lacking in brainstem neuron..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240933.php\">Male Tummy Tucks Up 15% In UK</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/01/12 14:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240865.php\">Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially In Women</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240894.php\">Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240834.php\">Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer Treatment</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/01/12 10:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo&#45; and radiotherapy. Andreas M&#19..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240810.php\">Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">27/01/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low&#45;income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study\'s lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240751.php\">Visible Signs Of Aging Improved By Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark Extract) In New Study</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">26/01/12 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Human skin is the body\'s first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240683.php\">Women Cope Better With HIV/AIDS When They Have The Love Of A Dog Or Cat</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursin..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240693.php\">Most Employed Mothers Would Work Even If They Didn\'t Have To According To A Recent Study</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn\'t have to, but they\'re also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240684.php\">Study Of Electronic Medical Records Reveals That Women Report Feeling Pain More Intensely Than Men</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">25/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Women report more&#45;intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender diffe..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240611.php\">How Estrogen Influences Mood Changes In Women</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?category=41\">Women\'s Health/OBGYN News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Women\'s emotional responses can vary significantly premenstrually. They may become depressed or grumpy during menstruation or the premenstrual phase, known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Roughly 75% of reproductive&#45;age women report pre..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240599.php\">Aborting Female Fetuses In Canada &#45; Action Required</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/01/12 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> According to a report in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), pregnant women should not be told the sex of their unborn child until after 30 weeks of pregnancy, in order to combat female feticide, which some individuals in certain ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240535.php\">Abortion Rates Stop Falling Globally</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> A study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Guttmacher Institute reveals that worldwide, the long&#45;term substantial decline in abortion rates has stalled. According to the study entitled \"Induced Abortion: Incidence and Trends ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240533.php\">Global Abortion Rates Remain Steady</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/01/12 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> New figures from the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that after a long period of decline, the global abortion rates have steadied. From 1995 to 2003, rates dropped from 35 per 1000 women of childbearing ag..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240380.php\">Action Required To Combat Female Feticide In Canada</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/01/12 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Canada should prohibit disclosure of the sex of a fetus until after 30 weeks of pregnancy to combat female feticide which is practised by some ethnic groups in Canada and the United States, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Asso..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239011.php\">Abortion Not Linked To Mental Health Risk</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">11/12/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Having an induced abortion in itself does not raise a female\'s chances of developing mental health problems, says a report, claimed to be the largest and most comprehensive ever, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC), U..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237008.php\">How Chromosomes Pair Up</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">03/11/11 10:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">After more than a century of study, mysteries still remain about the process of meiosis &#45; a special type of cell division that helps ensure genetic diversity in sexually&#45;reproducing organisms. Now, researchers at Stowers Institute f..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236256.php\">New Blood Test For Down Syndrome &#45;  During Early Pregnancy</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/10/11 17:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> For years doctors have struggled to identify Down Syndrome in pregnant women, giving expectant mothers the opportunity to abort the full term. Now a new blood test promises to change all that with several new products coming to market that..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/235207.php\">Miscarriage Due To Low Zinc And Copper Levels</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/09/11 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">This hypothesis had never been proven before in humans, but it has been demonstrated by University of Granada researchers. Spontaneous abortion is estimated to affect 15 percent of women, mainly in the first trimester of pregnancy...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/233495.php\">People And Plant Medicine: Herbal Abortion Helps African Women</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">30/08/11 09:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Researchers at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, have examined a number of plants which are used for illegal abortions in Tanzania. The lab tests show that several of the plants can make the uterus tissue con..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233282.php\">More Docs Refusing Abortions; Religion And Location Named Factors</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/08/11 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">More and more doctors are unwilling to perform abortions, according to a recent survey, lowering the original percentage of those that were willing according to an alternate survey, 22%, down to 14% or one in seven. Although it is a legal m..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/229952.php\">The Social Stigma Surrounding Abortion</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">29/06/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">An international team of researchers says abortion stigma is under researched, under theorized and over emphasized in one category: women who\'ve had abortions. As a result, they\'re launching a new direction into research that explores the s..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/228023.php\">Following Abortion, Immediate Use Of An IUD Is More Likely To Prevent Unintended Pregnancies</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">09/06/11 11:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who delay getting an IUD b..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/226354.php\">Overall Abortion Rate Drops 8% In Eight Years, Rises 18% Among Poor Women In USA</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 23:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">While the abortion rate dropped between 2000 and 2008 overall in the USA, among women whose family incomes are below the federal poverty level it rose, researchers from the Guttmacher Institute wrote in the journal Obstetrics &#38; Gynecolo..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226349.php\">Marie Stopes International\'s Response To The 2010 Abortion Statistics In England And Wales</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Official figures released today by the Department of Health show that the number of women having abortions in England and Wales has risen for the first time in three years. In total 189,574 abortions were performed in 2010, representing a 0..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226350.php\">National Right To Life Responds To Latest Guttmacher Report</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 18:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Today, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of 50 state right&#45;to&#45;life affiliates, disputed claims that restrictions on abortion \"disproportionately affect\" poor women...</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226324.php\">FPA Responds To Latest Abortion Statistics, UK</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 15:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Responding to today\'s Abortion Statistics for England and Wales 2010, Natika H Halil, Director of Information for the sexual health charity FPA said: \'Over the last decade, we\'ve seen significant achievements in abortion services. Most wome..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226325.php\">New UK Abortion Statistics: 12 Women A Day Travel From Ireland To Britain To Access Abortion Services</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 15:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The number of women who travelled from Ireland to Britain for abortion services last year has remained stable, according to the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA). Figures released today (24.05.11) by the UK Department of Health show ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226277.php\">Abortion Statistics, England &#38; Wales: 2010</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 11:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">The following National Statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Abortion Statistics, England &#38; Wales: 2010 Main findings: In 2010, for women resident in England and Wales: &#45; The total number of abortions was 189,5..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/226173.php\">More Indian Families Selectively Aborting Girls So That There Is At Least One Boy In The Family</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">24/05/11 08:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/abortion/\">Abortion News From Medical News Today</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">New research published Online First and in an upcoming Lancet shows that, in Indian families in which the first child has been a girl, more and more parents are aborting their second child if prenatal testing shows it to be a girl, presumab..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/Pregnancy/26588\">Dietary Supplement Cuts Risk of Preeclampsia (CME/CE)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 15:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">(MedPage Today) -- Pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia who used supplements containing L-arginine and antioxidant vitamins significantly lowered their risk for this gestational complication, a randomized trial found.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/OBGYN/GeneralOBGYN/26594\">Women Opt for Home Birth Despite Doc Disapproval</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 12:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">(MedPage Today) -- Home births in the U.S. climbed by 20% between 2004 and 2008, in spite of policies against the practice espoused by major professional societies, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144678&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Decade\'s Top 10 Public Health Achievements</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Decade\'s Top 10 Public Health Achievements Category: Health News Created: 5/20/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144676&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Dietary Supplement May Help Prevent Preeclampsia</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Dietary Supplement May Help Prevent Preeclampsia Category: Health News Created: 5/20/2011 11:01:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144669&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Home Births Jump 20 Percent in 4 Years: U.S. Report</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Home Births Jump 20 Percent in 4 Years: U.S. Report Category: Health News Created: 5/20/2011 10:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144654&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">New Test Detects Recent Infection With Toxoplasmosis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">20/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: New Test Detects Recent Infection With Toxoplasmosis Category: Health News Created: 5/19/2011 6:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASCOMeeting/26587\">ASCO: Long-Time Smoking Ups Risk of Breast, Other Cancers</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 20:42 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Smoking markedly increases the risk of breast cancer among women already at high risk for the disease, a researcher said.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144586&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Are Affluent Women More Apt to Choose C-Section?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Are Affluent Women More Apt to Choose C-Section? Category: Health News Created: 5/18/2011 2:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/19/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144601&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Study Finds Ovarian Screening Tests Don\'t Improve Survival</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Study Finds Ovarian Screening Tests Don\'t Improve Survival Category: Health News Created: 5/18/2011 8:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/19/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144598&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer  in Women Already at High Risk</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">19/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer in Women Already at High Risk Category: Health News Created: 5/18/2011 8:06:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/19/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASCOMeeting/26572\">ASCO: PARP Inhibitor Slows Recurrent Ovarian Cancer</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/05/11 22:53 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Treatment with an investigational DNA repair inhibitor almost doubled progression-free survival in patients with relapsed, platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, data from a randomized trial showed.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/APA/26571\">APA: Abused as Kids, Women More Likely to Abuse Partners (CME/CE)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/05/11 22:41 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">HONOLULU (MedPage Today) -- Among adults who were victims of child abuse, women in couples are more likely than men to behave aggressively toward their partners, and also to be victims in the relationship, a researcher said here.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/guide&#46;asp&#63;s&#61;rss&#38;a&#61;144552&#38;k&#61;Womens&#95;Health&#95;General\">Foreskin May Be Reservoir for HPV</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">18/05/11 07:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medicinenet.com/womens_health/focus.htm\">MedicineNet Womens Health General</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Title: Foreskin May Be Reservoir for HPV Category: Health News Created: 5/17/2011 6:07:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 5/18/2011</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4839655&cid=c_294_67_f&fid=32019&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmolehr.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F17%2F6%2F372%3Frss%3D1\">Identification of novel SRY mutations and SF1 (NR5A1) changes in patients with pure gonadal dysgenesis and 46,XY karyotype</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 22:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=amenorrhea&amp;amp;t=Amenorrhea&amp;amp;f=c&amp;amp;s=Search&amp;amp;r=Any&amp;amp;o=d\">MedWorm: Amenorrhea</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">Primary amenorrhea due to 46,XY disorders of sexual development (DSD) is complex with the involvement of several genes. Karyotyping of such patients is important as they may develop dysgerminoma and molecular analysis is important to identi..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/Neurology/Seizures/26529\">Few Birth Defects Seen With Newer Seizure Drugs (CME/CE)</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 20:00 from <a href=\"http://www.medpagetoday.com/medical-news-rss-feeds/OBGYN.xml\">MedPage Today OB/GYN</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\">(MedPage Today) -- The use of the newer-generation antiepileptics during the first trimester of pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of major birth defects, a large population-based cohort study found.</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1597-b?rss=1\">Reply: Intramural fibroids</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1599?rss=1\">Reply: Why we need international agreement on terms and definitions to assess clinical outcome after endometriosis surgery</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1601?rss=1\">Reply: Oral contraceptives and the endometriosis domino effect</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1600?rss=1\">Oral contraceptives and endometriosis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1598?rss=1\">Why we need international agreement on terms and definitions to assess clinical outcome after endometriosis surgery</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1575?rss=1\">Meiotic segregation of Robertsonian translocations ascertained in cleavage-stage embryos--implications for preimplantation genetic diagnosis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of meiotic segregation products in embryos from carriers of 13/14 and 14/21 Robertsonian translocations and to estimate the predictive value of testing single cells using the..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1597-a?rss=1\">Intramural fibroids</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1501?rss=1\">Maternal body mass index and the risk of fetal and infant death: a cohort study from the North of England</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Early pregnancy obesity (body mass index, BMI, &ge;30 kg/m 2 ) carries significant health implications. This cohort study investigates the association between early pregnancy BMI and the risk of fetal and infant death in pregnan..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1512?rss=1\">Body mass and risk of complications after hysterectomy on benign indications</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND This study examines BMI in relation to risk of complications after hysterectomy on benign indications, and explores whether any associations vary by route of surgery. METHODS In this cohort study, we included data on health and ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1519?rss=1\">Ovarian hormones and reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in premenopausal women: the Norwegian EBBA-I study</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Ovarian hormones, parity and length of &lsquo;menarche-to-first birth&rsquo; time interval are known risk factors for breast cancer, yet the associations between 17&beta;-estradiol, progesterone and these reproductive factors re..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1530?rss=1\">Women\'s compliance with current folic acid recommendations and achievement of optimal vitamin status for preventing neural tube defects</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND The timing of folic acid supplement usage is critical to preventing pregnancies affected by neural tube defects (NTDs) because the neural tube closes by Day 28 post-conception. We investigated compliance of pregnant women with c..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1537?rss=1\">Trisomic pregnancy and elevated FSH: implications for the oocyte pool hypothesis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Some studies, but not all, support the hypothesis that trisomy frequency is related to the size of the oocyte pool, with the risk increased for women with fewer oocytes (older ovarian age). We tested this hypothesis by comparing..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1597?rss=1\">Note from the Editors</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1585?rss=1\">Quantitative trait analysis suggests polymorphisms of estrogen-related genes regulate human sperm concentrations and motility</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Human spermatogenesis is regulated by complex networks, and estrogens are recognized as one of the significant regulators of spermatogenesis. We tested the associations between variants of estrogen-related genes and semen parame..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1560?rss=1\">First births after preimplantation genetic diagnosis of structural chromosome abnormalities using comparative genomic hybridization and microarray analysis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Balanced chromosomal rearrangements represent one of the most frequent indications for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). Although fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been successfully employed for diagnosis in s..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1555?rss=1\">The co-occurrence of endometriosis with multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogren syndrome</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND In a previous study, women with endometriosis were found to be at a 7&ndash;24-fold increased risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and Sj&ouml;gren syndrome (SS). We examined these associations in ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1495?rss=1\">Comparison of MRI-assessed body fat content between lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and matched controls: less visceral fat with PCOS</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder. However, PCOS has a strong resemblance to the metabolic syndrome, including preponderance of visceral fat deposition. The aim of this study is to compare fat distribu..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1486?rss=1\">The oligomenorrhoic phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome are characterized by a high visceral adiposity index: a likely condition of cardiometabolic risk</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently exhibit central obesity, glucose intolerance, atherogenic dyslipidemia and hypertension, which are characteristic features of a condition of cardiometabolic risk. Our object..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1478?rss=1\">No difference in markers of adipose tissue inflammation between overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome and weight-matched controls</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that peripheral circulating markers of inflammation are elevated in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), but thus far no studies concerning markers of inflammation in adipose tissue have b..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1551?rss=1\">The sex ratio of offspring is associated with the mothers\' age at menarche</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Early menarcheal age is a risk factor for breast and ovarian cancers and is also associated with an increased spontaneous abortion rate. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a link between early menarcheal a..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1384?rss=1\">Live birth after allografting of ovarian cortex between genetically non-identical sisters</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> Aggressive chemotherapy generally results in the loss of both endocrine and reproductive functions. If the patient has not undergone previous oocyte, embryo or ovarian tissue cryopreservation, orthotopic allotransplantation of fresh ovaria..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1450?rss=1\">Disturbed spermatogenesis associated with thickened lamina propria of seminiferous tubules is not caused by dedifferentiation of myofibroblasts</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND In the human testis, myofibroblasts are the main cellular components of the lamina propria (LP) of seminiferous tubules. Thickened (&lsquo;fibrotic&rsquo;) LP and dilated tubules are found in a large number of infertile patients..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1362?rss=1\">Inhibition of steroid sulfatase decreases endometriosis in an in vivo murine model</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Steroid sulfatase (STS) is involved in estrogen biosynthesis and expressed in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of disease-free and endometriosis patients. The present study was designed to investigate its role in endometriosis de..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1356?rss=1\">Unoperated ovarian endometriomas and responsiveness to hyperstimulation</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND There is a growing consensus that ovarian reserve is reduced after surgical excision of ovarian endometriomas. However, it remains to be fully clarified whether this damage precedes or follows surgery. In order to further elucid..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1348?rss=1\">Laparoscopic sigmoid resection with transrectal specimen extraction: a novel technique for the treatment of bowel endometriosis</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary laparoscopic treatment is the standard of care for radical treatment of deep infiltrating pelvic endometriosis. If bowel resection is necessary, a muscle-split or Pfannenstiel incision is also required. The avo..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1338?rss=1\">Comparison of a 24-day and a 21-day pill regimen for the novel combined oral contraceptive, nomegestrol acetate and 17{beta}-estradiol (NOMAC/E2): a double-blind, randomized study</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Nomegestrol acetate/17&beta;-estradiol (NOMAC/E 2 ) is a new monophasic oral contraceptive combining NOMAC (2.5 mg), a highly selective progesterone-derived progestogen, with E 2 (1.5 mg), which is structurally identical to endo..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1331?rss=1\">Measurements of CD56+ cells in peripheral blood and endometrium by flow cytometry and immunohistochemical staining in situ</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND CD56+ cells in peripheral blood or the endometrium may be increased in women with reproductive failure. However, the relationship between numbers of peripheral blood CD56+ and endometrial CD56+ cells is uncertain. The aim of thi..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1324?rss=1\">Prediction of early pregnancy maternal thyroid impairment in women affected with unexplained recurrent miscarriage</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Proper maternal thyroid function is necessary for a successful pregnancy. In order to identify women who may experience miscarriage due to transient impairment of the pituitary&ndash;thyroid axis in early pregnancy, we aimed to ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1371?rss=1\">Publication bias in reproductive medicine: from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting to publication</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Treatment decisions should ideally be based on well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Here we determine the rate of full publication of RCTs presented at annual meetings of the European Society of Human Reproduction ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1377?rss=1\">A randomized controlled study comparing pain experience between a newly designed needle with a thin tip and a standard needle for oocyte aspiration</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Ultrasound-guided transvaginal oocyte retrieval is often performed under local anaesthesia on an outpatient basis. The objective of this study was to compare the overall pain experience of a newly designed reduced needle (RN) co..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1389?rss=1\">Age at first birth, mode of conception and psychological wellbeing in pregnancy: findings from the parental age and transition to parenthood Australia (PATPA) study</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND It is increasingly common for women in high-income countries to delay childbearing. We aimed to describe the context of pregnancy for first-time mothers of different ages and examine relationships among maternal age at first bir..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1399?rss=1\">Is having polycystic ovary syndrome a predictor of poor psychological function including anxiety and depression?</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND The impact of metabolic and reproductive features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) compromises psychological functioning. We investigated factors associated with negative psychological functioning to determine whether they we..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1408?rss=1\">Dynamics of the primate ovarian surface epithelium during the ovulatory menstrual cycle</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) risk correlates strongly with the number of ovulations that a woman experiences. The primary source of EOC in women is the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). Mechanistic studies on the etiology of ..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1422?rss=1\">Ovarian surface epitheliectomy in the non-human primate: continued cyclic ovarian function and limited epithelial replacement</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND The fifth leading cause of cancer deaths among women is ovarian cancer (OC), which originates primarily in the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) that surrounds the ovary. Permanent removal of the OSE could provide a novel strateg..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1431?rss=1\">Endothelial cells are essential for ovarian stromal tissue restructuring after xenotransplantation of isolated ovarian stromal cells</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Grafting of isolated follicles represents an approach to prevent the risk of reimplanting malignant cells with cryopreserved ovarian fragments. Optimal conditions and cell types required to sustain human follicular growth need t..</span><br /></p><p class=\"item\"><big><span class=\"grey\">&raquo;</span> <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/26/6/1440?rss=1\">Transcriptome analysis reveals dialogues between human trophectoderm and endometrial cells during the implantation period</a></big><br/><span class=\"date\">17/05/11 17:24 from <a href=\"http://humrep.oxfordjournals.org\">Human Reproduction - current issue</a></span><br /><span class=\"description\"> BACKGROUND Crosstalk between human trophectoderm (TE) and endometrial cells during the implantation window is a complex and not well-understood process. The aims of this study were (i) to evaluate the global gene expression profile in TE c..</span><br /></p><!-- Footer --></div><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://hits.informer.com/log.php?id=44&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><script type=\"text/javascript\">/* <![CDATA[ */document.write(\"<img style=\'display:none;\' src=\'http://174.37.54.170:81/statistics/logging/E9WBP3TGSI?type=exist&amp;r=\"+ Math.round(100000 * Math.random()) + \"\' />\");/* ]]> */</script><div class=\"fdpoweredby\" style=\"text-align: right; font-size: 10px; font-family: sans-serif\"><a style=\"color: #888\" href=\"http://feed.informer.com\" target=_blank>Powered by Feed Informer</a></div>";
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