New Italian research links migraine and endometriosis
...copy because of infertility, ovarian cysts, benign uterine tumours or pelvic pain. All the women who indicated that they had had at least one headache in the past year were referred to a specialist headache neurologist who performed a clinical interview and classified their headaches according to internation...National study finds second cesarean section safer than normal delivery
... the hospital. The results showed that the rate of uterine rupture was seven per 1,000 among the mothers who ...were attempting vaginal delivery, compared with no uterine ruptures among the women who chose a second cesarean. Endometritis developed in 2.9 percent of the w...MRI 'excellent choice' for overcoming challenges of diagnosing pregnant women with abdominal pain
...he mother and it has a high accuracy for detecting uterine and extra-uterine diseases that is unmatched by either CT or ultrasound," said Dr. Semelka....Research focusing on why estrogenic hormones produce differing results
... of breast cancer were more susceptible to getting uterine cancer. Other research, conducted at Illinois by food scientist William Helferich, has shown that the soy phytoestrogen genestein in doses similar to that found in supplements may negate the ability of tamoxifen to stop cancer redevelopment. Many wo...Researchers find new technique to identify fetal genetic material from amniotic fluid
...ited to noninvasive methods such as measurement of uterine size or anatomic evaluation by fetal sonography. In addition, genetic analysis can be performed on amniotic fluid components " They add that the "cell-free component of the amniotic fluid is discarded after these analyses and is therefore availabl...JCI table of contents April 1, 2005
...typically seen with aspirin therapy. However, the uterine and ovarian environments were altered only slightly and allowed for normal induction of labor, normal litter size and similar development of offspring. This new mouse model will have significant value in studying the role of low dose aspirin in sev...Birthing a new model of aspirin therapy in preeclampsia
...typically seen with aspirin therapy. However, the uterine and ovarian environments were altered only slightly and allowed for normal induction of labor, normal litter size and similar development of offspring. This new mouse model will have significant value in studying the role of low dose aspirin in sev...Study supports use of aspirin in treating pregnancy disorder
...-dose aspirin therapy in mice. They found that the uterine and ovarian environments were altered only slightly, and the mice experienced normal induction of labour, normal litter size, and development of offspring. "This new mouse model will have significant value in studying the implications of low dose asp...Viagra shows selective effects in hypertensive pregnancy on mother, fetus
...ts as fetal growth and well-being and the mother's uterine circulation yielded surprisingly positive results,...ese effects, resulting in improved function of the uterine circulation." Arterial diameters of Viagra-treated animals didn't quite match control (normal) valu...14 highlighted physiology papers from IUPS 2005: From 'genomics to functions'
...ollege of Medicine found. Viagra seemed to improve uterine and placental blood flow measured by arterial diameter along with a corresponding increase of birth weight to normal levels, up 25%. Most surprising effect: total elimination of fetal death, versus 11% in the untreated hypertensive group. "Beneficial...Check colon tumors for signs of syndrome, study suggests
...hest for colon cancer, followed by a lower risk of uterine cancer and several other cancers, he says. "People with Lynch syndrome need closer cancer surveillance, with annual colonoscopies starting at age 25," de la Chapelle says. "This has been proven to prevent cancer and to prevent death from cancer." I...Tamoxifen-like drug suggests new ways to selectively block estrogen
...stimulate tissue growth and increasing the risk of uterine cancer. A newer group of drugs, known as selective estrogen receptor down-regulators, or SERDs, have a more potent anti-estrogen effect, involving destabilization of the estrogen receptor, which leads to its degradation. GW5638 fits somewhere in the ...Harmful chemicals may reprogram gene response to estrogen
...ws that when rats with a genetic predisposition to uterine tumors also receive an early-life exposure to diet...strogen linked to vaginal cancer, the incidence of uterine tumors rises to almost 100 percent. By comparison, slightly more than half of the unexposed animals,...Cancer drug could aid premature labour
...able to increase numbers of the CG/LH receptors in uterine smooth muscle cells. The researchers are now see...atory tests show that the drug TSA is able to fool uterine muscle cells and suggest it could be a potential new therapeutic agent in preventing premature birth...Recurrent miscarriages: Could prednisolone reduce the occurrence of this distressing condition?
...ent research has pointed to a significant role for uterine natural killer (uNK) cells in pregnancy implantation," said Dr Quenby. uNK cells are the most numerous white blood cells found in the uterus and in the special lining of the uterus that occurs during pregnancy (the decidua). They are found close to t...Australian discovery of adult stem cells in the uterus could restore your pelvic floor & more
...t. "About one in ten women require treatment for uterine prolapse, usually in their 50s and older, although it can happen to younger women. The pelvic floor is weakened during pregnancy and childbirth and as a woman ages the strength of these muscles can deteriorate further," Dr Rosamilia explained. "At p...OT, VP studied as novel psychiatric drug sources; consider gender-specific drug models
...sopressin (VP) on peripheral systems in lactation, uterine contraction and urine concentration. Over the past few years, neuroscientists have begun reporting evidence solidifying the possible roles of OT and VP in social behavior, both normal (bonding, romance) and pathological (autism, aggression). In a rec...Canadian-led study shows amnioinfusion does not reduce risk of meconium aspiration syndrome
...nfusing saline, via insertion of a catheter in the uterine cervix, into the amniotic cavity of women in labour who show heavy meconium. Amnioinfusion is intended to reduce the risk of MAS by diluting the meconium. Women were eligible for this randomized trial, after the fetal membranes ruptured and thick, o...Scholar uncovers the story behind the 'obesity epidemic'
...uch as osteoarthritis of weight bearing joints and uterine cancer that comes from higher estrogen levels in heavier women, although this can be treated medically without weight loss," he said. "For most medical conditions, it is diet, exercise, and genetics that are the real causes. Weight is merely an asso......icular risk for having babies afflicted with intra uterine growth retardation-which means babies only fall wi...'s third trimester of pregnancy, the risk of intra uterine growth retardation increased by 20 percent, the scientists report. The effects were strongest when ...