Drug prevents postpartum hemorrhage in resource poor settings
...upply. But the drug misoprostol, which also stops uterine bleeding by causing the uterus to contract, does not require refrigeration. It can be given once after delivery as 3 oral tablets costing as little as $.14 each. Its use does not require highly trained personnel and it can be given by semi-skilled ...Canadian study demonstrates medical induction of labor increases risk of amniotic-fluid embolism
...position or separation, and cervical laceration or uterine rupture. "Our findings confirm the hypothesis that medical induction of labour is related to an increased risk of AFE," added Dr. Kramer. "Although the absolute risk increase of AFE for women is very small (four or five total cases and one or two fa...Rochester study rolls out RU-486 to treat uterine fibroids
Low doses of the drug mifepristone shrink uterine fibroid tumors and greatly improve the quality of ...cology journal. Leiomyoma, the medical term for uterine fibroids, affects roughly half of all women aged 35 to 49. The non-cancerous tumors cause iron-defic...Hormone drug type makes survival difference in advanced breast cancer
...aid. "Aromatase inhibitors carry almost no risk of uterine cancer, and while that rarely happens with tamoxifen, it does happen." On the other hand, Perez said that aromatase inhibitors do carry a risk of increased joint aches and, more importantly, may cause bone loss. "The majority of patients do very we...Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
...al issues may benefit from the hormonal effects on uterine receptivity. None of the studies included in the review focused specifically on these patient groups....Chance of hysterectomy predicted by multi-year study
...r-year study of 762 women with various symptoms of uterine distress, such as chronic pelvic pain, abnormal bl...udy, little has been known about how non-cancerous uterine conditions lead to hysterectomy, Learman said. The rate of hysterectomy also has varied widely acros......ninvasive ultrasound procedure effectively shrinks uterine fibroids and significantly relieves fibroid-relate...United States age 25 to 50 suffer from symptomatic uterine fibroids. Fibroid symptoms can include excessive menstrual bleeding, enlarged uterine size, frequent...