Monthly Archives: November 2015
Groundbreaking study: uterine transplants
Women suffering from uterine factor infertility (UFI) cannot carry a pregnancy because they were born without a uterus, have lost their uterus, or have a uterus that no longer functions. A recently announced research study by the famed Cleveland Clinic will perform uterus transplants … Continue reading
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Study: Pregnancy antibiotics no cause for concern
Four out of 10 women are prescribed antibiotics during pregnancy, and a comprehensive new study shows that the two most often prescribed drugs—azithromycin and clarithromycin—have no adverse outcome on the child’s physical development. The researchers, from the University of Montreal … Continue reading
Give your baby a healthy smile: Don’t smoke
Secondhand smoke is known to be linked to a number of health problems, and here’s another one: cavities in baby teeth. That’s the conclusion of a study out of Japan, published in the journal BMJ. Researchers analyzed data for 76,920 … Continue reading
Study says women can eat a light meal during labor
Most healthy women can skip the fasting and, in fact, would benefit from eating a light meal during labor, suggests research presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2015 annual meeting. Improvements in anesthesia care have made pain control during … Continue reading
A better way to predict due dates?
Pregnant women have long been frustrated that estimates of when they will actually give birth can be off by as much as two to three weeks. In fact, only 5 percent of women deliver on their exact due dates. There … Continue reading
‘Mustache up’ for men’s health in Movember
In 2003, two “mates” from Australia decided to bring the mustache back in popularity, and began what has grown into Movember—the annual movement to raise money and awareness for men’s health issues, including prostate cancer and infertility. The event went … Continue reading
Watch your weight gain during pregnancy
Some pregnant women take the phrase “eating for two” too far, and it’s well known that gaining too much weight during pregnancy can lead to complications for both mother and baby. But a new study says that excess weight gain … Continue reading
New warning: No alcohol, period, during pregnancy
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued new warnings that should become the final word on a somewhat controversial topic: No amount of alcohol is safe to consume while pregnant. “The only guarantee of having no effects from alcohol … Continue reading
Study: Eggs from older donors just as successful in IVF
New research out of Canada may open the door for older women to donate their eggs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. The study, reported by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, finds that eggs from donors age 35 or … Continue reading
