4-D ULTRASOUND
Wendy Denmead couldn't believe her eyes during her most recent obstetrician visit.
“With the 4-d ultrasound, it's like you're peeking right inside the womb.
Wendy was truly able to get up close and personal with her baby, watching its every move... (Read more about 4-D ULTRASOUND) |
BEAUTY GUIDE FOR PREGNANT MOMS
“I am still worried about how the baby is developing,” says expectant mom, Lori Minkin. Lori is 5 months pregnant. Like all expectant moms, she is concerned that her baby is growing and is healthy. Before becoming pregnant Lori regularly hit... (Read more about BEAUTY GUIDE FOR PREGNANT MOMS) |
CONDOM CONCERNS
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the battle towards prevention of sexually transmitted diseases needs to move front and center. Sexually transmitted disease prevention is a crucial issue, particularly since the rates of... (Read more about CONDOM CONCERNS) |
Conception Date and Development
A new study shows that the month of conception may impact future academic achievement of children.
Scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine have observed a connection between academic progress and the time of year a child was... (Read more about Conception Date and Development) |
Depo Provera
Depro Provera is a birth control injection that a woman get every 3 months. It consists of a synthetic form of the female hormone progesterone. (Read more about Depo Provera) |
Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic stem cells have been making headlines recently. But among the talk, there is rarely a pause to explain what embryonic stem cells are, what makes them unique, and why they stir up so much debate. (Read more about Embryonic Stem Cells) |
Endometriosis
No one knows exactly what causes endometriosis, but over the years many theories have been advanced.
Endometriosis affects 90 million women worldwide and about 12 million in the United States. (Read more about Endometriosis) |
INFERTILITY AND CANCER RISK
There is new evidence to suggest that women who have a history of infertility may be at increased risk for several types of female cancers.
Are the treatments the source of the problem? (Read more about INFERTILITY AND CANCER RISK) |
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Inflammatory bowel disease can make life miserable for people who suffer from it. It is inconvenient to the point of adversely affecting the quality of life.
“Because of inflammatory bowel syndrome, for my entire life, wherever I went I had to... (Read more about INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE) |
Ice Cream and Infertility
Isn’t it great when medical research validates our vices?
Like, the research recently released that dark chocolate is good for the cardiovascular system and the brain.
Well, more good news tonight for women: eating ice cream could actually help... (Read more about Ice Cream and Infertility) |
In Vitro Fertilization
Today, thanks to the miracle of science, thousands of couples desperately wanting children, who can't conceive naturally, are able to become parents.
"In the in vitro fertilization process women are given hormonal treatments to try to... (Read more about In Vitro Fertilization) |
In-vitro Baby Born from Immature Frozen Egg
On June second, the first baby conceived from an egg that was matured in the lab before undergoing in-vitro fertilization was born in Canada and is progressing normally.
The mother, as well as three other women, became pregnant through a... (Read more about In-vitro Baby Born from Immature Frozen Egg) |
LABOR AND EPIDURALS
Michelle Haziza is overwhelmed with joy at the arrival of her baby boy. But, at first, during the early stages of labor, she was overwhelmed with pain. “The pain was just so bad, it was unbearable, that I couldn’t handle it,” says Michelle.
As a... (Read more about LABOR AND EPIDURALS) |
LABOR PAIN CONTROL STUDY
There is important new research which shows women can safely get significant labor pain relief early on in the course of labor. More than 3.5 million women go into labor each year, and almost half get an epidural anesthetic. Now this new study... (Read more about LABOR PAIN CONTROL STUDY) |
MATERNAL AGE
What is the maximum possible maternal age, after which having a baby is simply out of the question?
This is the question being raised in a major medical journal, especially in light of advanced maternal ages among women. More and more women are... (Read more about MATERNAL AGE) |
MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE TREATMENT
There is new research tonight that provides powerful evidence of a treatment that works to prevent menstrual migraines in many women. Approximately half of all women who seek clinical treatment for migraines have reported an association between... (Read more about MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE TREATMENT) |
OBESITY AND IMPOTENCE
There’s good news and bad news for men suffering from impotence. The bad news, it appears that obesity is a significant contributing factor--a concern given the overall fattening of America. According to the authors of the new study, obesity... (Read more about OBESITY AND IMPOTENCE) |
PATERNAL DISCORDANCE
The question of the day is, “Who’s your daddy?”
A new study out says many dads are unknowingly raising someone else’s kids.
The findings come from several international studies, including many done here in the U.S., between 1950 and 2004.... (Read more about PATERNAL DISCORDANCE) |
Pesticides Found in Pregnant Women
Researchers have found the presence of numerous harmful pesticides in the placentas of pregnant women.
According to a study by the University of Granada, fifteen different substances linked to pesticides have been found in pregnant women.... (Read more about Pesticides Found in Pregnant Women) |
STRESS AND INFERTILITY
Are stress and infertility linked? Is the ability to conceive impacted by the pressures that people have to deal with in their daily lives?
At the age of 36 Deborah Horskey was faced with a brutal reality. Her biological clock had been fast... (Read more about STRESS AND INFERTILITY) |
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