http://medicineworld.org/news/obgyn-news.html MedicineWorld.Org brings daily OBGYN news news from various sources to keep you updated on the latest events in the world on this topic. Medicineworld OBGYN news news service is the most comprehensive OBGYN news news service on the internet. We keep an archive of previous few days of news on this site. Please go down through the list to find the older news items. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT en-us http://medicineworld.org/images/uterus-and-ovaries.jpg http://medicineworld.org/news/obgyn-news.html 100 75 http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/stress-during-pregnancy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/stress-during-pregnancy.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Stress during pregnancy may raise the risk of asthma in offspring, as per scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston. The scientists investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked differences in patterns that appears to be linked to asthma risk during the later part of life........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/elective-removal-of-ovaries-during-hysterectomy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/elective-removal-of-ovaries-during-hysterectomy.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Removal of the ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy) while performing a hysterectomy is common practice to prevent the subsequent development of ovary cancer. This prophylactic procedure is performed in 55% of all U.S. women having a hysterectomy, or approximately 300,000 times each year. An article in the March/recent issue of The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology suggests that this procedure may do more harm than good........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/permanent-fertility-defects.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/3-2010/permanent-fertility-defects.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were published in the recent issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB J.)........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/depression-in-low-income-urban-mothers.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/depression-in-low-income-urban-mothers.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, as per a research studyled by University of Rochester Medical Center scientists and published online by the journal Pediatrics. This is the first study to describe the prevalence of depression among low-income urban mothers, who were attending well-child care visits, through the use of a diagnostic interview. It also is the first study of this population group to test the accuracy of three depression screening tools routinely used by physicians........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/stillbirth-in-women-with-fibroids.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/stillbirth-in-women-with-fibroids.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago, scientists will unveil findings that show that there is an increased risk of intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), usually known as stillbirth, in women who have fibroids........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/estrogen-only-hrt-may-increase-risk-of-asthma.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/estrogen-only-hrt-may-increase-risk-of-asthma.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Oestrogen-only hormone replacement treatment (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax The authors base their findings on 57, 664 women, who were quizzed about their use of HRT and development of asthma symptoms every two years between 1990 and 2002........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/mothers-exposure-to-bisphenol.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/mothers-exposure-to-bisphenol.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT For years, researchers have warned of the possible negative health effects of bisphenol A, a chemical used to make everything from plastic water bottles and food packaging to sunglasses and CDs. Studies have linked BPA exposure to reproductive disorders, obesity, abnormal brain development as well as breast and prostate cancers, and in January the Food and Drug Administration announced that it was concerned about "the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and young children"........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/waiting-for-birth-or-inducing.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/waiting-for-birth-or-inducing.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago, scientists will unveil findings that show that waiting for birth is as effective as inducing labor in cases of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Intrauterine growth restriction means that the fetus is substantially smaller than normal. The condition affects about 10% of pregnant women........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/sutures-cause-fewer-complications-than-staples.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/sutures-cause-fewer-complications-than-staples.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago, scientists will present findings that there were less complications for women, after having a cesarean delivery, if sutures were used instead of staples to close the wound........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/genes-and-premature-labor.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/genes-and-premature-labor.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT New evidence that genetics play a significant role in some premature births may help explain why a woman can do everything right and still give birth too soon. Research presented today at the 30th Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) meeting and#8213; The Pregnancy Meeting and#8213; showed that the genes of both the mother and the fetus can make them susceptible to an inflammatory response that increases the risk of preterm labor and birth........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/during-pregnancy-with-acupuncture.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/during-pregnancy-with-acupuncture.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting , in Chicago, scientists will unveil findings that show that acupuncture appears to be an effective therapy for depression during pregnancy. "Depression during pregnancy is an issue of concern because it has negative effects on both the mother and the baby as well as the rest of the family," said Dr. Schnyer, one of the study's authors........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/women-should-be-allowed-to-eat-drink-during-labor.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/2-2010/women-should-be-allowed-to-eat-drink-during-labor.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT The traditional practice of restricting food and fluids during labour does not provide any benefits, finds a new review co-authored by a Queen's University Associate Professor. "Based on our review, there is no convincing and existing evidence to support restriction of fluids, and perhaps food, for women during labour. Women should be able to choose for themselves," says Dr. Joan Tranmer of the Queen's School of Nursing........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/1-2010/antidepressants-and-lactation-difficulties.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/1-2010/antidepressants-and-lactation-difficulties.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT As per a newly released study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), women taking usually used forms of antidepressant drugs may experience delayed lactation after giving birth and may need additional support to achieve their breastfeeding goals........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/1-2010/increasing-sonogram-use-in-pregnant-women.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/1-2010/increasing-sonogram-use-in-pregnant-women.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Current use of prenatal ultrasounds in women with singleton pregnancies is 55% greater than in 1996, even in low-risk pregnancies. More than one-third (37%) of pregnant women now receive 3 or more ultrasound tests in the second and third trimesters of a given pregnancy, found an article http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090979.pdf in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) www.cmaj.ca. The increase in the use of multiple ultrasound scans per pregnancy has been more pronounced in low-risk than high-risk pregnancies, suggesting a need to review current practices........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/12-2009/glucose-intolerance-in-pregnancy.html http://medicineworld.org/stories/lead/12-2009/glucose-intolerance-in-pregnancy.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:45:41 GMT Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, as per a newly released study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM)........ ]]>