In June 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine Gardasil as safe and effective for use among girls and women aged 9-26. The vaccine prevents infection with the types of HPV most likely to lead to cervical cancer.






Pregnancy-Related News (From All Sources)

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  • Some OBs unclear on HIV testing requirements (Reuters)
    posted on 11/16/07 at Yahoo!
    Reuters - Although virtually all obstetrician-gynecologists recommend HIV testing to all their pregnant patients, some are unaware of their state requirements for recommending such testing, according to a report in the Obstetrics & Gynecology.

  • Factors affecting reproductive outcome following abdominal myomectomy
    posted on 11/16/07 at Medworm
    Abstract Purpose  Fibroids may cause infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss. Studies have analysed the reproductive results after myomectomy according to the size, location and number of fibroids removed, but data are insufficient about comparison of opening the uterine cavity or not during surgery. Materials and methods  Two hundred twenty-nine abdominal myomectomies with the indication of infertility and/or recurrent pregnancy

  • Free Prenatal Care - For Non-Citizens Only (Sweetness & Light)
    posted on 11/16/07 at Wikio
    From the open borders lobbyists at the Associated Press: Feds agree to cover Louisiana program for pregnant non-citizens BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)  Louisiana will be reimbursed for a new state government program that provides free prenatal care to women who are not U.S. citizens, a federal official said. The prenatal care is reimbursable under federal [...]

  • Louisiana Seeks Federal SCHIP Reimbursement For Prenatal Care Provided To Noncitizens (Medical News Today)
    posted on 11/16/07 at Wikio
    Louisiana is seeking about $2.5 million in federal SCHIP reimbursements for prenatal care provided to pregnant women who are not U.S. citizens, the Baton Rouge Advocate reports. The state expanded LaCHIP, the states version of SCHIP, earlier this year, and since July, it has provided prenatal care to about 1,061 noncitizens. The expansion cost $3.17 million during the first three months. [click link for full article]

  • Novel Placenta Screening Tests May Help Prevent Stillbirths
    posted on 11/16/07 at Medical News Today
    The development of new screening tests based on better understanding of normal and abnormal placenta function may be crucial in reducing the incidence of stillbirths, according to a Seminar in The Lancet, this week's edition. Professor Gordon Smith, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cambridge University, UK, and Dr Ruth Fretts, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, looked material published since 1997 while preparing for the Seminar. [click link for full article]

  • Officials Call For Changes To Legislation That Would Reauthorize PEPFAR, Including Targets For Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission Prevention
    posted on 11/16/07 at MedicineNet
    Africa program directors with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on Wednesday suggested various provisions for legislation that would reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, including the creation of a five-year target for preventing mother-to-child transmissions of HIV, [click link for full article]

  • November Issue Of Reproductive Health Matters Focuses On Maternal Mortality
    posted on 11/15/07 at Medical News Today
    Reproductive Health Matters and Elsevier are pleased to announce the publication of the November Issue devoted to the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Safe Motherhood Initiative launched by the World Health Organization in 1987. The November issue responds to the question - Is Pregnancy Getting Safer for Women? The answer is yes - and no. [click link for full article]

  • November Issue Of Reproductive Health Matters Focuses On Maternal Mortality
    posted on 11/15/07 at MedicineNet
    Reproductive Health Matters and Elsevier are pleased to announce the publication of the November Issue devoted to the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Safe Motherhood Initiative launched by the World Health Organization in 1987. The November issue responds to the question - Is Pregnancy Getting Safer for Women? The answer is yes - and no. [click link for full article]

  • Women, hormonal changes and depression
    posted on 11/15/07 at Medworm
    Women are more susceptible to mood disorders and depression during hormonal transitions, such as pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause, according to a new report by the Society for Women's Health Research, a Washington, D.C., based advocacy organization. The report summarizes a June 2007 thought leaders' roundtable of eight national experts convened by the Society and the National Institute of Mental Health to discuss current efforts to understand the effects of hormonal transitions on mood di

  • Global View Shows Link Between Endometrial Cancer And Vitamin D Status
    posted on 11/15/07 at MedicineNet
    Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and endometrial cancer. UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body. This form of vitamin D is also available through diet and supplements. [click link for full article]

  • Reminder: Last chance to win pregnancy book
    posted on 11/15/07 at Family Life
    Enter for a chance to win this book. Today's the last day to enter a contest to win "Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy" by Dr. Robert Greene, e-mail me by 5 p.m. today, Nov. 15. Please include your name, mailing...

  • Fetal Heart Rate Yields Clues To Children's Later Development
    posted on 11/16/07 at ScienceDaily
    New findings have linked fetal heart rate variation to children's rate of development in the toddler years. Scientists measured the fetal heart rate and variability in fetuses of healthy women at 20 through 38 weeks of gestation. Follow up measurements of mental, motor and language ability were examined in children born to these women at ages 24 and 36 months. Differences in variation of heart rate predicted the rate of developmental progress, including language ability.

  • 33-pound tumor removed from woman
    posted on 11/15/07 at MSNBC
    Chinese doctors operating on a woman with abdominal pain expected to find an inflamed appendix but discovered a football-sized tumor instead, a Beijing daily reported.

  • Salmonella
    mississippi: a rare cause of second trimester miscarriage
    posted on 11/15/07 at Medworm
    Abstract  We report a case of transplacental transmission of Salmonella Mississippi resulting in a spontaneous miscarriage at 18 weeks gestation. The miscarriage occurred 1 week after resolution of an acute diarrheal illness. We recommend evaluation by stool culture for Salmonella infection in pregnant women with diarrheal illness. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s00404-007-0506-2Authors Anthony Gyang, North West Regional

  • Working to Reduce 'Preemie' Birth Rate ; With the Number Rising in Maine, Mothers Are Urged to Get Prenatal Care so Babies Are Born Full-Term. (Red Orbit )
    posted on 11/14/07 at Wikio
    By JOSIE HUANG Staff Writer -- The contractions, so tiny that they were imperceptible, showed up on an ultrasound just five months into Wendy Napolitano's pregnancy with triplets.

  • Nancy Grace Hospitalized with Pregnancy Complications (Celebrities)
    posted on 11/14/07 at Wikio
    Headline News anchor Nancy Grace, who gave birth to twins Nov. 4, has been hospitalized with complications from her pregnancy, the network said Tuesday. This past Sunday, Nancy started experiencing discomfort, and was having trouble breathing, on her way to church, Headline News spokeswoman Janine Iamunno says. She was brought to the emergency room in Atlanta. [...]

  • Nancy Grace Hospitalized with Pregnancy Complications (Celebrity Mound)
    posted on 11/14/07 at Wikio
    Headline News anchor Nancy Grace, who gave birth to twins Nov. 4, has been hospitalized with complications from her pregnancy, the network said Tuesday. This past Sunday, Nancy started experiencing discomfort, and was having trouble breathing, on her way to church, Headline News spokeswoman Janine Iamunno says. She was brought to the emergency room in [...]

  • Nancy Grace re-hospitalized after pregnancy complications (Celebrity Baby Blog)
    posted on 11/14/07 at Wikio
    CNN anchorwoman Nancy Grace, 48, has been re-hospitalized a week after the birth of her twins due to complications stemming from the pregnancy. Nancy, who delivered John David and Lucy Elizabeth by emergency c-section last Sunday after the beginnings of...

  • Does Prenatal Binge Drinking Harm The Developing Fetus? Evidence Is Scarce
    posted on 11/14/07 at Medical News Today
    The evidence that binge drinking during pregnancy harms the developing fetus is very limited, according to an article published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (BMJ). There is clearer evidence that regular heavy drinking during the pregnancy is linked to a higher risk of birth defects. However, what impact binge drinking might have, without heavy regular drinking, is unclear, write the authors. [click link for full article]

  • LA BioMed Research Finds Simpler Way To Determine Breast Cancer Risk In Postmenopausal Women
    posted on 11/14/07 at MedicineNet
    A new, simpler model for predicting breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women appears to be as accurate as a more complicated method currently used to decide if women would benefit from medication to reduce their risk of getting cancer, according to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. A team of researchers led by Rowan T. [click link for full article]

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