NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective cesarean section is associated with a lower rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) than is vaginal delivery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children with a parental history of allergies or asthma, having been delivered by cesarean section appears to increases the odds that they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to findings by the Organization of Teratology Information…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) values require routine upward adjustment during second-trimester screening for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Increased sperm DNA fragmentation is observed in infertile men with genitourinary infection by Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Topical gabapentin is a well tolerated, effective treatment for relieving the pain of localized and generalized vulvodynia, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil) carries a higher risk of anaphylaxis than does other commonly administered vaccines, Australian researchers report. Still,…
Pamela J. Paley, MD, Gynelcologic Oncologist, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, WA, discusses minimally invasive surgery in gynecologic cancer. References and Resources Zakashansky K, Bradley WH, Nezhat FR. New…
According to preliminary evidence, taking the epilepsy drug Topiramate (Topamax) during early pregnancy may increase the risk of birth defects. References and Resources Hunt S, Russell A, Smithson…
Ann L. Kellams, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, discusses the complications associated with late-preterm birth. References and Resources Delpisheh A,…