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Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Please cite this paper as: Cho S-H, Hwang E-W. Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review. BJOG 2010; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02489.x.Background The effectiveness of acupuncture in primary dysmenorrhoea is not fully understood.Objectives To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for the symptomatic treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Search strategy Nineteen electronic databases, including English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese databases, were systematically searched for RCTs investigating acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea up to July 2008 with no language restrictions.Selection criteria All RCTs that evaluated the effects of acupuncture compared with controls were included. Studies that assessed the effect of moxibustion or ...

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CDC Analysis Shows Genital Herpes Rates Remain High

Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Roughly 16% of U.S. residents ages 14 through 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the nation's most common sexually transmitted infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis released on Tuesday, Reuters reports. CDC noted that infection rates for the lifelong and incurable infection varied by gender and race. Twenty-one percent of U.S... (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)

Swine Flu In Pregnancy - What To Look Out For

Pregnancy News From Medical News Today — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology examines how the swine flu virus, Influenza A H1N1 (2009), affects pregnant women. Clinicians at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital in Singapore treated 211 confirmed cases of pregnant women with swine flu between 26 May 2009 and 14 September 2009... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)

The Evidence Mounts For Acupuncture To Treat Period Pains

Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:00:00 +0100

A new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology analyses the evidence base for the use of acupuncture to treat period pains and concludes that the available evidence is promising... (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)

AAGL Practice Report: Practice Guidelines for Management of Intrauterine Synechiae

The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) have been recognized as a cause of secondary amenorrhea since the end of the 19th century , and in the mid-20th century, Asherman further described the eponymous condition occurring after pregnancy . The terms “Asherman syndrome” and IUAs are often used interchangeably, although the syndrome requires the constellation of signs and symptoms (in this case, pain, menstrual disturbance, and subfertility in any combination) and the presence of IUAs . The presence of IUAs in the absence of symptoms may be best referred to as asymptomatic IUAs or synechiae. (Source: The Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology)

Early rotavirus epidemic timing linked to areas with high birth rates

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:21:06 +0100

Study results suggest that the timing of rotavirus epidemics may be a result of geographical differences in birth rates rather than environmental factors such as climate differences. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

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Viral testing prior to every fertility treatment now an EU requirement

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100

In a recent meeting, the European Commission decided that in terms of the European Union Tissues and Cells Directive, both patients and their partners must be tested for HIV, hepatitis, Human T-lymphotropic virus, and syphilis prior to each fertility treatment, which could amount to two or three times a year or even more often. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

What Is Cytomegalovirus? What Are The Causes Of Cytomegalovirus Infection?

Pregnancy News From Medical News Today — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:00:00 +0100

Cytomegalovirus, also known as HCMV, CMV or Human Herpes virus 5 (HHV-5) is part of the herpes family of viruses. It is a common virus and spreads through bodily fluids, including saliva, blood, breast milk, semen and urine. Cytomegalovirus is human-to-human transmissible through close bodily contact (coughs and sneezes are also possible routes)... (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)

Yeast infection linked to breastfeeding pain

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Determining whether the isolation of Candida is associated with breastfeeding pain. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

IUDs may contribute to vulvovaginal candidiasis infection

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Investigators study the in vitro adherence to intrauterine contraceptive devices of Candida albicans isolated from vaginal exudates of patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

Condom use can predict STI risk

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Examining the association between self-reported condom use and the incidence and prevalence of Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and trichomoniasis infections. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

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Inadequacy Of Current Guidelines For Sexually Transmitted Infections

Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Adolescent girls reveal alarmingly high rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which remain largely undetected by recommended screening guidelines. A study in Brazil, reported in the open access journal BMC Medicine, has shown that the syndromic approaches for screening and treating chlamydia and gonorrhoea are woefully inadequate. Maria de FÃ¡tima C. (Source: Women's Health / OBGYN News From Medical News Today)

Gene therapy vectors for uterine fibroids identified

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Screening several modified adenoviruses to identify the most efficient and selective virus toward human leiomyoma cells for delivering therapeutic genes. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

Viral gene therapy shows cervical cancer promise

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Examining the applicability of delivering tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-3 via adenoviruses in the treatment of cervical cancer. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

CMV infection does not cause infertility

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Latent cytomegalovirus infection in the male or female genital tract is not a significant cause of infertility, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

Late CMV infection of no consequence to fetus

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Mothers infected with cytomegalovirus are highly likely to pass on the infection to their unborn children but with minimal consequences, an observational study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

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CMV infection not associated with male or female infertility

MedWire News - Ob/Gyn — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Determining the presence of cytomegalovirus infection in subfertile couples and the potential impact of the viral infection on male and female reproductive health. (Source: MedWire News - Ob/Gyn)

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise In Preventing Cytomegalovirus Infection

Pregnancy News From Medical News Today — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100

Each year, approximately 8,000 infants in the United States develop severe hearing, mental or movement impairments after becoming infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus passed onto them while still in the womb. Now, published results of a trial involving 441 CMV-negative women give rise to optimism that a vaccine to prevent congenital CMV may be closer. (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)

UGR Scientists Develop A Technique To Detect A Streptococcus Passed From Mother To Foetus During Delivery

Pregnancy News From Medical News Today — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 07:00:00 +0100

Micro-organism Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus transmitted vertically from mother to foetus) and the Universidad de Granada have been closely linked from more than twenty years. In the nineties, a research group of the University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves gave rise to Granada Medium (a technique to detect the presence of the streptococcus in the mother). [click link for full article] (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)

Guidelines For Duration Of Antibiotics During Labor Refuted

Pregnancy News From Medical News Today — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0100

The intensive and prolonged observation of infants at risk for group B streptococcus (GBS) may not benefit the infant and may heighten parental anxiety, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in a recent article in Obstetrics & Gynecology.Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines recommend at least four hours of antibiotics to treat GBS in pregnant women in labor. [click link for full article] (Source: Pregnancy News From Medical News Today)