Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia
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... transmission. Left untreated, chlamydia infection can cause serious complications in women, including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and ectopic pregnancy. Recent research has suggested that untreated chlamydia infection in men can cause infertility. More information The American ...New Approach to Progesterone Supplementation in ART Revealed in Recently Published White Paper
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... having small babies to that of nonsmoking women, a new study finds. It's known that smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature birth, small babies, stillbirth and neonatal death, but no study until now has determined whether stopping smoking in early ...How to Have a Safe Spring Break
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... Clinically, tendon injury is a difficult one to treat, not only for athletes but for patients who suffer from tendinopathy such as tendon rupture or ectopic ossification, Shi says. This research demonstrates that we can use stem cells to repair tendons. We now know how to collect them from tissue and ...New Technology Makes Diagnosis of Abnormal Pregnancy Cheaper
... and stillbirths . Such cases, called ectopic pregnancies, can be detected even before it can ... week and at a much later timeframe in cases of ectopic pregnancies. "Our technology will prove to be a boon for people suffering from ectopic pregnancies where fertilised eggs are found ...Serum Progesterone Helps Stratify Ectopic Pregnancy Risk
... with no strong clinical signs are at low risk of ectopic pregnancy, according to a report in the August ... nonviable intrauterine pregnancies and 7.3% were ectopic pregnancies. Using a serum progesterone cutoff ... gave a 100% sensitivity and a 27% specificity for ectopic pregnancy. ...