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Vaginal gel may provide a new approach to HIV prevention

Research with female monkeys at the Tulane National Primate Research Center has for the first time shown that three different anti-viral agents in a vaginal gel protect the animals against an HIV-like virus. The research suggests that a microbicide using compounds that inhibit the processes by which HIV attaches to and enters target cells could potentially provide a safe, effective and practical...

UCSF study will test new vaginal microbicide for herpes and HIV

A team of researchers at UCSF is seeking young women to participate in the first U.S. study of the safety of a new a vaginal gel designed to prevent herpes and HIV infection. If it is effective and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the gel would be an important weapon in the fight against HIV because it would allow women to protect themselves from infection rather than rel...

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Vaginal Keratinocyte Progenitors, Rabbit from CHEMICON

Description:Kit containing Vaginal Keratinocyte Progenitors, Rabbit, and media. Cryo-preserved cells in medium containing 20% FBS and 10% DMSO at passage 25 (approx), supplied with kit (500 mL) of optimized medium.This cell culture is supplied as a long-term culture, and is guaranteed to provide an additional 6 months of continuous growth from the date supplied, when used with the recommended medium....
Company:CHEMICON

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Vaginal Birth After C-section Dangerous For Both Mother And Baby

Women who opt for a vaginal birth after first delivering a child via cesarean section may be putting themselves and their newborns at risk,// say researchers based on findings of a recent study. Though the overall chance anything will go wrong is extremely small, uterine rupture is possible, as is injury to the newborn due to lack of oxygen (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy). Women may also experi...

PET Scanner detects more Vaginal cancer than CT scans

PET scans can detect twice the number of vaginal cancer and cancerous lymph//nodes than CT scans. This was the finding from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. An article has appeared in the July 1st issue of the ‘International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics’ and this may change the future gold standard for early detection of cancers of this re...

Vaginal Vaccine may prevent periodic infections

A recent study suggests that a trial vaccine, administered as a suppository inserted into the vagina, may be safe and effective in defending urinary tract infections (UTIs') in women who suffer them repeatedly. According to Dr. Johny Elkahwaji of the University of Augusta and colleagues, about half of all women will get a UTI at some point in their lifetime. Antibiotics are useful in preventing a...

A new approach to vaginal hysterectomy

Many patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy could probably undergo total vaginal hysterectomy instead. Despite the advantages of lower morbidity // and faster recovery, very few hysterectomies are performed by the vaginal route, although there is a high feasibility rate. Vaginal hysterectomy can be more complex and gynecologists need to...

Dermaseptins: Potent vaginal contraceptives

Safe and effective vaginal contraceptives are urgently needed. Ideally, such products should have antimicrobial and antiviral properties; as such, they could also play a role in the reduction of sexually// transmitted diseases (STDs), particularly the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Most of the spermicidal products being marketed presently contain a detergent as an active ingredient...

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In-Fast™ Ultra Transvaginal Sling

Description:The In-Fast™ Ultra Sling is a minimally invasive treatment for female stress urinary incontinence. A concomitant repair surgery can be performed at the same time. This approach avoids an abdominal incision.To place a sling, the In-Fast Ultra inserter is used to drive two small titanium bone screws into the posterior aspect of the pubic bone. Each screw has a suture attached that facilitates...
Company:AMS

Precision Twist® Transvaginal Anchor System

Description:Low Profile Design for Precise Anchor Placement...
Company:Boston Scientific Corporation

Capio® CL Transvaginal Suture Capturing Device

Description:The Capio CL Transvaginal Suture Capturing Device allows for a transvaginal suture fixation to Cooper's Ligament for sling procedures...
Company:Boston Scientific Corporation

Advantage™ Transvaginal Mid-Urethral Sling System

Description:The Advantage Mid-Urethral Sling System is intended to be used to place a mid-urethral sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. The Advantage System is an innovative mid-urethral sling that offers several advancements in delivery and tensioning, all of which are designed to meet the demands of the physician....
Company:Boston Scientific Corporation

Multi Frequency Convex Endovaginal Transducer UST-9118

Description:Provides tremendous image quality along with a 180 degree field of view....
Company:ALOKA, Inc.

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Columbia Laboratories Reports Positive Results from Multi-dose Pharmacokinetic Study of Vaginally-administered Lidocaine

LIVINGSTON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 27, 2007 - ColumbiaLaboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRX) today announced positive resultsfrom a recently-completed multi-dose pharmacokinetic study ofvaginally-administered lidocaine, which the Company is developingto prevent and treat dysmenorrhea. This 42-subject study was designed to provide data on bloodlevels associated with the Company's bioadhesiv...

Data Published in The Lancet Show Gardasil was 100 Percent Effective in Preventing High-Grade Vulvar and Vaginal Lesions Caused by HPV Types 16 and 18

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2007 - Resultspublished this week in The Lancet show that Merck's cervical cancervaccine, GARDASIL (Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11,16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine) was 100 percent effective inpreventing high-grade vulvar and vaginal dysplasias caused by HPVtypes 16 and 18, two types strongly associated with these diseases.The 10...

New Position Statement from The North American Menopause Society Addresses Use of Local Estrogen for Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy in Postmenopausal Women

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2007 - An evaluation of thesafety and effectiveness of local vaginal estrogen therapy for thetreatment of vaginal atrophy, a frequent complaint ofpostmenopausal women, has just been released by The North AmericanMenopause Society (NAMS). Entitled "The role of local vaginalestrogen for treatment of vaginal atrophy in postmenopausal women:2007 position stat...

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