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A Case Of Uterus Didelphys
in Next Nine Months, on January 6, 2009
...ase about it .
Uterus didelphys is a rare condition wherein a woman has double uterus and double cervix. A one in a million condition, usually the vagina opening splits into two internally. Most of...
Pregnant Despite Uterus Didelphys
in Well Woman Blog, on January 5, 2009
...vices after finding out the she is pregnant .
Lindsay Hasaj had no idea she had two wombs and two cervixes until doctors made the unexpected diagnosis five weeks after she found out she was having a...
Allergies Protect Against Cancer
in Allergies, on November 13, 2008
...ect contact with matter from the external environment-the mouth and throat, colon and rectum, skin, cervix, pancreas and glial brain cells. Likewise, only allergies associated with tissues that are di...
Krebs-Impfung für Mädchen bleibt Top-Thema
in Kindererziehung, on October 9, 2008
© Woof `n Neo
Der Heidelberger Professor Harald zur Hausen wurde in diesem Herbst mit dem Medizin-Nobelpreis geehrt. Der Wissenschaftler hatte vor Jahren entdeckt, dass Krebs von Viren ausgelöst werden kann: eine Hypothese, die zunächst überhaupt nicht ernst genommen wurde.
Inzwischen hat s...
Is it Safe to Have Sex During Pregnancy?
in Next Nine Months, on September 30, 2008
...nnot be diagnosed.
* Leaking amniotic fluid.
* Conditions such as placenta previa and incompetent cervix.
* Carrying multiple fetuses.
...
Why Do Kegel Exercises?
in Next Nine Months, on September 17, 2008
...cises can prevent this. During childbirth, they play a very crucial role during labor to open your cervix and push the baby out. After childbirth, you may experience urine leakage especially when you...
When to Ask for Epidural
in Next Nine Months, on August 6, 2008
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While there are many references indicating how early one can ask for an epidural (as soon as the cervix is about 3-4 cm dilated), there isn't much info on how late can one ask for it. It seems ...
Supracervical Hysterectomy versus Total Hysterectomy
in Well Woman Blog, on November 6, 2007
...ighted the option of supracervical hysterectomy, the same procedure as a total hysterectomy but the cervix stays. But, I may need to rethink that option.
According to a recent study by the American ...
Women with Cervival Cancer More Likely to Develop Other Cancers
in Well Woman Blog, on October 31, 2007
...ot.
Survivors treated with radiotherapy had an elevated risk for cancers in close proximity to the cervix, including cancers of the colon, rectum, anus , bladder, ovaries and genitals. By contr...
New Cervical Cancer Test May Replace Pap Smear
in Well Woman Blog, on October 18, 2007
...t can cause cervical cancer if the infection persists. Like the Pap, it uses cells scraped from the cervix, the lower part of the uterus.
Because the Pap test misses about half of the cases, doctors ...
Can Diaphragm Prevent HIV in Women?
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 17, 2007
...gm is a shallow, dome shaped cup with a flexible rim that fits securely in the vagina to cover the cervix - they keep the sperm from joining the egg - thus preventing fertilization and pregnancy.
Sa...
Conceivex Conception Kit
in Well Woman Blog, on March 26, 2007
...The cornerstone of the kit is the Conception Cap, which brings the semen in direct contact with the cervix
for four to six hours...
This is a novel idea. If the Conceivex Conception Kit can help just...
No Compuslory Vaccination for HPV
in Well Woman Blog, on February 23, 2007
... skin of the penis, vulva (area outside the vagina), or anus , and the linings of the vagina, cervix, or rectum. Most people who become infected with HPV will not have any symptoms and will clea...
Pregnancy Over Forty
in Well Woman Blog, on February 15, 2007
...lacental problem is placenta previa, in which the placenta covers part or all of the opening of the cervix.
Does the worry about complications slow down the rate of birth for these older women? Appa...
The Birth Control Patch
in Well Woman Blog, on February 2, 2007
...r a guy's sperm to fertilize.
The hormones in the patch also thicken the mucus produced in the cervix (which sits within the vagina and acts as the opening to the uterus), making it difficult for...
Scheduling a C-section
in The Parenting Weblog, on August 3, 2006
... With my first son, labor was induced for 3 days. On the third day, when my cervix was finally dilated, my blood pressure shot down and my baby was in distress. Thus, I was given general anesthesia ...
Condoms: Not Just for Preventing Pregnancy Anymore
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 22, 2006
...e selected for the study. Every four months, the participants were tested for HPV with swabs of the cervix and other genital areas. The women also kept online journals of their sexual encounters, noti...
Sex During Final Weeks of Pregnancy Does Not Hasten Labor, Study Says
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 15, 2006
...nd no correlation between the frequency of sexual intercourse and the score assigned to measure the cervix. That lack of change in the cervix among sexually active women, combined with the lack of dif...
Placenta Praevia Directly Linked to Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART)
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 5, 2006
...nta praevia is a potentially dangerous condition where the placenta covers or partially covers the cervix, thereby blocking the baby's passage through the birth canal. This condition is associate...
FDA Advisory Panel Approves Gardasil Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 20, 2006
The US FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously approved Gardasil® , Merck 's recombinant vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) , a sexually-transmitted disease that can lead to cervical cancer in women.The committee also agreed that the data ...
LUMA™ Cervical Imaging System Received USDA PMA
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 17, 2006
...ation . The LUMA™ system is the only FDA-approved optical device designed to evaluate the cervix as an aid in the early detection of high-grade cervical cancer and its precursors.
The LUMA™ syst...
Premature Birth
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 13, 2006
...including fibroids,
too much amniotic fluid in this pregnancy (polyhydramnios),
surgery on your cervix for abnormal cells on your Pap smear,
substance abuse, including cigarettes,
bleeding ...
A male fertility test
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 5, 2006
... female egg.
The test works by forcing sperm to swim through a barrier mimicking the female cervix. It then measures the number of sperm which get beyond this point.
If a high enough level of...
Updates On Transgene's Cancer Vaccines Clinical Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 30, 2005
...d-IFNg) in primary cutaneous lymphoma and TG4001 (MVA-HPV-IL2) in precancerous lesions of the cervix
A randomized, open label and controlled study designed to assess the efficacy of TG4010...