Fertility & Pregnancy

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy 'Generally Reassuring' Findings on Fertility Drugs But researchers still urge long-term monitoring - Reported July 04, 2014   Use of fertility drugs doesn't appear to increase a woman's long-term risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancers, new research indicates. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Obesity before pregnancy linked to preterm births - Reported June 26, 2014   Researchers have claimed that women, who are obese before they become pregnant, face an increased risk of delivering a very premature baby. The findings from the Stanford University … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Robot Birth - Reported June 06, 2014   Severe complications during childbirth are rare in the United States, but they do happen. A new high-tech set-up, with a “robotic” baby, trains delivery room doctors and nurses to respond to the unexpected, especially when … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Pregnancy Hormone May Reduce Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms - Reported June 03, 2014   For decades, women with multiple sclerosis have noticed that they tend to do better while they are pregnant. That has led to an experimental drug for the disease that's based on a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Car crash risk may go up during pregnancy - Reported May 14, 2014   A woman's risk of having a serious car accident may increase in her second trimester of pregnancy, a large new Canadian study suggests. Researchers found that compared with the few years before … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy IV hormone infusion could treat common cause of infertility in women - Reported May 06, 2014     Researchers have succeeded in restoring hormones essential for fertility that are commonly lost in women who exercise intensively, according to research presented … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Whooping Cough Vaccination During Pregnancy Seems Safe: Study - Reported May 06, 2014     Vaccinating pregnant women during their third trimester to prevent tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis in their future offspring appears to be safe for both mother and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Women going through menopause need to be better supported at work - Reported May 03, 2014     All women go through the menopause, and most women work, so how does the menopause affect women at work? This is the question asked by a group of researchers at La … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy High maternal BMI linked to poor pregnancy outcomes - Reported April 25, 2014     Women who have a high body mass index before pregnancy or in the early stages of pregnancy have a much higher risk of fetal death, stillbirth and infant death than women with a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Fertility hopes raised as key to conception is discovered - Reported April 17, 2014     A VITAL component of female fertility has been uncovered by scientists in an advance that could pave the way for improved fertility treatments and contraceptives. The … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Saving Fallopian Tube Not Beneficial? - Reported March 14, 2014      A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center observed pregnancy outcomes in regards to the two surgical treatments for ectopic pregnancy: salpingectomy, in which the fallopian tube is … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Mother to child HIV transmission at record low in the UK - Reported February 28, 2014   The rate of mother to child HIV transmission is at an all-time low in the UK, according to a paper published in the journal AIDS. The study examined over 12 000 pregnancies in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Air Pollutants Linked to Hypertension in Pregnant Women - Reported February 14, 2014   Breathing outside polluted air increases a pregnant mother’s risk of developing hypertension, according to a study from the University of Florida. Researchers examined medical data … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Many Women Still Unaware of Fertility Issues - Reported January 28, 2014 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Half of reproductive-age women have never discussed fertility with their medical provider, is just one of many findings from a new survey from Yale University. Researchers developed an … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy ED Medication Helps Menstrual Cramping? - Reported December 11, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A recent study out of Penn State College of Medicine finds that erectile dysfunction medication may help women who suffer from moderate to severe menstrual cramps. Researchers recruited … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy No Hot Flashes? Hormones Might not Help - Reported Nov 19, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) –Hormones at menopause can help with memory, sleep, and more. However, new research is showing that it only helps when a woman also has hot flashes. The North American Menopause Society and 14 … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Exercise during Pregnancy Increases Child’s Brain Development - Reported Nov 19, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Newborns whose mothers performed moderate exercise during their pregnancy have more enhanced brain development than the children of mothers who did not. Researchers at the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Birth Prepares Brain for Sensory Information - Reported October 17, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The actual act of birth helps prepare the brain for collecting and understanding sensory information. According to new research out of Kanazawa University in Japan, the brains of mice … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Planned C-Sections No Safer than Vaginal Deliveries for Twins - Reported October 08, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) –Twin birth is associated with a higher risk of adverse perinatal outcomes than singleton birth and it is unclear whether planned cesarean section results in a lower risk … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Bionic Woman: Against All Odds - Reported October 03, 2013 DEER PARK, N. Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Imagine losing your child and all four of your limbs, in one night. One woman had to face this reality head on. Shannon Smith was six months pregnant with her second child when … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Topical Corticosteroids Likely Safe During Pregnancy - Reported September 09, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) –A recent study has confirmed that the use of topical corticosteroids by pregnant women does not appear to be associated with pregnancy outcomes including orofacial cleft, low … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Do Antioxidants Help Women Conceive? - Reported August 06, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Around one fourth of couples planning a baby are thought to have difficulty conceiving. Women undergoing fertility treatment often take dietary supplements, including antioxidants, to try to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Breastfeeding reduces risk of developing Alzheimer - Reported August 06, 2013 It is now proved another benefit of breastfeeding is that by two third it reduces risk of developing Alzheimer or dementia. Mothers who breastfeed have a two-thirds lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Liver Protein Necessary for Ovulation   - Reported July 02, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research led by Bruce Murphy from the University of Montreal’s Animal Reproduction Research Centre showed that the liver protein Lhr-1 is essential for human menstruation and may also be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Should Women with Menopause Take Supplements?   - Reported June 29, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) —Some women take calcium and vitamin D supplements after menopause for bone health; others choose not to. Opinions are strong in the medical arena on whether supplements should be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Breastfeeding Helps Kids Climb Social Ladder   - Reported June 29, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Breastfeeding your baby can raise their odds of moving up the social ladder by 24% as well as decrease their chances of downward mobility by about 20%, finds a recent study. This … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Pregnant women flying before the 37th week are safe.   - Reported May 22, 2013 Air travel poses ‘no significant risk’ for pregnant women and their unborn babies – even up to three weeks before the birth, doctors say. Healthy mothers-to-be having pregnancies without … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Lullabies For Baby John: Singing Moms Help Preemies Eat!   - Reported May 01, 2013 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Half a million premature babies are born in the U.S. every year. To continue the development that should have happened in the womb, many spend their first … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Soon-To-Be Moms! Know Your Blood Clot Risk   - Reported April 04, 2013 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Venous thromboembolism, a blood clot which forms inside a vein, can be very dangerous, and for women about to have a baby, a very real concern. Even women with no risk factors for VTE … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Baby Food Fertility Boosting Bites!   - Reported Mar 06, 2013 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One in eight couples will have problems getting pregnant. But what they eat could increase their chances of having a baby! Balls, bottles, and boys, that’s what fills Laurie … [Read more...]