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Having Less Sex Linked to Earlier Menopause

January 20, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Women who engage in sexual activity weekly or monthly have a lower risk of entering menopause early relative to those who report having some form of sex less than monthly, according to a new UCL study. The researchers observed that women, who reported engaging in sexual activity weekly, were 28% less likely to have experienced menopause at any given age than women who … [Read more...]

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Real Risks Associated with Cannabis Exposure During Pregnancy

January 20, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen's University definitively shows that regular exposure to THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, during pregnancy has significant impact on placental and fetal development. With more than a year since the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada, the effects of its use during pregnancy are only now … [Read more...]

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Air Pollution Tied to Hypertension in Pregnant Women

Air Pollution Tied to Hypertension in Pregnant Women

January 1, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

WOMEN WHO LIVE NEAR major roadways appear more likely to develop high blood pressure during pregnancy, which can lead to serious and fatal complications if left unchecked, new federal research suggests. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is among the most common health issues women develop during pregnancy and, in its most severe forms, a leading cause of maternal death … [Read more...]

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Placenta imaging method may aid diagnosis of pregnancy complications

Placenta imaging method may aid diagnosis of pregnancy complications

November 11, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A new imaging technique to track maternal blood flow to the placenta has the potential to help diagnose several common complications in early pregnancy, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers used the technique, referred to as pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling magnetic resonance imaging (pCASL MRI), to identify women with reduced … [Read more...]

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Stress Linked with pregnancy

Stress Linked with pregnancy: May affect baby’s sex, risk of preterm birth

October 18, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

It's becoming well established that maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal and child development as well as birth outcomes, and a new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian now identifies the types of physical and psychological stress that may matter most. The study was published online in the … [Read more...]

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Therapeutic strategies for pregnant women with lupus

Therapeutic strategies for pregnant women with lupus

September 16, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The disease, which has no cure, operates much like an allergic reaction gone awry: When activated, the immune system also attacks the body's healthy cells, tissues, and organs, causing inflammation and producing a host of symptoms that, though unique to each person, are universally called flares. A highly gender-biased disease, lupus afflicts females some nine times more than … [Read more...]

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muscle loss with menopause

Researchers explain muscle loss with menopause

July 22, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

New University of Minnesota Medical School research is the first to show that estrogen is essential to maintaining muscle stem cell health. In an article recently published in Cell Reports, lead authors Dawn Lowe, PhD, Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program, University of Minnesota … [Read more...]

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Sperm may offer the uterus a ‘secret handshake’

July 22, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg? One reason is that sperm, when they arrive in the uterus, face a bombardment by the immune system. Perhaps, says molecular anthropologist Pascal Gagneux, many are needed so that some will survive. On the other hand, there may be a benefit to culling so many sperm. "I'm a lonely zoologist in a medical … [Read more...]

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Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads

Sleep and exercise affect new moms differently than new dads

May 1, 2019 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Sleep and exercise are vital to the wellbeing of new parents, but these essentials affect new moms differently than new dads, according to researchers. In a study looking at the daily lives of new parents, a team led by Penn State researchers found that in general, getting more physical activity and more sleep from day to day was linked with more personal well-being, a … [Read more...]

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Prenatal exposure to chemicals in personal care products may speed puberty in girls

Prenatal exposure to chemicals in personal care products may speed puberty in girls

December 5, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Girls exposed to chemicals commonly found in toothpaste, makeup, soap and other personal care products before birth may hit puberty earlier, according to a new longitudinal study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The results, which were published Dec. 4 in the journal Human Reproduction, came from data collected as part of the Center for the … [Read more...]

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Omega-3 fatty acids reduce the risk of premature birth

November 17, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A new Cochrane Review published today has found that increasing the intake of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) during pregnancy reduces the risk of premature births. Premature birth is the leading cause of death for children under 5 years old worldwide, accounting for close to one million deaths annually. Premature babies are at higher risk of a … [Read more...]

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Single women freeze their eggs to avoid ‘panic parenting,’ study finds

November 3, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Most single women who freeze their eggs for non-medical reasons are doing so to avoid 'panic parenting' (entering into unwise relationships to have a genetically-related child), a new study published in Human Fertility finds. The research also indicates that clinics need to be clearer about the likelihood of having a baby with these eggs in the future. Dr Kylie … [Read more...]

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Stress during pregnancy

Stress during pregnancy increases risk of mood disorders for female offspring

August 21, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

High maternal levels of the stress hormone cortisol during pregnancy increase anxious and depressive-like behaviors in female offspring at the age of 2, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry. The effect of elevated maternal cortisol on the negative offspring behavior appeared to result from patterns of stronger communication between brain regions important for sensory … [Read more...]

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Australia-led global push to tackle PCOS – The principal cause of infertility in women

July 21, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Australian led global guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of the primary cause of infertility in women will be published simultaneously in three international journals, supported by a suite of health professional and patient resources to improve health outcomes for women with PCOS. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects up to 13% of women of reproductive age in … [Read more...]

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Blood sample breakthrough good news for pregnant women

Blood sample breakthrough good news for pregnant women

July 13, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A wide range of fetal genetic abnormalities could soon be detected in early pregnancy thanks to a world-first study led by University of South Australia researchers using lab-on-a-chip, non-invasive technology. Biomedical engineers Dr Marnie Winter and Professor Benjamin Thierry from UniSA's Future Industries Institute (FII) and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent … [Read more...]

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Pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis linked to premature delivery and low birth weight

July 13, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

No adverse outcomes reported for mothers with rheumatoid arthritis except premature delivery. The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) demonstrate that pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with premature delivery and low birth weight. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory … [Read more...]

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Insufficient vitamin D

Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

June 2, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Among women planning to conceive after a pregnancy loss, those who had sufficient levels of vitamin D were more likely to become pregnant and have a live birth, compared to women with insufficient levels of the vitamin, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. This study appears in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. "Our … [Read more...]

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Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars

Pregnant moms and their offspring should limit added sugars in their diets to protect childhood cognition

April 24, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in memory and learning, when pregnant women or their offspring consumed greater quantities of sugar. Substituting diet soda for sugar-sweetened versions during pregnancy also appeared to have negative effects. However, children's fruit … [Read more...]

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Prenatal cannabis

Prenatal cannabis use associated with low birth weights

April 24, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

With marijuana use during pregnancy on the rise, a new study led by the Colorado School of Public Health shows that prenatal cannabis use was associated with a 50 percent increased likelihood of low birth weight, setting the stage for serious future health problems including infection and time spent in Neonatal Intensive Care Units. "Our findings underscore the … [Read more...]

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antidepressants affect breastfeeding

Study challenges previous findings that antidepressants affect breastfeeding

March 27, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

New research does not support the previously observed negative impacts of antidepressant use on breastfeeding. In the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study, use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in late pregnancy was not linked with an increased risk of women experiencing low milk supply. The study found that women with an underlying psychiatric illness appeared … [Read more...]

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Women who have gestational diabetes in pregnancy are at higher risk of future health issues

January 19, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Women who have gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy have a higher than usual risk of developing type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease in the future, according to new research led by the University of Birmingham. The retrospective cohort study, a collaboration between the Universities of Birmingham, Auckland, and Warwick, as well … [Read more...]

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Frozen embryos

Frozen embryos result in just as many live births in IVF

January 19, 2018 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Freezing and subsequent transfer of embryos gives infertile couples just as much of a chance of having a child as using fresh embryos for in vitro fertilization (IVF), research from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Adelaide, Australia has found. In results to be published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine, the research team shows that ongoing … [Read more...]

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Insufficient evidence to guide recommendations

Insufficient evidence to guide recommendations on vitamin D

December 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

There is currently insufficient evidence to guide recommendations on the use of vitamin D supplements in pregnancy, conclude researchers in The BMJ today. A team led by Dr Daniel Roth at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, say some of the most critical questions about the effectiveness of taking vitamin D supplements during pregnancy "will probably remain unanswered in … [Read more...]

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Does timing of IVF to avoid weekend

Does timing of IVF to avoid weekend procedures affects pregnancy success?

October 27, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

  It's unclear whether there is a need to retrieve a woman's eggs on weekends, in connection with in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmatic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) treatment in couples wishing to conceive. In a recent Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica study, scheduling of eggretrieval and single embryo transfer procedures only on weekdays did not result in … [Read more...]

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Fertility research

Fertility research brings death of dogma, birth of hope

September 21, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

About 13 years ago, Northeastern professor Jonathan Tilly, a reproductive biologist, made a discovery that challenged everything scientists thought they knew about female reproduction. The long-held belief that mammals were born with a set number of eggs -- and no ability to create new ones -- was wrong. Now, Tilly and his colleagues have published a new study that "puts … [Read more...]

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antidepressants

Using antidepressants during pregnancy may affect your child’s mental health

September 8, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

The use of antidepressants has been on the rise for many years. Between 2 and 8% of pregnant women are on antidepressants. Now researchers from the National Centre for Register-based Research at Aarhus BSS show that there is an increased risk involved in using antidepressants during pregnancy. The researchers, headed by Xiaoqin Liu, have applied register-based research … [Read more...]

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abortions Irish women

Brexit may lead to later abortions for Irish women

August 12, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Pro-choice campaigners have raised concerns about the potential impact of Brexit on women travelling from Ireland to Britain for abortions. Ailbhe Smyth, spokeswoman for the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, said she was worried about restrictions on travel or access to services that might result from the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European … [Read more...]

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give birth naturally

Women won’t be told to give birth naturally

August 12, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

Midwives have dropped their campaign encouraging women to give birth naturally, according to a report. The Royal College of Midwives' campaign had run since 2005, promoting birth without medical intervention, such as an emergency caesarean. But they will no longer be told they should have babies without this intervention. Professor Cathy Warwick, chief executive of … [Read more...]

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Period Taboo

Period Taboo Endangering Women’s Health

August 12, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

An enduring taboo surrounding menstrual bleeding is endangering women’s health, a new study has found. A "culture of silence" around vaginal bleeding, from puberty through to menopause, is failing the needs of women and girls and means many are unable to tell the difference between what is healthy and what is not, researchers said. The study, conducted at Columbia … [Read more...]

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Sugar intake

Sugar intake during pregnancy is associated with allergy and asthma in children

July 6, 2017 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

High maternal sugar intake during pregnancy may increase the risk of allergy and allergic asthma in the offspring, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) involving almost 9,000 mother-child pairs. While some research has reported an association between a high consumption of sugar-containing beverages and asthma in children, the relation … [Read more...]

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