Miscarriage risk may climb with dad’s age

NEW YORK – A couple’s risk of having a pregnancy end in miscarriage appears to rise along with the father’s age, regardless of how old the mother is, researchers reported Monday.
Their study, of nearly 14,000 women who were pregnant in the 1960s and 70s, found that the risk of miscarriage was 60 percent greater when [...]

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Overload of iron in the pelvic cavity may promote proliferation of endometriosis lesions’ epithelial cells

Iron deposits are typical features of endometrial lesions and increased concentrations are found in the pelvic cavity of patients with the disease. The researchers, led by Professor Jacques Donnez, head of the Department of Gynaecology, hypothesised that iron overload might be involved in the origin and development of endometriosis. The iron could originate from the [...]

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Fertility Treatment Shows No Benefit

Roughly 10 percent of couples are unable to conceive after one year of unprotected sex. Couples in this situation may use a commonly recommended treatment, intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. However, this treatment is costly and involves the risk of multiple births.This technique, which involves depositing sperm into the women’s uterus and stimulating her [...]

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Understanding Hysterectomy

Hysterectomies are performed on women with uterine fibroids, extremely heavy bleeding, endometriosis, uterine cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease or other conditions that affect the female reproductive system. The procedures can either be performed abdominally or vaginally.
According to Epigee Women’s Health, one of several types of hysterectomies may be performed, depending on a woman’s symptoms. A complete [...]

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Leading infertility cause is often diagnosed wrong

One of the leading causes of infertility is often misdiagnosed and misunderstood.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS, often leads to abnormal periods, abnormal weight gain, and hair growth. Many women with the syndrome are insulin resistant and have abnormal cholesterol levels. But with proper testing and treatment, women lose weight, return to normal insulin, and cholesterol [...]

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The pill and old house wives

by Dr Heather McNamee
The contraceptive “pill” has undergone a second revolution since the sexual revolution it helped create in the 1960s. There have been enormous changes to its composition and our knowledge of its effects. Several old wives tales have recently been dispelled.
Myth 1: You should take a “break” from the pill.
All that happens is you [...]

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