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<description><![CDATA[Men’sHealth.com posted an article about what men should know about the various types of female birth control. Quoted throughout the article is Steven Sondheimer, MD, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate chief of Penn Fertility Care. “Preventing pregnancy is something both partners should discuss openly,” says Dr. Sondheimer. “Both can take a part in reducing the risk.” 
        
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<description><![CDATA[MSNBC.com posted a story about a new study that came out Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine which concluded that “when it comes to preventing recurrent bladder infections, cranberry capsules do not work as well as daily antibiotics,” however, the supplements have a strong upside. “They are less likely to have side effects and to spark the growth of antibiotic resistant strains of...
        
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<description><![CDATA[In a special on-line section of USA Today called “USA Weekend, Presents The Doctors,” an article is posted educating women on the latest medical and non-medical ways to help combat one of the main – and most disruptive – symptoms of menopause, hot flashes, The article cites research published in JAMA from the Perelman School of Medicine and led by Ellen Freeman, PhD, research professor of...
        
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<title>New Prenatal Tests Offer Safer, Early Screenings</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reports on new, noninvasive blood tests for expectant mothers to find out if their babies have genetic disorders, such as down syndrome, without the risks of current tests. Now, a women had an amniocentesis. It required a needle inserted through the walls of the abdomen and uterus to draw fluids surrounding the fetus. It is uncomfortable and runs the risk of miscarriage....
        
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<title>Penn Fertility Experts Comments on Multiple Births After Local Sextuplets are Delivered</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Abington Memorial Hospital announced the delivery of almost 10 weeks premature sextuplets there last Wednesday. All six babies are in the hospital's neonatal ICU in critical condition, on breathing machines and receiving nutrition intravenously in addition to their mother's milk. The mother underwent a fertility treatment called ovulation induction. Penn...
        
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<description><![CDATA[Reuters.com reports on a Canadian study in the Journal of Pediatrics which states that “Limiting the number of embryos used to get pregnant with in vitro fertilization (IVF) could reduce the number of newborn deaths, prevent cases of severe eye and brain damage, and cut the time babies spend in hospital.” The researchers conclude that “multi-embryo IVF is too risky to continue unrestricted, and...
        
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<description><![CDATA[In continuing coverage, Canadian media outlets - Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, and the Regina Leader-Post Online - reported on a Penn study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology which found that hot flashes are common during and after menopause and may last an average of more than ten years – more than twice as long as previously thought. The research also found that women who start...
        
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<description><![CDATA[Medscape Medical News reports on a Penn study coming out in the May issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology which states that hot flushes – which occur approximately one year after menopause and are not to be confused with hot flashes that occur during menopause – may last longer than generally accepted in clinical practice. “The goal of the study was to estimate the duration of moderate to severe...
        
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<description><![CDATA[Kurt T. Barnhart, MD, MSCE, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, associate chief of Penn Fertility Care, director of the Women's Health Clinical Research Center and assistant dean of Clinical Research for the School of Medicine, is featured in an NBC10 story highlighting a current NIH-funded trial at Penn. Penn is one of only seven sites in the US currently conducting a study investigating...
        
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<title>Drinking Alcohol During Pregnancy: Not Even a Sip?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A recent photo of a pregnant of Kate Hudson sipping what looks like a glass of red wine has spurred the age old debate about drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy. Is it ok in moderation? Leslie Renbaum, MD, OB/GYN at Pennsylvania Hospital commented to FOX29 on the issue. “Unfortunately, we don’t know how much alcohol causes Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and that’s the problem. It could be one...
        
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<description><![CDATA[Alex Freidman, MD, a fellow in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, penned an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article is about the synthetic form of the female hormone progesterone, 17P for short, which was proven years ago in a major, government-funded study to be an inexpensive, yet very effective way to prevent many premature births. Not only was the drug effective it...
        
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<description><![CDATA[MSN Health picked up an article form Women’s Health magazine, excerpted from The Women's Health Big Book of Sex. In it, experts from across the US comment the common and not-so-common health issues women may face. Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD, professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, is featured in the book discussing the issue of when women...
        
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<description><![CDATA[According to a Reuters article, a new study shows women with severe hot flashes said their quality of life improved with mindfulness classes of meditation and stretching exercises. The findings suggest that such classes could also improve quality of sleep, and reduce stress and anxiety levels in women during menopause. Since the 2002, Women's Health Initiative study found that hormone therapy...
        
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<description><![CDATA[A Reuters news story was picked up by the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald, the Regina Leader-Post and the Vancouver Sun about a study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study showed that women who eat a diet rich in B vitamins – found in foods like spinach and fortified cereal – have less risk of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The same risk reduction,...
        
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<description><![CDATA[Alex Friedman, MD, a fellow in Obstetrics and Gynecology at HUP, penned an article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer. In the article, Dr. Freidman discusses an important study in last month’s New England Journal of Medicine showing that surgery during pregnancy helped children with a devastating type of spina bifida, called myelomeningocele. According to the article, the “study. called MOMS for...
        
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