It has been thought that men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), a lack of sperm in the semen not caused by an obstruction within the reproductive system, are poor candidates for IVF. Now, researchers writing in the open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that sperm from men with NOA and obstructive azoospermia (OA) [...]
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Researchers in Japan have found that female mice produced by using genetic material from two mothers but no father live significantly longer than mice with the normal mix of maternal and paternal genes. Their findings provide the first evidence that sperm genes may have a detrimental effect on lifespan in mammals…
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Although the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended that women begin cervical cancer screening at age 21, “the advice seems odd” considering that one in four U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection, columnist Cheryl Wetzstein writes in the Washington Times…
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The New York Times: “In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies … with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and Republicans vowing to preserve and protect Medicare for older Americans. The Democrats’ first amendment, offered by Senator Barbara A…
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Ninety-six percent of low-income mothers who participated in a recent study on gender-based distrust indicated a strong general feeling of distrust of the opposite sex. However, this general distrust towards men did not prevent them from entering into a marriage, live-in, or romantic relationship…
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When the House approved Rep. Bart Stupak’s (D-Mich.) antiabortion amendment to its health reform bill (HR 3962), “the female response ranged from muted to inaudible,” but “when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended regular screening mammography not start until age 50, all hell broke loose,” author Barbara Ehrenreich writes in a Los Angeles Times [...]
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We Need A New Women’s Health Movement Los Angeles Times Once upon a time, grass-roots women challenged the establishment by figuratively burning their bras. Now, in some masochistic perversion of feminism, they are raising their voices to yell, “Squeeze our breasts!” (Barbara Ehrenreich, 12/2)…
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Independent Examines Aid To Ethiopia In an article that examines larger aid-related questions and themes, the Independent explores the effects of the Band Aid campaign in Ethiopia 25 years after it first attempted to help famine victims in the country…
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In his first speech since it was reported that Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop instructed him to refrain from Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) on Monday declined to address the controversy, the Boston Globe reports…
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Nordisk said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a 10 mcg dose formulation of Vagifem® (estradiol vaginal tablets) for the treatment of atrophic vaginitis due to menopause a condition experienced by up to 75 percent of postmenopausal women. This approval makes Vagifem® 10 mcg the lowest local estrogen therapy (LET) dose [...]
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