Articles
Fetal oxygen monitoring does not reduce cesarean rate
Source: New England Journal of Medicine 2006; 355: 2195-202
Determining whether or not fetal oximetry, as an adjunct to conventional electronic fetal heart rate monitoring, reduces the overall rate of cesarean deliveries.
Measuring fetal blood oxygen levels using a novel technology does not reduce the rate of cesarean deliveries, US study findings show.
Embryonic synergism reduces pregnancy loss
Source: Fertility and Sterility 2006; Advance online publication
Investigating whether embryos facilitate each other’s ability to sustain implantation.
Researchers have suggested a role for embryonic synergism in sustaining implantation after finding embryo loss was more common in singleton than twin pregnancies.
(Loosely, twin pregnancies had a lower chance of spontaneous embryo reduction than singleton pregnancies, with an odds ratio of 0.6. So the whole "it’s ivf so let’s put two (or more) in because maybe only one will survive" isn’t quite right - you’ve more chance of *both* of them continuing than if you transplanted the two singularly)
Chlamydia infection in subfertile couples
Issue 25: 4 Dec 2006
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2006; 129: 46-53
In subfertile couples, past or current infection with Chlamydia trachomatis appears to have no effect on the outcome of IVF, according to a new study.
Barriers to buying condoms
Issue 25: 4 Dec 2006
Source: Social Science & Medicine 2006; 63: 2755-69
A new study has provided insights into the factors affecting the purchasing of condoms by men and women in retail outlets.
HPV vaccine offers 5-year protection
Source: British Journal of Cancer 2006; 95: 1459-66
Reporting data for the longest efficacy evaluation to date of a prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccine.
A quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers effective protection against persistent infection, neoplasia, and genital warts caused by four strains of the virus, scientists have found.
Same day contraception shows promise
Source: Contraception 2006; Advance online publication
Investigating the acceptance and impact of same day depot medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injections.
"Same Day" depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injections given at any time in a woman’s cycle, providing they are not pregnant, offer effective, and fast contraception, investigators have found.
and one for the "wtf were they thinking" pages:
Male contraceptive via ‘dry orgasm’ may be possible
Source: King’s College London
Looking at the potential of a male contraceptive that prevents ejaculation.
A male contraceptive pill that works by preventing ejaculation may be available for use within 5 years, UK scientists state. This kind of hormone-free tablet could prevent a man from being able to impregnate a woman, but within a few hours his fertility would return to normal, say Christopher Smith and Nnaemeka Amobi, from King’s College London.
