The chance of bringing home a healthy baby after in vitro fertilization is better with single- than with multiple-embryo transfer, regardless of whether fresh or frozen oocytes are used. Medscape Medical News …read more
France is overhauling its national breast cancer screening program, but the key element of the reforms is taking a more individualized approach. Medscape Medical News …read more
Vaginal seeding of infants born by cesarean delivery should not be performed unless it is part of an approved research protocol, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Medscape Medical News …read more
Traffic-related air pollution affects in vitro fertilization outcomes, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News …read more
Recent research found that teenage first-time mothers have a significantly greater long-term risk of cardiovascular disease than older moms. …read more
The ancient Greeks urged “know thyself.” In this month’s letter, Managing Editor Marie Ellis unmasks what that means — for our editors and our readers. …read more
Cloth skull caps may prevent operating room contamination better than can disposable caps or bouffant hats in an operating room, new data showed. Medscape Medical News …read more
The agency’s nonbinding recommendation points to the same risk posed by power morcellators — the inadvertent dispersion of occult cancer. ACOG disagrees with the new guidance. News Alerts …read more
The risk is related to duration of use, but the causal relationship is still questionable, authors caution. Medscape Medical News …read more
Women who experience difficulty conceiving a child are almost 50% more likely to die from breast cancer and 70% more likely to die from diabetes than their fertile counterparts, new research shows. Medscape Medical News …read more