Acupuncture, pregnancy and IVF

Acupuncture may help you get pregnant. You may be more likely to get pregnant and have a baby from IVF if you have acupuncture before or after IVF. A recent review of research and studies carried out on the relationship between acupuncture and pregnancy in 4 western countries showed that women who had acupuncture immediately [...]

Abortion down in the U.S.

Abortion rates are the lowest they’ve been in 30 years. This is according to a report that will soon be published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The most recent figures being those for 2005 showed that there were 1.2 million abortions performed that year. Another finding is that medical abortions using [...]

Episiotomies can cause incontinence

An episiotomy is a cut that is made in the lower vagina passing backwards towards the anus/buttocks during childbirth. The aim is to widen the vaginal opening particularly in cases where the fetus is in danger or the mother’s outlet is particularly small or rigid. Unfortunately, many episiotomies are performed as a routine even where [...]

Birth defects – What medication are you taking?

Every day millions of prescriptions are filled in the US. Some of these are for women of childbearing age, usually defined as between 15 and 45 years. These are the years during which most pregnancies occur. It is common practice to recommend effective contraception for women of childbearing age when prescribing medication that has the [...]

IVF screening reduces pregnancies in older women

Many women today decide to put off having a family, for one reason or another, until their late 30s and early 40s. Unfortunately, this is not the best time to be trying to conceive because fertility is much reduced by this time and many couples have to resort to invitro fertiliation (IVF, otherwise known as [...]

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