OBGYN || Journals

Higher cholesterol levels linked to reduced fertility

Posted on: 25/08/2014 - 19:40

A couple’s cholesterol levels may play a part in how long it takes them to conceive, according to a recent study. The findings, independent of body mass index, "are the first to demonstrate...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Combined hormonal contraception raises VTE risk fivefold

Posted on: 05/08/2014 - 22:00

Combined hormonal contraception raises the risk for venous thromboembolism fivefold overall, with certain formulations increasing that risk even further and with thrombophilic genotypes raising it...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Recent use of oral contraceptives linked to breast cancer

Posted on: 01/08/2014 - 05:05

Women who recently used oral contraceptives had a 50% greater chance of developing breast cancer than that of women who formerly used or never used oral contraceptives, according to a case-control...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Hormonal birth control linked to gestational diabetes

Posted on: 17/07/2014 - 22:15

Missouri women who used hormonal birth control were 1.4 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes, compared with those who used no birth control, according to a first-in-kind study published...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

No blood clot risk found with HPV vaccination

Posted on: 08/07/2014 - 21:00

The quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine does not increase the risk of venous thromboembolism, a study showed. Two previous studies finding an association, one based on the Vaccine Adverse...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

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