| Couple's communication in infertility treatment | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 12:46:24 PM by Blog57 Team | | Infertility can be emotionally difficult for both you and your partner. Psychologist Linda Tillman provides these supportive concepts to help hopeful expectant couples through treatment. This story continues below Coping with stress The stresses of infertility treatment can wreak havoc on a relationship. Building good communication skills can strengthen your couples' connection. You may even find that you grow stronger as a couple if you learn to communicate well during this time. Three communication strengths to develop during infertility treatment are: Taking time to talk Active listening (at first awkward) The magic of the "I" statement Taking time to talk Actually sitting down and talking is sometimes one of the biggest challenges a couple faces.... | |
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| | | Frequent Sex Cures Women's Semen Allergy | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 10:46:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Women allergic to their partner's semen can be cured by treatments requiring frequent sex, a New York allergist says. Most Americans Allergic to 1 or More Triggers But don't try it without a doctor's help. Without proper desensitization, sex can be deadly for some women allergic to semen. Yes, some women really are allergic to sex, according to a report at this week's annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in Philadelphia. These women have powerful allergic responses to their partner's semen, says David J. Resnick, MD, acting director of the allergy division of New York Presbyterian Hospital. Such women may suffer genital itching, burning, and swelling. In severe cases, they may break out in hives or even have trouble breathing.... | |
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| | | UAMS Seminars Offer Infertility Solutions | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 6:47:18 AM by Blog57 Team | | While some in Little Rock are collecting blood this Saturday. Doctors at UAMS are working on a different way to provide the gift of life. For 10 to 15 percent of couples, having a baby is an unattainable dream without a little help. Often an underlying condition like polycystic ovarian syndrome is the problem. That`s why UAMS fertility specialists are starting a monthly public seminar to get the word out about solutions. The first two-hour session was held Saturday morning. .... | |
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| | | Local Physician Supports National Infertility Awareness Week | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:47:56 AM by Blog57 Team | | Dr. Richard J. Paulson, a La Cañada Flintridge resident and director of USC Fertility, the non-profit fertility practice of the University of Southern California, will launch into National Infertility Awareness Week (Oct. 29-Nov. 4) by taking part in the 15th Annual Fall Infertility & Adoption Symposium: Infertility & Family Building Options hosted by the Southwest Region of Resolve, The National Infertility Association.Held Oct. 28 at Covel Commons in UCLA's Sunset Village, the event will provide attendees the opportunity to learn from and meet with infertility experts, adoption professionals, mental health professionals, and complementary health practitioners. The symposium offers attendees the opportunity to ask questions, explore options, and learn more about how they can build a family via five consecutive sessions from 10 a.m.... | |
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| | | Metabolomics Platform Analyzes Biomarkers Associated With Male ... | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:46:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | NEW ORLEANS, LA and CHESTER, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 23, 2006 -- Molecular Biometrics, a privately held metabolomics company, today presented results of a pilot study investigating the use of metabolomic profiling to assess male infertility at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine's 62nd Annual Meeting in New Orleans. In a poster presentation (P-131) titled "Assessment of oxidative stress levels in semen using spectroscopy-based metabolomic profiling: implications in male infertility" Principle Investigator Ashok Agarwal Ph.D, (et. al.) of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, presented findings of a pilot study assessing Molecular Biometrics' non-invasive method of spectroscopy-based metabolomic profiling of biomarkers of Oxidative Stress (OS). The study evaluated seminal plasma specimens from four groups of patients with male factor infertility and compared the findings to normal controls.... | |
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| | | Male Infertility, Cell-Phone Use May Be Linked, Scientists Say | | Posted Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:46:32 PM by Blog57 Team | | Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The number of hours a man talks on a cellular phone each day may affect his fertility, with sperm count and quality deteriorating as the duration of calls increases, according to researchers in reproductive medicine. Scientists in Cleveland, Mumbai and New Orleans tracked 364 men who were being evaluated for infertility, and split them into three groups based on sperm count. In the group whose sperm counts were within the normal range, those who used a cell phone more than four hours a day produced on average 66 million sperm per milliliter, 23 percent less than those in the group who didn't use the phones at all. The proportion of the cell-phone users' sperm that possessed ``normal forms'' was 21 percent, almost half the 40 percent of normal sperm produced by men who didn't use the phones, said the researchers, who presented their conclusions this week in New Orleans at the annual convention of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.... | |
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| | | Frontline U.S. troops to get mandatory anthrax vaccinations / Program had been halted by court after legal challenges | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:46:46 PM by Blog57 Team | | The Defense Department said Monday that it would resume mandatory anthrax immunization for military personnel serving in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea, reviving a controversial program that had been challenged in lawsuits and halted by a federal court. Critics have charged that anthrax vaccinations can cause infertility and autoimmune disorders, such as multiple sclerosis or lupus. Some service members have died after being vaccinated, but the Pentagon has said the deaths were not linked to the vaccine. The Pentagon anticipates restarting the mandatory shots in the next 30 to 60 days for the approximately 140,000 troops in Iraq, 20,000 in Afghanistan and 30,000 on the Korean Peninsula, plus defense contractors serving in the those areas. William Winkenwerder Jr., the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said the vaccine was "safe and effective." "The vaccine has been thoroughly reviewed by several independent outside groups," he said.... | |
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| | | Halozyme Therapeutics Completes Enrollment of Infuse-Morphine Clinical Trial | | Posted Wednesday, October 11, 2006 2:46:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing recombinant human enzymes, today announced it has completed enrollment of a clinical trial of subcutaneous administration of morphine with Hylenex. Hylenex is a liquid injectable formulation that includes the active pharmaceutical ingredient, recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20). Morphine is a widely used drug for pain management and is currently approved for both intravenous and subcutaneous administration. The INcreased Flow Utilizing Subcutaneously-Enabled Morphine clinical trial, or INFUSE-Morphine study, is designed to determine the time to maximal blood levels of morphine after subcutaneous administration with and without Hylenex, maximal blood levels after intravenous administration of morphine, and to assess safety and tolerability.... | |
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| | | Wisconsin teacher says Catholic schools fired her because she was pregnant | | Posted Wednesday, October 04, 2006 10:46:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | APPLETON, Wis. A woman who claims she was illegally fired by two Roman Catholic schools after undergoing in vitro fertilization said other staff members were not punished for having similar treatment and she was let go only when she became pregnant. Kelly Romenesko, of Appleton, testified Tuesday morning before an administrative law judge, who will decide whether there is probable cause for her lawsuit to move forward. Romenesko, who taught French at the schools, said a man court records identify as a member of the school system's Board of Trustees had infertility treatment with his wife. She also said a female staff member announced during a meeting regularly attended by school officials that she had in vitro fertilization. The woman told the group "she was so fortunate to have had a child and it changed her life,'' Romenesko testified.... | |
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| | | Study Shows Patient Preference for Gonal-F(R) RFF Pen to Treat Infertility | | Posted Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:46:16 PM by Blog57 Team | | ROCKLAND, Mass., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serono (virt-x: SEO and NYSE: SRA) today announced the results of a Phase IIIb, prospective, open-label study in which patients reported that they preferred the Gonal-f(R) RFF Pen (follitropin alfa injection) to their previous fertility treatment with conventional vials/ampules and syringes. The study was published by the peer-reviewed journal Current Medical Research and Opinion (http://www.cmrojournal.com/). "Patient satisfaction is a critical component to infertility treatment success," said Stephen G. Somkuti, MD, PhD, the lead author and coordinating investigator from Abington Reproductive Medicine, Abington, PA. "By providing products that patients prefer, fertility centers may minimize treatment dropout rates while increasing the chance of a positive outcome." All participants who stated an injection preference (n = 61/61) found use of the Gonal-f(R) RFF Pen to be less stressful than methods involving vials/ampules and syringes (95% confidence interval [94.1%, 100.0%]) and would recommend it to other women considering gonadotropin treatment (p /= 14 mm.... | |
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