http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/fibroids-in-uterus-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:59 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-treatments-possible-via-new-research-findings-on-onset-of-uterine-fibroids-120309-1.htm Uterine leiomyomata, or fibroids cause pain, bleeding and infertility and affect the health of millions of women. Fibroids are also the most common reason for a hysterectomy; for example, some 8,000 hysterectomies are made in Finland each year. Scientists at the Academy of Finland's Centre of Excellence in Cancer Genetics Research have identified the molecular mechanisms underlying the onset of common leiomyomata. The results of their research were published in the top medical journal iNew ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-treatments-possible-via-new-research-findings-on-onset-of-uterine-fibroids-120309-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/robotic-minimally-invasive-hysterectomy-done-by-hopkins-surgeons-119741-1.htm Two gynecologic surgeons from Johns Hopkins are among the first in the nation to perfor, a minimally invasive robotic hysterectomy. Amanda Nickles Fader, M.D., associate professor of gynecologic oncology and director of the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service and the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics; and Stacey Scheib, M.D., assistant professor of gynecology and obstetrics and director of the Multidisciplinary Fibroid Center in the Division of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/robotic-minimally-invasive-hysterectomy-done-by-hopkins-surgeons-119741-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-removal-does-not-increase-a-womans-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-118914-1.htm Contrary to many previously reported studies, new research finds that having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause. The research is published online in the iJournal of the American College of Cardiology/i. "Middle-aged women who are considering hysterectomy should be encouraged because our results suggest that increased levels of cardiovascular risk factors are not ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-removal-does-not-increase-a-womans-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease-118914-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/transvaginal-sonography-best-way-to-determine-possibility-of-ectopic-pregnancy-118068-1.htm A new study published in JAMA suggests that patient history and clinical examination are not sufficient in eliminating or confirming the possibility of ectopic pregnancy in women who suffer from abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy with transvaginal sonography being the single best diagnostic method for evaluating suspected ectopic pregnancy The rapid identification and accurate diagnosis of women who may have an ectopic pregnancy is critically important for reducing the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/transvaginal-sonography-best-way-to-determine-possibility-of-ectopic-pregnancy-118068-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-lowers-uterine-fibroids-risk-117450-1.htm Women who have adequate levels of vitamin D are less likely to develop uterine fibroids, finds study. Fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomata, are noncancerous tumors of the uterus. Fibroids often result in pain and bleeding in premenopausal women, and are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. The study of 1,036 women, aged 35-49, living in the Washington, D.C., area from 1996 to 1999, was led by Donna Baird, Ph.D., a researcher at the National Institute of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/vitamin-d-lowers-uterine-fibroids-risk-117450-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/effects-on-radiofrequency-treatment-in-heat-lesion-size-117442-1.htm To deliver radiofrequency (RF) treatment, changing the parameters greatly affects the size of the resulting heat lesion. The researchers reported this in a study expected to deliver greater precision and more treatment options in interventional pain management. Results were presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. "This is the most comprehensive study of radiofrequency heat lesion size for pain management to date," said the study's lead author, Eric Cosman Jr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/effects-on-radiofrequency-treatment-in-heat-lesion-size-117442-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/uterine-fibroids-in-us-women-were-shrunk-using-radio-frequency-ablation-116040-1.htm Radio Frequency Ablation was used by to Montefiore Medical Center to shrink uterine fibroids in women. In doing so they have become the first hospital in the United States to use the procedure since approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year. This minimally invasive procedure, initially used to treat liver cancer, uses a tiny needle that emits a low-energy electrical current directly to the fibroid to destroy it. "About a third of all women suffer from fibroids, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/uterine-fibroids-in-us-women-were-shrunk-using-radio-frequency-ablation-116040-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/doctors-advised-against-opting-robotic-surgeries-for-uterus-removal-115837-1.htm The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has advised physicians against preferring robotic surgery than other alternative non-invasive procedures for hysterectomies. The statement was issued following a recent report that contained data indicating the complications involved with robotic surgery along with high costs. It was estimated in the report that the robotic surgeries increased the cost by nearly (Dollor) 2,189 for every procedure without any significant benefits. Moreover, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/doctors-advised-against-opting-robotic-surgeries-for-uterus-removal-115837-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-increase-seen-in-use-of-robotically-assisted-hysterectomy-for-benign-gynecologic-disorders-114694-1.htm According to a study appearing in the February 20 issue of iJAMA/i, between 2007 and 2010, the use of robotically-assisted hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disorders increased substantially, although, when compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy, the robotic procedure appears to offer little short-term benefit and is accompanied by significantly greater costs. "Hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease is one of the most commonly performed procedures for women. Overall, 1 in 9 women ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-increase-seen-in-use-of-robotically-assisted-hysterectomy-for-benign-gynecologic-disorders-114694-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/uterine-fibroids-more-common-in-african-american-women-who-are-abused-as-children-113394-1.htm African-American women who has suffered sexual or physical abuse before age 11 are at greater risk of developing uterine fibroids as adults than those who had no such abuse history, a new study finds. The study, which is published online in the iAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology/i, was led by Lauren A. Wise, ScD, senior epidemiologist at SEC and associate professor of epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. This study followed 9,910 premenopausal African-American ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/uterine-fibroids-more-common-in-african-american-women-who-are-abused-as-children-113394-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-uterine-cancer-recurrence-increased-if-radiation-therapy-is-delayed-after-hysterectomy-109447-1.htm A new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit says that the risk of uterine cancer recurrence may be increased by waiting too long after a hysterectomy to begin radiation therapy. The study shows that for patients with uterine cancer not receiving chemotherapy, tumors were more likely to return if radiation therapy was delayed nine weeks or longer following surgery, with only 43 percent having relapse-free survival after five years. By comparison, patients starting radiation ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/risk-of-uterine-cancer-recurrence-increased-if-radiation-therapy-is-delayed-after-hysterectomy-109447-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-genes-that-drive-rare-aggressive-form-of-uterine-cancer-discovered-109171-1.htm Several genes that are associated with one of the most lethal forms of uterine cancer have been identified by researchers. The researchers describe how three of the genes found in the study are frequently altered in the disease, suggesting that the genes drive the development of tumors. The findings appear in the Oct. 28, 2012, advance online issue of iNature Genetics/i. The team was led by researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-genes-that-drive-rare-aggressive-form-of-uterine-cancer-discovered-109171-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/advanced-barretts-esophagus-endoscopic-mucosal-resection-before-radiofrequency-ablation-is-equally-effective-compared-with-rfa-alone-108885-1.htm A procedure called endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) before radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with nodular Barrett's esophagus (BE) and advanced neoplasia, says a new study. The performance of EMR before RFA was not associated with a diminished likelihood of success of therapy or an increased rate of stricture compared with those with advanced neoplasia undergoing RFA alone. The study appears in the October issue of iGIE: Gastrointestinal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/advanced-barretts-esophagus-endoscopic-mucosal-resection-before-radiofrequency-ablation-is-equally-effective-compared-with-rfa-alone-108885-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/discovery-of-genetic-risk-for-uterine-fibroids-bwh-researchers-108149-1.htm The most common type of pelvic tumors in women are uterine fibroids and they are the leading cause of hysterectomy in the United States. The first to discover a genetic risk allele (an alternative form of a gene) for uterine fibroids in white women using an unbiased, genome-wide approach are researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). This discovery will pave the way for new screening strategies and treatments for uterine fibroids. The study will be published online on October 4, 2012 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/discovery-of-genetic-risk-for-uterine-fibroids-bwh-researchers-108149-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/swedish-doctors-preform-worlds-first-mum-to-daughter-uterus-transplants-107170-1.htm World's first mother to daughter uterine transplants were performed in Sweden. Uterine transplants are new, with the first successful one conducted in Turkey in 2011. "One of the women had previously had her own uterus removed after undergoing treatment for cervical cancer. The other woman was born without a uterus. Both women are in their 30s," a statement from Gothenburg University and Sahlgrenska University Hospital said. "More than 10 surgeons took part in the operations, which were conducted without any complications....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/swedish-doctors-preform-worlds-first-mum-to-daughter-uterus-transplants-107170-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-scam-leads-to-licences-cancellation-in-bihar-nursing-home-107029-1.htm Eight private nursing homes licences were cancelled in Bihar's Samastipur district for unnecessary uteruses removal of hundreds of poor women to claim insurance money under a central government scheme. "The district administration cancelled the licenses of eight private nursing homes following the order of district magistrate Kundan Kumar," an official said. Uteruses of over 16,000 women living below poverty line were removed across the state to claim Rs.30,000 insurance money per patient....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-scam-leads-to-licences-cancellation-in-bihar-nursing-home-107029-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-removal-case-bihar-state-human-rights-commission-issues-notice-to-hospitals-nursing-homes-106289-1.htm The Bihar State Human Rights Commission issued notice to private hospitals and nursing homes and told the hospitals and nursing homes to reply to the notice soon, where uteruses of hundreds of poor women were removed to claim insurance money. "The commission is likely to issue notice to the state government in this connection too," an official of the rights body said. A house committee, which is probing the removal of uteruses of over 16,000 women living below poverty line, will start meeting the victims from September....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/uterus-removal-case-bihar-state-human-rights-commission-issues-notice-to-hospitals-nursing-homes-106289-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/cbi-probe-sought-over-bihar-uterus-scam-106093-1.htm Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan today demanded a CBI probe into multi-crore uterus scam in Bihar. He claimed that the uteruses of over 16,000 women, who were below poverty line, were removed to swindle them of their health insurance money provided under a central government scheme. Paswan also said that a delegation of leaders of the opposition parties will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon in this connection. "It is a big health scam in Bihar, LJP demands a CBI probe into it....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/cbi-probe-sought-over-bihar-uterus-scam-106093-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/hormone-acting-drugs-and-uterine-artery-embolization-can-be-effective-non-surgical-alternative-for-uterine-fibroids-in-women-105391-1.htm A new study conducted by South Korean researchers found that women who have uterine fibroids larger than 10 cm can opt for treatment combination involving hormone acting drugs and uterine artery embolization instead of going through a surgery. The new treatment option can replace hysterectomy, which leaves women infertile. The study, conducted at the Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul South Korea, included 40 women with 10 cm or larger uterine fibroids. Twelve of the women received ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/hormone-acting-drugs-and-uterine-artery-embolization-can-be-effective-non-surgical-alternative-for-uterine-fibroids-in-women-105391-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/postmenopausal-women-who-undergo-hysterectomy-may-have-arterial-stiffening-102797-1.htm A new study reveals that estrogen-deficient, postmenopausal women who have had hysterectomy appear to have stiffer arteries compared to similar women who have not had the surgery. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The finding may help explain the greater risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in women, reported in previous research. "The message here is that having a hysterectomy may lead to large artery stiffening, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/postmenopausal-women-who-undergo-hysterectomy-may-have-arterial-stiffening-102797-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/sonography-centres-under-scanner-in-rajasthan-101214-1.htm Licenses of six sonography centres have been cancelled in Jaipur by the Rajasthan government. It also issued notices to 24 others for their suspected involvement in female foeticide and for violating laws. The action seems another impact of Bollywood actor Aamir Khan's debut TV show "Satyamev Jayate", as the action came a day after the superstar met state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Gehlot Wednesday assured Aamir Khan, whose episode on female foeticide has created a storm, that he will ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/sonography-centres-under-scanner-in-rajasthan-101214-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/molecular-target-of-fibroid-tumors-identified-100910-1.htm A single stem cell mutation triggers fibroid tumors, say researchers "It loses its way and goes wild," said Serdar Bulun, M.D., the chair of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "No one knew how these came about before. The stem cells make up only 1 percent of the cells in the tumor, yet they are the essential drivers of its growth." The paper is published in the journal IPLoS ONE/I. Masanori Ono, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/molecular-target-of-fibroid-tumors-identified-100910-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/automated-breast-volume-sonography-improves-breast-cancer-screening-100837-1.htm Breast cancer screening and diagnosis in Asian women have been improved using automated breast volume sonography (ABVS), shows study. In their study on 504 findings in 212 patients at the Bangkok Breast Center, researchers found that ABVS agreed with HHUS in detecting 15 suspicious lesions, uncovered 12 additional suspicious lesions, and excluded 3 suspicious lesions in these cases. A coordinating five-year retrospective study on 26,741 mammograms with ultrasound also revealed that ultrasound ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/automated-breast-volume-sonography-improves-breast-cancer-screening-100837-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/fibroid-tumors-shrunk-by-vitamin-d-animal-study-98270-1.htm Researchers have reported that treatment with vitamin D reduced the size of uterine fibroids in laboratory rats. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Uterine fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. Fibroids grow within and around the wall of the uterus. Thirty percent of women 25 to 44 years of age report fibroid-related symptoms, such as lower back pain, heavy vaginal bleeding or painful menstrual periods. Uterine fibroids also ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/fibroid-tumors-shrunk-by-vitamin-d-animal-study-98270-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Uterine-Contractions-In-Diabetic-Women-Linked-To-Caesarean-Birth-Risk-95212-1.htm Researchers have found that the strength of uterine contractions is significantly weaker in diabetic pregnant women which increases the risk of emergency caesarean birth. In the past ten years, the prevalence of births complicated by diabetes has increased by approximately 50 percent. There has, however, been very little research undertaken to understand why only a quarter will have a normal vaginal delivery. Scientists at the University of Liverpool, working with the Liverpool Women's ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Poor-Uterine-Contractions-In-Diabetic-Women-Linked-To-Caesarean-Birth-Risk-95212-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Fibroid-Surgery-Reduces-Miscarriages-in-Certain-Women-95090-1.htm bSurgical treatment of uterine fibroids in certain cases can reduce the chances of recurrent miscarriages, according to a recent study/b. bRecurrent miscarriage is defined as a condition where a woman suffers 3 or more consecutive miscarriages at less than 24 weeks gestation/b. Though some patients have known cause like genetic, hormonal or immunological, in many others, the cause is not known. Fibroids are benign muscular tumors arising from the wall of the uterus....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Fibroid-Surgery-Reduces-Miscarriages-in-Certain-Women-95090-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Lowers-Uterine-Cancer-Risk-93801-1.htm Women who drink 4 or more cups of coffee daily have a reduced risk of developing endometrial cancer (cancer in the lining of the uterus), according to researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health.Researchers studied more than 67,000 US nurses and found that women who drank 4 cups of caffeinated coffee per day were 25% less likely to develop endometrial cancer than women who drank less than 1 cup coffee in a day. Drinking 2 or more cups of de-caffeinated coffee has been tentatively linked ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Coffee-Lowers-Uterine-Cancer-Risk-93801-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Success-may-be-Improved-by-Increasing-Uterine-Expression-of-Developmental-Genes-93630-1.htm New research in iDevelopmental Cell/i proposes an increase in expression of certain developmental genes at specific times in the uterus. This could improve pregnancy rates from in vitro fertilization-embryo transfers (IVF-ET), which remain low at approximately 30 percent. Conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the study is to be published online by the journal on Nov. 17. Researchers point to the genes Msx1 and Msx2 - which play integral roles in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/IVF-Success-may-be-Improved-by-Increasing-Uterine-Expression-of-Developmental-Genes-93630-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Raises-Early-Menopause-Risk-in-Younger-Women-93481-1.htm Younger women who undergo hysterectomies are twice at risk of developing menopause early, a study by Duke University researchers has confirmed what many obstetricians and gynaecologists have suspected. The study is the largest analysis to track over time the actual hormonal impact of woman who had hysterectomies and compare them to women whose uteruses remained intact. "Hysterectomy is a common treatment for many conditions, including fibroids and excessive bleeding," said Patricia G. Moorman, PhD....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Raises-Early-Menopause-Risk-in-Younger-Women-93481-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Preeclampsia-Put-Down-to-the-Battle-Between-Placenta-and-Uterus-91817-1.htm A battle that brews in the mother's womb between the father's biological goal to produce the biggest, healthiest baby possible vs. the mother's need to live through delivery might help explain preeclampsia, an often deadly disease of pregnancy. The fetus must be big enough to thrive, yet small enough to pass through the birth canal. In a new study, Yale researchers describe the mechanism that keeps these conflicting goals in balance. The findings are published in the October 11, 2011 online issue of IReproductive Sciences/I....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Preeclampsia-Put-Down-to-the-Battle-Between-Placenta-and-Uterus-91817-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Increased-Iron-Levels-in-the-Brain-Linked-to-Hysterectomy-91598-1.htm The right amount of iron is needed for proper cell function in the human body, but too much is associated with brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Science knows that men have more iron in their bodies and brains than women. These higher levels may be part of the explanation for why men develop these age-related neurodegenerative diseases at a younger age. But why do women have less iron in their systems than men? One possible explanation for the gender difference is that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Increased-Iron-Levels-in-the-Brain-Linked-to-Hysterectomy-91598-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Pain-of-Fibroids-can-be-Relieved-by-Zapper-Device-91053-1.htm A gadget that could free millions of women from the pain of fibroids has been developed by an American company. Fibroids are benign lumps in and around the womb that affect one in four women at some point in their lives. Fibroids are non-cancerous lumps of muscular and fibrous tissue that often cause no trouble. But in some women they cause symptoms including heavy periods, anaemia, bloating and constipation, and they are linked to infertility and miscarriages. The trial of the device ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Pain-of-Fibroids-can-be-Relieved-by-Zapper-Device-91053-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Announce-Breakthrough-in-Genetics-of-Fibroids-89729-1.htm It is well-known that uterine leiomyomas, also called fibroids, cause a very significant burden to women's health. They are benign tumors that occur in 60% of women by the age of 45 years and cause symptoms such as abdominal pain and discomfort, and abnormal bleeding, in about half of the cases. Fibroids are also an important cause of infertility. These tumors are the most common medical reason for hysterectomy. Considering the clinical importance of fibroids, relatively little has been ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Announce-Breakthrough-in-Genetics-of-Fibroids-89729-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Barretts-Esophagus-Safely-and-Effectively-Treated-by-Radiofrequency-Ablation-89086-1.htm A new study in IGastroenterology/I, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association says that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective option for the treatment of dysplastic Barrett's esophagus that attains lasting response. Progression of disease, which can precede cancer, was rare in patients who underwent RFA treatment, and there was no procedure- or cancer-related mortality. "This study reports the longest duration of follow-up of patients undergoing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Barretts-Esophagus-Safely-and-Effectively-Treated-by-Radiofrequency-Ablation-89086-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Increases-Stroke-Heart-Disease-Risk-89055-1.htm Young women who have undergone hysterectomy combined with removal of both ovaries are at increased risk of developing stroke and coronary heart disease. This fact provides the background for the epidemiological report by Andreas Stang and colleagues on hysterectomy rates in Germany, which appears in the current issue of IDeutsches Arzteblatt International/I. Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) is among the commonest procedures in surgical gynecology. Stang et al. based their report ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Increases-Stroke-Heart-Disease-Risk-89055-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Performed-on-an-Indian-Male-88661-1.htm ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Performed-on-an-Indian-Male-88661-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Worlds-First-Womb-Transplant-Will-See-Mom-Donate-Uterus-to-Daughter-86369-1.htm A 56-year old British woman is willing to participate in the world's first womb transplant surgery which could see her uterus donated to her daughter who was born without reproductive organs. Eva Ottosson said that she hoped the transplant will be successful one and allow her 25-year old daughter, Sara, to become pregnant. Sara suffers from a condition known as Mayer Rokitansky Kuster Hauser (MRKH) syndrome which means that she was born without any reproductive organs. This will be the second time that such a transplant has been tried....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Worlds-First-Womb-Transplant-Will-See-Mom-Donate-Uterus-to-Daughter-86369-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/BPA-Exposure-Affects-Uterus-Development-86120-1.htm In female primates, BPA exposure is associated with changes in uterus development, reveals research. "Previous studies have shown that BPA can affect the reproductive tract. However, because the studies were done in rodents, it was uncertain if this would also be true in humans," said co-author Carmen Williams, MD, PhD, a clinical investigator with the National Institute of Environmental Sciences (NIEHS), Research Triangle Park, N.C. The new study used the rhesus monkey, a species that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/BPA-Exposure-Affects-Uterus-Development-86120-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Woman-Gives-Birth-to-Baby-That-Grew-in-Fallopian-Tubes-and-Not-Uterus-85681-1.htm A 27-year old Arizona resident became the woman to give birth to a baby even though she had cornual pregnancy wherein the fertilized embryo is not in the uterus. Nicollete Soto had tried to conceive for more than five years without any success and when she found that she was finally pregnant, the doctors warned that she had a rare kind of pregnancy where in the embryo was located in a part of the Fallopian tube that was attached to the muscular layer of the uterus. So far there has been no successful ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Woman-Gives-Birth-to-Baby-That-Grew-in-Fallopian-Tubes-and-Not-Uterus-85681-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Device-to-Monitor-Use-of-Sonography-Machines-Developed-85320-1.htm A device called 'Silent Observer' has been developed to observe how sonography machines are used in hospitals. This new machine has been developed by a software company based in Pune. The new device might help fight the prevailing practice of female infanticide that is carried out after knowing the sex of the fetus using sonography. There is a law in place in India prohibiting the use of sonography for gender tests, but there is no way to tack the machines themselves. Female infanticide has resulted ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Device-to-Monitor-Use-of-Sonography-Machines-Developed-85320-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sonography-and-Power-Doppler-Help-in-Early-Diagnosis-of-Juvenile-Arthritis-84658-1.htm Researchers from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine suggest that doctors could make an early diagnosis of juvenile inflammatory arthritis (JIA) by combining sonography with power Doppler with physical examination. The researchers examined around 84 joints in 19 patients and found that 65 joints were concordant on both sonography and physical examination while 14 were found to be inactive on physical examination but active on sonography. Of the 14 joints, five were found to have subclinical ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sonography-and-Power-Doppler-Help-in-Early-Diagnosis-of-Juvenile-Arthritis-84658-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterus-of-226-Women-Removed-in-Rajasthan-Hospitals-83773-1.htm In a shocking revelation it has been found that three private hospitals in Rajasthan's Dausa district carried out 226 hysterectomy surgeries (removal of uterus) out of the 385 female patients who had visited the hospital from March to September in the previous year. The three controversial hospitals are Madan Nursing Hospital, Sri Balaji Hopspital and Vijay Hospital. Through RTI from the office of state medical and health department it has been revealed that hospital authorities removed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterus-of-226-Women-Removed-in-Rajasthan-Hospitals-83773-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Postpartum-Hemorrhage-Treatment-Using-Pelvic-Arterial-Embolization-Saves-Lives-and-Preserves-Uterus-83080-1.htm Pelvic arterial embolization or PAE, a minimally invasive, life-saving therapy, is a safe and effective treatment for postpartum hemorrhage, say researchers at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 36th Annual Scientific Meeting in Chicago, Ill. "This large 225-patient study, in which 86 percent of the patients treated showed positive results illustrated that pelvic arterial embolization has the advantages of being a safe, rapid, economic and repeatable procedure-performed without general anesthesia," said Ji Hoon Shin, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Postpartum-Hemorrhage-Treatment-Using-Pelvic-Arterial-Embolization-Saves-Lives-and-Preserves-Uterus-83080-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Fibroid-Treatment-Lowers-Urinary-Tract-Problems-83045-1.htm Uterine fibroid embolization reduces urinary tract problems - such as urinary frequency and/or urgency and urinary retention in women with uterine fibroids. "Uterine fibroid embolization or UFE continues to be an outstanding treatment choice for women with uterine fibroids, and based on this study this nonsurgical treatment improves related urinary tract problems," said James B. Spies, M.D., MPH, FSIR, professor and chair of the radiology department at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Fibroid-Treatment-Lowers-Urinary-Tract-Problems-83045-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Fibroid-Treatments-Boost-Quality-of-Life-81663-1.htm Women who received uterine fibroid treatments showed a reduction in symptoms and significant increase in quality of life, according to a study published in the May issue of iRadiology/i. Treatments include hysterectomy, UAE (uterine artery embolization)and MRgFUS. Uterine fibroids are benign pelvic tumors that occur in as many as one in five women during their childbearing years. Although not all fibroids cause symptoms, some women experience heavy bleeding, pain and infertility. Treatment ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Fibroid-Treatments-Boost-Quality-of-Life-81663-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Radiofrequency-Ablation-Effectively-Treats-Liver-Cancer-in-Cirrhotic-Patients-78200-1.htm Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a safe and effective therapy for managing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients, Italian researchers have found. The high repeatability of RFA is advantageous in controlling recurrences of cancerous tumors in the liver. Results of this 10-year retrospective study are available in the January 2011 issue of IHepatology/I, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). HCC ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Radiofrequency-Ablation-Effectively-Treats-Liver-Cancer-in-Cirrhotic-Patients-78200-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/History-of-Sexualphysical-Abuse-can-Cause-Fibroids-in-Premenopausal-Women-76838-1.htm A new US study has found a connection between a history of physical and sexual abuse and elevated risk of uterine fibroids in women. Uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids or myomas, are benign, hormone-dependent tumors that are clinically symptomatic in significant number of reproductive age women. Participants in the study included 68,505 premenopausal nurses and Sixty-five percent of these women reported physical or sexual abuse as a child or teen. The researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/History-of-Sexualphysical-Abuse-can-Cause-Fibroids-in-Premenopausal-Women-76838-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Cancer-Recurrence-Influenced-by-Race-76167-1.htm Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit say that African Americans are more likely to have a recurrence of uterine cancer despite undergoing a total hysterectomy or a hysterectomy followed by radiation therapy. "The African American patients in our study had similar surgeries and radiation therapy as the Caucasian patients in the study. So access to care certainly wasn't a factor in race being identified as a negative predictor for outcome," says lead author Mohamed Elshaikh, M.D., senior ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Uterine-Cancer-Recurrence-Influenced-by-Race-76167-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Cryotherapy-Is-the-Best-Treatment-Option-for-Common-Warts-73981-1.htm Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen is the most effective method to remove common warts, found a study published in ICMAJ/I. The study, a randomized controlled trial, looked at 240 participants aged 4 to 79 in the Netherlands. The patients were assigned to three groups: cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen every two weeks, daily self-application of salicylic acid or a wait-and-see approach. Warts are a common childhood complaint, present in up to one-third of primary school children, which can cause discomfort....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Cryotherapy-Is-the-Best-Treatment-Option-for-Common-Warts-73981-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Via-Keyhole-Surgery-is-Less-Complicated-Study-71515-1.htm A new study by Aussie scientists has shown that women who go for a hysterectomy or removal of ovaries via keyhole surgery are half as likely to suffer complications than those that opt for open abdominal surgery. The results of the new study hopes to provide women with a quicker and less traumatic recovery from uterine cancer treatment. Brisbane gynaecological oncologist Professor Andreas Obermair, who chaired the study at the Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, said patients undergoing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Hysterectomy-Via-Keyhole-Surgery-is-Less-Complicated-Study-71515-1.htm