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Polarization Microscopy Identifies Ovum With Good Embryonic Potential
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An oocyte with high birefringence of the inner zona layer, seen as a bright orange-red ring under polarization imaging microscopy, has a greater chance of developing after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and being carried to term than ova that exhibit weaker zona birefringence, a German team reports. Reuters Health Information
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Transobturator Tape "Not Inferior" to Vaginal Tape for Stress Incontinence
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In women with urinary stress incontinence, a transobturator tape procedure is as effective as the gold standard, tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) sling repair, and has a lower rate of bladder perforations, according to a report in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
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Severe Preeclampsia Linked to Later Cardiovascular Risk
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In women with a history of severe, early-onset preeclampsia, an increase in waist-to-hip ratio and hypertriglyceridemia appear to have an exaggerated effect on insulin sensitivity and vascular dilatory function, according to investigators at Helsinki University Central Hospital in Finland. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Health Leaders Aim to Cut Premature Birth Rate
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U.S. health leaders this week are crafting a blueprint on how to reverse the worrisome steady increase in babies being delivered prematurely, with one in every eight U.S. infants now born pre-term. Reuters Health Information
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