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Levonorgestrel IUD Improves Adenomyosis Symptoms
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Clinicians from Korea report that the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) is an effective therapy for adenomyosis, or endometriosis, providing symptomatic relief and improvements in hematologic indices. Reuters Health Information
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Immigrant Women to the UK Adopt Unhealthy Maternal Behaviors
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Women of ethnic minority groups who immigrate to the UK are initially less likely than white women born there to drink alcohol or smoke during pregnancy and more likely to breast-feed their infants. However, maternal health behaviors tend to worsen with length of residency in the UK, investigators report in the April 11th issue of BMJ Online First. Reuters Health Information
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Heart Rate Variability Useful in Management of Fetal Growth Retardation
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Short-term fetal heart rate variation (STV) appears to be helpful in detecting fetal compromise and for timing delivery of severely growth-retarded fetuses, Spanish and UK researchers report in the August issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Reuters Health Information
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