Hi, All,
I know this is long, but I got a lot of postive feedback from Lactnetters
about
the report URL's I posted last week, so I thought I would send some of this
week's reports. I did edit it down to the ones I thought were most related to
our list. Since we all work with women, there is a lot of useful information
here, even if it is only tangentally related to lactation. I personally think
breast cancer is an important topic for us all to be learning about. I also
think it is important to be informed of birth control options, because what
choices women make around birth control may have effects on lactation.
NancyH
Nancy Holtzman RN BSN
Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups
Boston MA
mailto:[log in to unmask]
LOW BRCA1 EXPRESSION LINKED TO PROGRESSION OF SPORADIC BREAST CANCERS
Suppression of BRCA1 expression appears to be involved in a gain of
metastatic potential in sporadic breast cancers.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4780.rhtml
HIV LOAD IN BREAST MILK AND MASTITIS MAY INCREASE VERTICAL TRANSMISSION RISK
Detectable levels of HIV-1 in breast milk, along with the presence of
mastitis, appear to increase the risk of vertical transmission through
breastfeeding, according to a multinational team of investigators.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4783.rhtml
CONTRACEPTIVE IMPLANT IMPLANON SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND ACCEPTABLE IN PILOT TRIAL
A new single-rod contraceptive implant, Implanon, is 100% effective, safe
and well accepted.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4789.rhtml
C-SECTION RATES HIGHER AMONG BLACK THAN WHITE COLLEGE-EDUCATED WOMEN
Race, maternal age, and the presence of complications during labor or
delivery predict prospective mothers' likelihood of having cesarean section
deliveries.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4835.rhtml
SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT RUPTURE, CONTRACTION RATES UNKNOWN
At a briefing here Monday, a 13-member expert panel of the Institute of
Medicine (IOM) said that localized complications such as ruptures and
capsular contracture are the primary safety concerns linked to silicone
breast implants.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4838.rhtml
MEDICAL, RATHER THAN SURGICAL, EVACUATION REDUCES MORBIDITY AFTER
SPONTANEOUS ABORTION
Misoprostol can reduce the need for surgical evacuation after spontaneous
abortion, as well as the frequency of short- and intermediate-term medical
complications.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4854.rhtml
ESTROGEN-ANDROGEN THERAPY ALTERS BODY COMPOSITION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Postmenopausal women who receive testosterone in addition to estrogen
replacement therapy experience a significant increase in muscle mass and a
significant decrease in fat mass compared with women who use estrogen alone.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4857.rhtml
CONTRACEPTION SHOULD BE OFFERED TO ADOLESCENT GIRLS REGARDLESS OF SEXUAL
ORIENTATION
Adolescent girls who are lesbian, bisexual or uncertain of their sexual
orientation are no less likely to have had heterosexual experience than
adolescent girls who define themselves as heterosexual.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4862.rhtml
PHYSICIANS IN UK OFTEN FAIL TO ADVISE PATIENTS OF OC-ANTIBIOTIC INTERACTION
More often than not, physicians who prescribe antibiotics to women taking
oral contraceptives neglect to inform them of the risk of pregnancy while
taking the combination.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4870.rhtml
GLOBAL HIV PREVENTION EFFORTS SHOULD INCLUDE FEMALE CONDOMS
Until an effective and safe vaginal microbicide is developed to prevent the
transmission of HIV, the female condom needs to be made more available to
women at increased risk of infection.
http://womenshealth.medscape.com/4933.rhtml
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