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The combined oral contraceptive pill helps painful periods

A large 30-year Scandinavian study has provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill alleviates the symptoms of painful menstrual periods – dysmenorrhoea. The research is published in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction.

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Fatty diets may be associated with reduced semen quality

Men’s diets could be associated with their semen quality according to the results of a study published in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal.

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The 9th RCOG International Scientific Meeting

Dear Thanos

Thank you so much for your participation in the 9th RCOG International Scientific Meeting in Athens last week and I hope you arrived home safely.

The Latest on Fertility from London to Athens

Multiple Pregnancies Risk, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, the role of AMH, Age and IVF success, and many other fertility-related factors were discussed at the 9th International Scientific Meeting of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists held in Athens, Greece on 28-30 September 2011, at the Megaron International Conference Centre.

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The use of hormonal contraception among women taking anticonvulsant therapy

We investigated drug interactions between hormonal contraceptives and anticonvulsants, resulting in reduced contraceptive effectiveness and/ or increased seizure activity. Read more..(PDF)

Women should be more aware of effect of age on IVF success

Review of family planning and age-related reproductive risk in the UK.

MedWire News: A UK family planning review suggests that doctors should be consistent in disseminating information on the age-related success of IVF in light of an increasing number of women wanting to start families at an advanced maternal age.

“Clear facts on fertility need to be made available to women of all ages to remind them that the most secure age for childbearing remains 20-35,” said co-author of the review David Utting (Kingston Hospital NHS Trust, UK).

Better pregnancy outcomes with natural FET cycles

Comparing IVF outcomes of vitrification-thawed blastocyst transfer cycles using different endometrial preparation methods.

MedWire News: Women who undergo vitrification-thawed blastocyst transfer with a natural cycle have significantly better outcomes than those who undergo artificial cycles, suggest study findings.

Sperm quality declines with age in infertile men

Investigating the effects of male aging on semen quality, DNA fragmentation, and chromosomal abnormalities in fertile and infertile men.

MedWire News: Study findings suggest that infertile men show an increase in sperm concentration and diploidy, as well as a decline in semen volume and sperm vitality with increasing age.

The findings also showed that increasing age does not affect sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile men, and that all sperm parameters remain unaffected by age in fertile men.

Most couples with unexplained infertility will conceive

Evaluating the outcome of current fertility management in unexplained fertility.

MedWire News: Most General Practitioner-referred couples with unexplained infertility will ultimately conceive within 3 years of their first physician visit, with the majority achieving a spontaneous pregnancy (SP), show study findings.

Laughter may be the best medicine to achieve pregnancy after IVF

Evaluating the impact of medical clowning on pregnancy rates after IVF embryo transfer.

MedWire News: Spending just 12-15 minutes with a professional medical clown could improve pregnancy rates for women undergoing IVF, show the results of an Israeli study.

Women who were randomly assigned to undergo a “medical clowning” encounter after embryo transfer (ET) were over two and a half times more likely to achieve a pregnancy compared with women who received no humorous intervention.

Novel biomarker flags up ectopic pregnancies

Evaluating the performance of a novel biomarker to differentiate an ectopic pregnancy from normal uterine pregnancies.

MedWire News: Researchers have identified a novel biomarker with the potential to distinguish between ectopic pregnancies (EP) and normal uterine pregnancies (IUP).

A disintegrin and metalloprotease-12 (ADAM-12), which is expressed in placenta and provokes myogenesis, was significantly decreased in the sera of patients with EP compared with those with IUP, report Kurt Barnhart (University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA) and colleagues.

Surgery for mild endometriosis may improve pregnancy chances

Reviewing the management of endometriosis-related infertility in the UK.

MedWire News: The prevalence of endometriosis is increased among sub- or infertile women, say authors of a UK review, who suggest that those with mild endometriosis may have their chances of pregnancy improved by undergoing surgical, as opposed to medical, treatment.

“Medical treatment is generally successful for the alleviation of pain associated with endometriosis,” explain Chhaya Prasannan-Nair (Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK) and colleagues.

Dietary protein intake linked to female fertility

Investigating the role of dietary protein intake and liver function in female fertility.

MedWire News: Women with protein-deficient diets may be lowering their fertility, suggest study findings showing that expression of estrogen receptors in the liver critical for maintaining fertility is regulated by dietary amino acids.

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Professor of Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital and founder of the Fetal Medicine Foundation