Hormones and Pregnancy

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Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   Nutrition - women's extra needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women need greater amounts of certain nutrients than men, particularly iron and calcium. Menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause are times of increased nutritional demand. Deficiencies can occur if the diet is inadequate over a long period of time.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Twins - identical and fraternal
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Twins account for over 90 per cent of multiple births. Identical twins form when a single fertilised egg (ovum) splits in two. Fraternal twins develop from two eggs fertilised by two sperm, and are no more alike than individual brothers or sisters (siblings) born at different times.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Modern management of thyroid replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Hypothyroidism is a common and chronic condition. Lifelong thyroxine therapy relieves symptoms and restores 'normal' thyroid function.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Progestogen for treating threatened miscarriage
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Threatened miscarriage is when a mother might be losing her baby at less than 23 weeks' gestation. The signs are vaginal bleeding, with or without abdominal pain, while the cervix is closed. Once the cervix begins to open, miscarriage and pregnancy loss...
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Hormones for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies in the womb growing more slowly than expected (impaired fetal growth) may be receiving too few nutrients from their mother's blood. Hormones are chemicals produced by glands in the body for growth, metabolism (how the body uses food) and reproduc...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonists for assisted conception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist was introduced in assisted conception programs as an alternative to GnRH agonist in order to prevent cycle cancellation secondary to premature LH surge. This updated review evaluated the efficacy of GnRH...
Date:   May 2006
Title:   Biochemical tests in pregnancy
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Pregnancy is a normal physiological phenomenon with many biochemical changes. The results of biochemical tests during pregnancy may therefore differ from the normal reference ranges so they may be mistakenly interpreted as abnormal. This can lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous therapeutic actions.
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oxytocin used routinely after birth can reduce blood loss, but more research is needed on possible adverse effects....
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Thyrotropin-releasing hormone added to corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth for preventing neonatal respiratory disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies born very early are at risk of breathing difficulties (respiratory distress syndrome). TRH increases thyroid hormones in the baby and it has been thought that adding TRH to steroids for women giving birth early may increase the benefit on steroid...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Biochemical tests of placental function for assessment in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The placenta provides nourishment for the baby in the womb (uterus) during pregnancy. It has been thought that testing women's hormone levels during pregnancy, might show how well the placenta is functioning and whether the baby is growing as would be e...
Date:   Feb 2003
Title:   Amniotomy plus intravenous oxytocin for induction of labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Intravenous oxytocin and amniotomy compares well with other forms used in the third trimester (full term) to bring on labour....
Date:   May 2001
Title:   Intravenous oxytocin alone for cervical ripening and induction of labour
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Oxytocin is less effective than prostaglandin to help bring on labour but is as effective when used alone in women with ruptured membranes Sometimes it is necessary to bring on labour artificially, because of safety concerns either for the pregnant woma...
Date:   May 2001
Title:   Gonadotrophin therapy for ovulation induction in subfertility associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with multiple peripheral ovarian cysts and anovulatory menstrual cycles, which can result in subfertility. Oral anti-oestrogens may restore ovulation in approximately 50% of cases. The remainder may ben...
Date:   May 2000
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