Device Useful for Excessive Menstrual Bleeding
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A tiny device that is placed inside the uterus and releases the hormone levonorgestrel is an effective treatment for excessive menstrual bleeding, a problem called menorrhagia, new research shows.
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NEW YORK  - In women with symptomatic fibroids -- benign tumors inside the uterus that can lead to pain, abnormal bleeding and other symptoms -- a treatment called uterine artery embolization provides long-lasting improvements in symptoms and quality of life, according to a three-year follow-up study.
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NEW YORK  - Placement of a device that effectively sterilizes a woman can be performed safely and effectively on an outpatient basis without general anesthesia or sedation, with high rates of patient satisfaction, according to British researchers.
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NEW YORK  - The lining of the uterus or "endometrium" appears to play a small but significant role in reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A chemically altered form of  ibuprofen offers a rapid, safe and effective treatment for  women with menstrual cramps, according to a report in the  journal Clinical Drug Investigation.
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The benefits of the standard drugs used to treat pain caused by endometriosis are improved when the woman is also treated with estrogen and progestin hormone therapy, Italian researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - A small survey of young pregnant women found that just half had ever heard of an intrauterine device (IUD), and only a minority was aware of the contraceptives' record of safety and effectiveness.
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Needle-phobic children and their stressed-out parents may catch a break with a Franklin firm&#39;s device that makes it faster and easier to apply local pain relief.
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[Health India] Washington, Oct 7 : A new device has been designed by biomedical engineers at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, that could help in detecting a person&#39;s vein for an injection or a drip.
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One of the newest treatments for fibroids, a procedure called uterine artery embolization (UAE) that cuts off blood to the benign tumors, is usually considered only suitable for women who have finished having babies. However, women can conceive and carry a child to term following UAE, a Canadian team reports.
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NEW YORK  - Hormone suppression and diet therapy can relieve pain in women with endometriosis who undergo conservative therapy, according to a report in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility.
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A cheap, easy-to-use drug that prevents bleeding after childbirth could help to save the lives of thousands of women in poor countries, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW YORK  - For women who need surgery for abnormal vaginal bleeding, both hysterectomy and a less-extensive alternative seem to be similarly effective, new research suggests.
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Healthcare workers who handle patients with hard-to-find veins are getting a little help from a new device that offers something like X-ray vision to make precise needle sticks.
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Oct. 25, 2004 -- A new device that uses sound waves to destroy uterine fibroids may offer an alternative to surgery for some women who suffer from the bleeding and painful condition.
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If women are trying to  conceive, they may have more success when they use the  Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor (Unipath), UK and US  researchers report in the medical journal Fertility and  Sterility.
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In premenopausal women with  fibroids, the breast cancer drug anastrozole (Arimidex) reduces  fibroid size and improves bothersome symptoms, according to  results of a prospective study conducted at the Aristotle  University of Thessaloniki in Greece.