Human pregnancy refers to the process by which a human female carries a live offspring from conception until childbirth. The medical term for a pregnant woman is - gravida, just as the medical term for the unborn human is embryo and then fetus.
Progesterone therapy and preterm birth
Pregnancy :: Progesterone therapy and preterm birth
Two major studies published today in The New England Journal of Medicine can help doctors better identify pregnant women at risk for preterm delivery who can benefit from progesterone treatment, the March of Dimes Foundation said today.Another large multi-center trial led by Dwight J. Rouse, M.D., found that weekly injections of 17P (17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, a derivative of progesterone) between 16 and 35 weeks gestation did not reduce the rate of preterm birth among women carrying twins.
?Premature birth is a growing problem in the United States and a leading killer of newborns,? said Michael Katz, senior vice president for Research and Global Programs of the March of Dimes. ?With this new information, physicians will have a better idea of how to identify those women who are most likely to benefit from progesterone treatment from those who are not.?
Dr. Katz noted that pathways to preterm birth may differ substantially between singleton and twin gestations. For example, progesterone may be more effective against some pathway that does not involve the uterine over-distention seen in twin pregnancy.
?We need more research into the underlying causes of prematurity to help women with other risk factors,? Dr. Katz said.
(Pregnancy :: Progesterone therapy and preterm birth published at SpiritIndia on Friday, August 3, 2007)
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