NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The transfer of a single embryo into the uterus decreases the number of twin pregnancies without adversely affecting pregnancy outcomes, according to a report in the current issue of Fertility and Sterility. Several studies have shown similar pregnancy outcomes, but a lower rate of twin births, after the transfer of a single embryo in women under the age of 37 years. Styer and colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, compared the pregnancy outcomes of 52 women who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) with a single-embryo transfer versus 187 women who underwent a double-embryo transfer. More double-embryo transfer cycles (51 percent) than single-embryo transfer cycles (3. Candidates for the single-embryo transfer may include patients who don't want to risk multiple pregnancies or who have a preexisting medical condition for which a multiple pregnancy would not be safe, the researchers explain. read more

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G LOUCESTER - More than a month after a Time magazine report about an alleged pregnancy pact thrust this seaside city into the worldwide spotlight, Gloucester school officials last night turned to a host of teen pregnancy experts for help on the issue. Karen Hacker of the Institute for Community Health in Cambridge made a presentation that included the benefits - and risks - of contraception, including birth control pills, the birth control patch and other methods. Contraceptives have never been available to students at Gloucester High School - an issue that sparked debate this year - but a federally funded health center is opening soon near the school. Patricia Quinn of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy, said teens who are already sexually active need access to confidential contraception, and there’s no evidence that abstinence-only-until-marriage programs work. Last month, in an article quoting Gloucester High principal Joseph Sullivan, Time reported that some of Gloucester’s 17 pregnant teenagers had made a pact to get pregnant. read more

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Home | Find it in today’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Suburban Journals | St. Pregnancy Resource Centers in the St. The centers are asking churches, schools, businesses and groups of friends to organize "diaper drives. The centers are run by the group "ThriVe St. Donors may call for open hours or have items picked up; call 314-783-3040, ext 224. read more

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