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Seafood and Pregnancy

Seafood and pregnancy: Is it safe? The mantra of food consumption and pregnancy has been to be weary of seafood. Certainly, the well-publicized association between increased mercury levels garnered from…

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IVF is a Very Good Treatment for Infertile Women With Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a significant cause of infertility. Until recently surgery was thought best for treating this terrible disease. However, recent studies have shown that surgical removal of endometriosis from the…

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Lifetime

Prenatal care is the reason for the dramatic reduction of maternal illness and mortality in the United States. Initially, this care was focused on the major pregnancy complications: blood pressure,…

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Fragile X

Normal people have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One pair is called the sex chromosomes. Males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. Females have two X chromosomes. Each chromosome…

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Promoting Women’s Health in the Digital Age

The CDC (Center for Disease Control) has focused efforts into developing new tools to aid in promoting women’s health in the digital age, healthful pregnancy and birth into early childhood.…

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Is There a Link Between Celiac Disease and Reproduction?

Celiac disease is not new. However, in recent years, it has gained more awareness in the public eye. It is a chronic disease whose cause is intolerance to ingested gluten.…

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What Genetic Screening is Available After a Woman is Already Pregnant?

Previous FCNE blogs have reviewed genetic screening of embryos before they are implanted within the uterus; this is known as preimplantation genetic diagnosis or PGD.  What genetic screening is available…

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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

In addition to testing for single gene mutation abnormalities, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is also used to detect a chromosomal abnormality when one partner has a balanced reciprocal translocation or…

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A Hand in the Circle of Life

“The object and color in the materials around us actually have a physical effect on us, on how we feel.” ~ Florence Nightingale The people who surround you in a journey…

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