LIVINGSTON, N.J. & RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A retrospective analysis of anonymous oocyte (egg) donation cycles, comparing the pregnancy outcomes between vaginally-administered ...

A healthy embryo and an adequately built up endometrium are needed for successful implantation. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes. Following menstruation, when the functional layer of the ...

Women who are pregnant or using synthetic progesterone birth control injections have a vulnerability to infections including malaria, Listeria, HIV, and herpes simplex virus. New research shows that ...

Thousands of pregnant women taking weekly hormone shots that help prevent premature deliveries will see the cost of an $8 injection rise to $1,500 a dose. A new but identical version of synthetic ...

A normal menstrual cycle has 3 phases: menstruation, the follicular phase, and the luteal phase. In the follicular phase, the emerging follicle produces increasing amount of estradiol that leads to ...

Lauren Fleming was born 3½ months early and weighed just a smidge over 2 lbs. When her mother, Nikki Fleming, got pregnant again, her doctor administered weekly progesterone injections. Fleming’s next ...

WHITE PLAINS, NY, Feb. 4, 2011 – The first-ever drug known to prevent some preterm births, which won market approval today from the Food and Drug Administration, was welcomed by the March of Dimes.

In 2002, one out every eight babies was born prematurely. Doctors say many complications can occur when a baby arrives too early. Hormone injections may help women carry their babies to full term.

Update: KV Pharmaceutical changed its name to Lumara Health, two days after this post was published. I'm 34 weeks pregnant and working hard to keep this baby inside me for as long as possible. As with ...