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No-Needle In Vitro Fertilization Offers New Hope To Women Struggling To Become Pregnant

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CBS News

For women who are trying to become pregnant, it can be an anguishing time. In vitro fertilization has proven to be successful for many, but it comes with its own set of anxiety.
Life-threatening birth complications more common in minorities, study finds

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NBC News

On Valentine’s Day 2017, Ebony Boyd picked up some holiday doughnuts as she headed to work feeling “blessed and happy,” she recalls.
She thought it was just pregnancy puffiness. The truth was much worse.

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The Washington Post

Cathryn Scheipers did not want to get on that train to New York. It was a Sunday night in December 2014, and the commercial real estate professional had an important conference the next morning.
Columbia Ob/Gyn welcomes new faculty members in 4 divisions

This fall, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center proudly welcomes five new full-time faculty members in four different divisions.

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7 Early Red Flags Of Infertility You Shouldn’t Ignore

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Bustle

By Carina Wolff

November 8, 2018

Whether you're someone whose currently trying to have a baby or you're just considering having children in the future, it's important to be aware of what factors can affect your fertility.
Pharmacies still blocking U.S. teens looking for emergency contraception

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Reuters Health

By Linda Carroll

November 2, 2018

Teens seeking to buy emergency contraception at pharmacies continue to face significant roadblocks, a new U.S. study suggests.
New technology to protect frozen embryos

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CBS This Morning

By Meg Oliver

October 31, 2018

New research shows how Columbia University Fertility Center determined that monitoring the weight of storage tanks could provide better security than measuring only temperature.
Studies Warn Against Minimally Invasive Surgery for Cervical Cancer

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The New York Times

By Denise Grady

October 31, 2018

Two new studies revealed bad news about minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer, a widely used procedure performed through small slits in the abdomen instead of a big incision.
More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery

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Associated Press

By Carla K. Johnson

October 31, 2018

New evidence about a cancer operation in women finds a higher death rate for the less invasive version, challenging standard practice and the “less is more” approach to treating cervical cancer.
New system devised for fertility clinic storage tanks

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NBC News (WKYC 3)

By Chris Tye

October 31, 2018

When nearly 4,000 eggs and embryos were compromised in that massive fertility clinic failure at University Hospitals earlier this year -- hundreds of families lost their best chance at having kids.