Taking paracetamol while pregnant could affect the fertility of your unborn daughter
A study has found that taking paracetamol during pregnancy could affect the fertility of your unborn child. According to The Independent, researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Centre for Reproductive Health gave a number of pregnant rats both paracetamol and indomethacin. It was discovered that their female offspring had smaller ovaries and fewer eggs […]
10 years ago
New blood test can identify women at risk for developing pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening pregnancy condition that kills approximately 76,000 women – and 50,000 babies – a year around the world. The condition, which affects as many as two to five per cent of pregnant women, causes high blood pressure and increased protein in urine, something that can be fatal if left un-diagnosed for too […]
11 years ago
Rotunda chief warns health service is failing women
The new Master of the Rotunda maternity hospital says patients are being forced to wait for up to nine months for gynaecology appointments that can detect cancer. Professor Fergal Malone, who is beginning a seven-year term at the 250-year-old maternity hospital, talked to the Irish Daily Mail today about how one of his main priorities going […]
11 years ago