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Routine Pap smears are in for a change. The FDA has approved a special light that allows doctors to look directly into the cervix for early signs of cancer. The procedure, called Speculoscopy, will be used in conjunction with a regular Pap test. In one study Speculoscopy plus the Pap detected 83% of early precancerous cell changes; the Pap alone detected only 31%. The added cost to patients for the new procedure: around...
...study in Kenya has shown that HIV-positive women who are pregnant or taking oral contraceptives are likelier than average to infect their sexual partners, maybe because of changes in the cervix...
...freed or cleared of obstructions by a variety of operations, ranging from laser-beam surgery to inflating a tiny balloon within the clogged passage. Men with extremely low sperm counts can be helped toward fatherhood by artificial insemination, which puts what sperm they have directly into the cervix, or by microinjection, which puts a single sperm right into the egg. And for couples with sperm-allergy problems, a procedure known as sperm washing strips the sperm of some of the chemical antigens that trigger the allergic reaction...
...physician at Alaska's Elmendorf Air Force Base hospital told Karen Scott, then almost eight months pregnant with her second child, that she needed her cervix sewn shut to prevent premature birth. The diagnosis was faulty, and the operation resulted in an infection that destroyed some of the unborn child's brain cells. Born six weeks prematurely, Johnathan Scott is afflicted with a form of cerebral palsy known as spastic quadriplegia. Although he is mentally alert, Johnathan, now eight years old, will never walk or develop normally...
...familiar with any ties that abortion has to cancer," said Lynn Bisby, the director. "We do talk about the risks of abortion--the risk of hemorrhaging, slight risk of tearing the cervix and the potential risk for emotional side effects. There's a certain percentage of women who suffer emotional backlash such as guilt or depression...