Both the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., are defending themselves against lawsuits filed by Catholic school teachers who were fired for pursuing in vitro fertilization treatments.
Month: May 2012
Rise in Publicity for Endometriosis May Cause Doctors to Misdiagnose Adhesions in Women
Karen Steward, an advocate for patients with Adhesion Related Disorder (ARD), calls for increased public attention to this debilitating condition, which may be misdiagnosed as endometriosis in women.
Genetic Screening of Embryos: What is PGD and PGS?
PGD or PGS can be important testing for patients who have a history of serious genetic diseases in their families or who have had problems getting pregnant, or keeping a pregnancy.
Testosterone Chases Viagra in Libido Race as Doctors Fret
Eli Lilly & Co. and Abbott Laboratories are offering help to the 13.8 million American men who have low levels of testosterone. Doctors warn that demand for the treatments could lead to overuse with deadly side effects.
What to Pack When You’re Adopting a Child Abroad
Traveling abroad to adopt a child is hardly an ordinary trip overseas. This pediatrician and adoptive parent recommends what to bring for a happy and successful journey.
Medical Supplies To Pack
Most children adopted internationally come from remote regions of the world with little access to modern medical care. Pharmacies in these places are often woefully understocked, and if they have antibiotics available they are usually in pill form only, which makes them difficult to administer to a baby or young child. Does that mean you should carry antibiotics with you when you travel to get your child? Yes. Clearly, it’s ideal for a child’s illness to be properly diagnosed before starting an antibiotic, but “ideal” is often unattainable when traveling overseas. It’s much simpler to bring basic medical supplies with you than to try to find them when you arrive.
PLAN TO PACK:
- Children’s acetaminophen (Tylenol), children’s ibuprofen (Motrin or Advil)
- An antihistamine suspension (Benadryl)
- A bulb syringe (for nasal congestion)
- Saline nose drops
- A medication dosing syringe
- Bottles or powdered packets of pediatric electrolyte (these can be mixed as directed with safe drinking water and given to prevent dehydration in kids who are vomiting or have diarrhea)
- A digital thermometer
- Vaseline or K-Y Jelly (for lubricating the thermometer if needed)
- A nasal decongestant (Children’s Sudafed)
- Diaper cream
- A child’s growth chart (pediatrician can provide)
- A cloth or paper tape measure so that you can plot growth parameters (a head circumference is easily obtained by placing a tape measure from the most prominent part of the forehead to the most prominent part of the back of the head)
- A developmental milestones chart (for the general age group of your child)
- Prescription medications, obtained from a pediatrician before your trip. These should include an antibiotic in powder form so it doesn’t need refrigeration (make sure you have instructions for how to mix it with safe drinking water and how to dose it if necessary)
- Antibiotic eye drops for pink eye
- Elimite cream to treat head lice or scabies
This ConceiveOnline.com article originally appeared in a 2006 issue of Conceive magazine.
Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth
2 MAY 2012 | NEW YORK – Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth provides the first-ever national, regional and global estimates of preterm birth. The report shows the extent to which preterm birth is on the rise in most countries, and is now the second leading cause of death globally for children under five, after pneumonia.
The Menopause Map: New Guide for Navigating the Post-Fertility Life
If you’re female and middle-aged, there are certain things you know: hormones for menopause used to be good, then they were bad, now they’re, well, better, but not great, depending on your health profile.
New Hampshire’s HB 217 May (Inadvertantly) Make Fertility Treatments Scarce
When New Hampshire legislature amended HB 217 to change the proposed fetal murder and homicide charges to apply only to fetuses of 24 weeks gestation and beyond, many politicians and advocates believed the bill was unlikely to have much effect on reproductive rights.
Men’s Fertility Test Available for Home
When a couple is struggling to conceive, it’s the woman who is usually the first — and often the only one — to be poked, prodded and analyzed, experts say. The burden of figuring out infertility is too often placed on the woman alone.
Dealing With Infertility is a Roller Coaster
“You’re so young.” I hear this a lot. A subtle implication treads coyly between each word: “You’re so young so it should be easy for you to get pregnant.” But the truth is, for me and 7.3 million other Americans – it’s just not that easy. There’s nothing easy about infertility.