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latest Reproductive Health press releases

• United Kingdom

  Uptake of HPV vaccine in adolescent girls is 'encouraging'

  Women's Health : Reproductive Health

  Seven in ten girls are likely to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) when a £100m national UK vaccination programme comes into effect in the autumn, according to a fast tracked study published on bmj.com today.

• United Kingdom

  First study to investigate the effect of father’s diet on chromosomal abnormalities in sperm reveals link with folate – a vitamin B

  Reproductive Health

  Researchers have found an association between a vitamin found in leafy green vegetables, fruit and pulses [1] and levels of chromosomal abnormalities in men’s sperm.

• New mums across Britain are terrified at the thought of breastfeeding in public, according to a new survey.

  Baby : Childbirth

  In fact, 38 per cent of doting mothers can be found hiding in public lavatories – preferring to feed there than face disapproving glares from strangers.

• United Kingdom

  Storing up trouble: cancer in frozen ovarian tissue

  Cancer : Fertility : Infertility

  Doctors warn that ovarian tissue, removed and frozen before cancer treatment, must undergo adequate testing for residual cancer cells before re-implantation in order to improve safety

• Plymouth

  New Maternity Screening Service

  Maternity : Community Health Councils (Nhs)

  All pregnant women being cared for by the maternity services at Derriford Hospital will now be offered a new combined screening service for Down's Syndrome.

• United Kingdom

  You are what your mother eats: First evidence that mother's diet influences infant gender

  Pregnancy : Healthy Eating

  New research by the Universities of Exeter and Oxford provides the first evidence that a child's sex is associated with the mother's diet.

• United Kingdom

  Vets have twice the risk of miscarriage if they do not protect themselves from occupational hazards, says study

  Pregnancy : Veterinary Surgeon

  Female veterinarians are twice as likely to have a miscarriage if they do not protect themselves from certain occupational hazards, according to a new study published today in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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  United Kingdom

  New maternity sportswear brand, Sporty Bump, launches in the UK

  Pregnancy : Sportswear

  Bringing style and comfort to pre and post natal workouts across the UK, Sporty Bump is a brand new maternity sports and leisure-wear brand launching this month.