AIMS With improved survival of patients with congenital and inherited heart disease, there is now a younger cohort of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) for the prevention and treatment of ventricular dysrrhythmias. Young women with such disorders often wish to embark on pregnancy, but pregnancy outcome data for this group is sparse. We therefore evaluated pregnancy o...

Ayurveda is an ancient science, which deals with prevention of various diseases and also cured from disease. The main aim ‘Prevention better than cure’. Prasrutitantra Streeroga one the important subjects in Ayurveda, as it not mentioned Ashtanga but comes under this Kaumarbhritya. identification, diagnosis, pathology & treatment related to women. Garbha aspect women’s life. formed by fusion Sh...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether prescribing physicians advised female patients taking isotretinoin according to pregnancy prevention recommendations, whether women understood those recommendations, and whether women complied with recommendations to prevent pregnancy. DESIGN Cross-sectional study designed to collect patients' self-reported information. Women were interviewed by telephone with a st...

Half of all pregnancies in Canada are unintended. Whether a pregnancy is intended or unintended has a bearing on the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure. Research indicates that women who experience an unintended pregnancy are significantly more likely to consume alcohol while pregnant. Most fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) prevention frameworks in Canada have adopted a mid-stream approach ...

UNLABELLED Maintenance of abstinence from cigarettes during pregnancy yields important benefits for both women and children, yet only 20%-30% of pregnancy cessation lasts 1 year postpartum. This paper reviews accumulated knowledge about factors that influence restarting smoking and the effectiveness of interventions to decrease it. Evidence from six trials and six multivariate predictor studies...

BACKGROUND Isotretinoin, a teratogen, is widely used to treat cystic acne. Although the risks of pregnancy during isotretinoin therapy are well recognized, there are doubts about the level of adherence with the pregnancy prevention program in Canada. Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Canadian pregnancy prevention program in 4 provinces: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manit...

Adolescents are a key target group for HIV and pregnancy prevention efforts, yet very little is known about the youngest adolescents: those under age 15. New survey data from 12-14 year olds in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda are used to describe their sexual activity, knowledge about HIV, STIs and pregnancy prevention, and sources of sexual and reproductive health information, including...