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by Helena Harnik · 25 Aug 2014

One step closer to pregnancy post-cancer

For young women facing chemotherapy as part of a range of treatments for breast cancer, the question of fertility post-treatment is of particular concern. But the results of a phase…
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by Danielle Barron · 24 Jul 2014

Low doses of aspirin could help some women conceive

Questions surrounding drug use and pregnancy don’t start just when a woman is expecting a child. There are also healthcare professionals and academics thinking about treatment at an earlier stage:…
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by Danielle Barron · 17 Jul 2014

Cancer and pregnancy: what mothers have to say

Behind the complex web of ethics, legislation and emotion that surrounds drug use during pregnancy are many personal stories. And sometimes, it’s easy to forget that for every academic, theoretical…
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by Danielle Barron · 1 Jul 2014

How access to data can give doctors answers

Electronic healthcare databases could help make life easier for healthcare professionals worried about whether or not to prescribe drugs to pregnant women. Academics from several European countries published research in…
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by Helena Harnik · 10 Jun 2014

Antidepressant usage in pregnancy hits the headlines

According to a paper published by US academics in March 2014, pregnant women taking antidepressants are more likely to have their child prematurely. If these findings are accurate, then that’s…
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