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Previous investigation of cervical cancer biology has revealed a dependence on VEGF, among other factors, for growth and metastases.
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The "Caprisa 004" trial was a randomized double-blind controlled trial of 1085 sexually active, HIV-negative, high-risk women in South Africa over 2.5 years (889 women were included in the final analysis).
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Secondary recurrent miscarriage (defined as three or more pregnancy losses at < 20 weeks occurring in a women with a least one pregnancy carried beyond 20 weeks) may be explained by a chromosomal abnormality or be "unexplained" (idiopathic).
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Many clinicians are reluctant to give low-dose aspirin (ldasa) to pregnant women for the prevention of preeclampsia. This reluctance is not based on a fear of potential risk, but on inconsistent study results regarding the efficacy of ASA.
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The search for a female-controlled form of HIV prevention just took a giant step. Results of a Phase IIB trial of a tenofovir gel indicate that use of the gel before and after sex provided moderate protection against sexually transmitted HIV.
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Your next patient is a recently divorced 48-year-old mother of two. Her menstrual periods have become somewhat irregular, and she reports occasional hot flashes and night sweats.
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Good news! Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can neutralize more than 90% of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory, and they have demonstrated how one of these disease-fighting proteins achieves this action.