Patient Care Support Group Forming to Help Women with PCOS By Lori Barrette Feb. 19, 2010 Strong Fertility Center will launch a support group for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive, Rochester.
Research Low-income Urban Mothers Have High Rate of Postpartum Depression By URMC Communications Feb. 18, 2010 More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of ...
Patient Care Free Seminar Offered on Robotic Surgery in Gynecology and Infertility By Lori Barrette Jan. 8, 2010 Robotic technology in surgeries to treat benign gynecologic conditions and infertility will be the topic of a free seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, January 21, offered by Strong Fertility Center.
Research Pilot Study Relates Phthalate Exposure to Less-Masculine Play by Boys By Leslie Orr Nov. 15, 2009 A study of 145 preschool children reports, for the first time, that when the concentrations of two common phthalates in mothers’ prenatal urine are elevated their sons are less likely to play with ...
Patient Care Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Discuss Fertility Issues Oct. 8 By Leslie White Oct. 1, 2009 Young adult cancer survivors can learn more about fertility after cancer during a meeting Thursday, Oct. 8, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The Young Adult Survivor Connection meets from 4:30 ...
Patient Care Fundraiser to Benefit Fertility Program for Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Sep. 21, 2009 Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Lower Mill, Honeoye Falls, to benefit the ...
Patient Care City, URMC to Hold Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market By Lori Barrette Sep. 9, 2009 The City of Rochester and the University of Rochester Medical Center will hold the first Women’s Health Screening Fair at the Market, part of Rochester Women’s Health Week, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
Research UR Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis By Leslie Orr Sep. 7, 2009 A Medical Center scientist has been awarded $3.5 million to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted.
Education Free Seminar Offers IVF Information By Lori Barrette Jul. 30, 2009 A free informational seminar on in vitro fertilization will be offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta.
Community Acupuncture and Fertility Topic of Free Seminar By Lori Barrette Jun. 18, 2009 Acupuncture as a complement to fertility treatment will be discussed at a free seminar offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27 at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red ...
