The latest in medical products for obstetrics and gynecology.
Launch of service for banking menstrual stem cells
Upon ordering the service (pronounced "C-L"), customers will be sent a kit containing instructions, a menstrual cup, collection tubes, and a prepaid air bill for return shipment to Cryo-Cell for processing and preservation. For more information, visit http://www.celle.com/.
The battery-operated device, which stores and recalls the 10 most recent kick counting sessions and features a bilingual display in English and Spanish, can also be used to count down the last 99 days of pregnancy progress and later to track the time between contractions. Its creator, Diep Nguyen, MD, is the founder of the nonprofit Babykick Foundation. For more information, or to purchase the product for $39.95, go to http://www.babykick.com/.
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Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole not found to increase infant birth weight in HIV cases
July 9th 2025A recent randomized trial found no significant improvement in birth weight or key birth outcomes from antenatal trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive pregnant women.
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