Mitochondrial transfer. Final approval by the English House of Lords
On 24th February this year, mitochondrial transfer (a technique known as production of children with three parents) was given final approval by [...]
Assisted suicide backed by fewer than half of Canadian physicians
Fewer than half of Canadian doctors support assisted suicide and only 27% would practice it (Diario Médico16/22-II-2015).
Birth control pills produced repeated thromboembolic events
Repeated thromboembolic events in women taking birth control pills. Now, an 18-year-old woman who was taking a contraceptive (desogestrel) for a few months [...]
Genetic testing in women with a risk of tumour diseases
There is a passionate medical and ethical debate about whether genetic testing should be carried out on all women to detect whether [...]
Relationship between induced abortion and breast cancer confirmed
Significant relationship between induced abortions and the risk of breast cancer. A recent meta-analysis (Cancer Causes and Control, DOI.10.1007/sl0552-013.0325-7), has revealed a [...]
20 women die each year from using contraceptives
According to the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products (02/04/2013), 20 women in France die each year [...]
