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Watch video: The short and long-term implications of late preterm and early term birth

Professor Jonathan Morris presented the third in the series of Robinson Research Institute / Women’s and Children’s Hospital co-hosted Grand Rounds on the topic: The short and long-term implications of late preterm and early term birth.

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Breast density matters in detection of breast cancer

Almost 8% of women have extremely high breast density, which can make it harder for health professionals to detect breast cancer on a screening mammogram. These women are also more likely to develop breast cancer in the future.

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Women should be told about their breast density when they have a mammogram

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Explainer – what is cystic fibrosis and how is it treated?

Authors: Martin Donnelley and David Parsons

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Watch video: Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture

We were thrilled to welcome Professor Fiona Stanley (AC, FAA, FASSA) to the RRI to present the annual Lloyd Cox Memorial Lecture on the topic: Before the Bough Breaks – Data and research to guard our children’s future.

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Steroid treatment for IVF problems may do more harm than good

Researchers at the University of Adelaide are urging doctors and patients to refrain from using a specific steroid treatment to treat infertility in women unless clinically indicated, because of its links to miscarriage, preterm birth and birth defects.

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New technique takes guesswork out of IVF embryo selection

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have successfully trialled a new technique that could aid the process of choosing the “best” embryo for implantation, helping to boost the chances of pregnancy success from the very first IVF cycle.

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Why males are more likely to die from conception to old age

Author: Claire Roberts

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Emerging infertility treatment could be a less invasive and cheaper alternative to IVF

Authors: Jeremy Thompson, Robert Gilchrist and William Ledger

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Watch video: From little things, big things grow

Professor Rob Norman presented the second in the series of Robinson Research Institute / Women’s and Children’s Hospital co-hosted Grand Rounds on the topic: From little things, big things grow – the importance of health around conception.

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