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Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV vaccinated women
Pregnant women who were vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at school are less likely to experience serious pregnancy related complications according to University of Aberdeen research.
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Plan-A seminar with Dr Aniebiet Ekong
The Aberdeen Centre for Women's Health Research (ACWHR) were joined by Dr Aniebiet Ekong last week who gave an update on her work as a research fellow on the Plan-A project, led by Dr Mairead Black. The talk was titled, 'Supporting shared decision-making about planned mode of birth in routine...
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Weir-Russel funding success
Congratulations to Drs Rute Vieira, Andrea Woolner (ACWHR), Amudha Poobalan and Rodolfo Hernandez who have been awarded the Weir-Russel funding to support a post-doctoral research fellow. They will build on their existing research investigating whether non-invasive prenatal testing should replace traditional fetal chromosomal condition screening in the NHS. Congratulations Andrea...
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Grant funding success - Making pregnancy predictable
NHS Grampian Charity have awarded funding for a project titled "Making pregnancy predictable: exploring the use of prediction models to streamline treatment decisions in infertility". Using data from over 7,000 couples from the Aberdeen Fertility Clinic, the study aims to improve how we understand the chances of having a baby...
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New study investigates miscarriage prevention guidance
Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh are looking into the use of progesterone for early pregnancy bleeding in Scotland.
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Medal Exam Winners
Congratulations to this years winners of the O&G Medals and Prizes: The James Matthews Duncan Medal has been awarded to E-Shuen Wong, the Sir Dugald Baird Medal awarded to Mhairi Finlayson & the Arnold Klopper Prize has been awarded to Alya Noranfan. Well done to all!
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Women's Health in a Global Setting course
Dr Alyaa Mostafa led the last live session of the Women's Health in a Global Setting course on Friday 25th April. Alyaa shared: Congratulations to all the students and the course coordinator for successfully completing the "Women in a Global Setting" course this semester. It’s been a wonderful journey exploring global perspectives together...
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Professor Abdel-Fattah on the FUTURE study
It was great to hear from the Director of ACWHR, Professor Mohamed Abdel-Fattah (Professor Mohamed Abdel-Fattah | The University of Aberdeen) and his team, leaders in pelvic floor research in the UK, talk about the FUTURE Study today. You can read more about the FUTURE study here (Uncomfortable bladder tests for...
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FUTURE study success
This week the Female Urgency, Trial of Urodynamics as Routine Evaluation (FUTURE) study was publised in the LANCET. Professor Abdel-Fattah who led the study shared the below. The FUTURE study is probably the largest study worldwide in the field of assessment of urinary incontinence in women. It focuses on groups of...
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My Science Story: Lara Dasar
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 the Rowett Insitute talked to Medical Sciences (& joint ACWHR) PhD student Lara Dasar about her research on the menstrual cycle and glycaemic outcomes which aims to empower women to feel confident when exercising and shared it in a blog post. To read the...