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Recent News Stories
In Vitro Babies (and Families) get Together
Fox19.com—December 5, 2011
The University of Cincinnati Center for Reproductive Health held its 21st annual holiday reunion for families UC Health physicians have assisted with pregnancy by methods such as in vitro fertilization and ovulation induction. The event took place place at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel.
Woman Set to Donate Uterus to Daughter
ABC News video—June 13, 2011
Report includes video interview with Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
A Stockholm resident could be the first woman to give birth to a baby using the same womb in which she was conceived and carried to term.
Your Health: Infertility Has Unique Challenges
Pulse-Journal newspapers—April 26, 2011
“Your Health” column by Krystene DiPaola, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
While many women answer the call to motherhood without incident, a certain number find their journey a challenging one.
5 Experts Answer: Is Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe?
My Health News Daily— April 27, 2011
Drs. Kelly Flood-Shaffer/Michael Thomas speak to hormones and hormone replacement therapy.
One Embryo Better Than Two in In Vitro Fertilization
ABC News—Dec. 21, 2010
Article with accompanying video includes reaction from Steven Lindheim, MD, UC Center for Reproductive Health
Doctors say a new study offers proof that single embryo transfers are an effective and safer way for women to have children through in vitro fertilization, though it’s difficult to convince patients.
Program Offers Fertility Options
WKRC-TV, Channel 12—Aug. 16, 2010
News report featuring Steven Lindheim, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Health
A new program in the Tristate offers new hope to those in need of financial help for future fertility options.
►UC Infertility Specialists Share Hope With LIVESTRONG Foundation
Your Health: Support for Young Cancer Patients
Pulse-Journal—Aug. 13, 2010
Column written by Steven Lindheim, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Today, young adults have a better chance at surviving cancer and other serious diseases than ever before. The cures, however, such as chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, can sometimes kill the chances of reproducing.
Experimental Test May Aid Decisions After Failed IVF
ABC News—July 19, 2010
Article featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
In addition to age, factors such as hormone levels, endometrial thickness and body mass index influence the likelihood of IVF success. And after one attempt, the details of such factors are known. “Any information you can give a patient that can help them make a decision about IVF is going to be very helpful,” said Dr. Michael Thomas, professor and director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at the University of Cincinnati Academic Heath Center. “It looks like this model has potential, but it has to be validated by other centers.”
The Other Side of Desire
Cincinnati Magazine—Feb. 2010
Article featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
You might say Dr. Michael Thomas is professionally conflicted. As director of the division of reproductive, endocrinology, and infertility at the University of Cincinnati, Thomas is both a fertility guru and a contraceptive expert. “Half my day I spend helping people get pregnant,” he says, and the other half I spend trying to come up with ways for people not to get pregnant.” On a recent afternoon at UC, his mind is on the latter. In one hand he holds a life-sized plastic model of a vagina. In the other is a polyurethane pouch that looks like a miniature vacuum bag. It’s a female condom.
►UC HEALTH LINE: Female Condom Gives Women a Viable Alternative
Cincinnati Clinic Opens for Hormone-Based Weight Loss Program
Cincinnati Business Courier—Dec. 11, 2009
Article featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Director of Reproductive Endocrinology and Fertility at the University of Cincinnati
A medical doctor and a chiropractor are bringing to Cincinnati a hormone-based weight loss program that they say makes it easier, because of metabolism changes, to keep the pounds off.
[The full version of this article is not currently available online. For a faxed or e-mailed copy, please e-mail uchealthnews@uc.edu.]
UC Gets Grant to Improve Female Condom
WLWT-TV, Channel 5—Oct. 16, 2009
News report featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneocology
A University of Cincinnati researcher has a new grant to help improve female contraception.
►UC HEALTH LINE: Female Condom Gives Women a Viable Alternative
FDA Advisory Panel Backs New Female Condom
Reuters—Dec. 11, 2008
Article featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female Health Co’s new and potentially less costly version of its female condom won crucial backing from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel. [This article was featured in more than 10 media outlets.]
Fertility Doctors Closing in on Goal of Single Births
The Cincinnati Business Courier—Nov. 28, 2008
Article featuring Michael Thomas, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Infertility doctors haven’t found a perfect balance of maximizing patients’ chances of a pregnancy while minimizing costs and avoiding multiple gestations—which can be dangerous for mother and fetuses. But, 30 years after the first “test-tube baby” was born in England, Dr. Michael Thomas and his colleagues say they’re edging closer.
