Uganda Begins Drafting National Circumcision Policy, Health Official Says Uganda's Ministry of
Health has started to draft a medical male circumcision policy for HIV prevention, the New Vision/AllAfrica.com reports. "Assessment of the capacity of
health units to implement the policy has been conducted," Sam Zaramba, general director of
health services, said.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMale Reproductive Toxicology SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (UroToday.com) - This symposium discussed the topic of male reproduction and toxicology against the back drop of the reports of decreasing sperm counts over the last 50 years1, and the increasing incidence of testicular cancer, cryptorchidism and hypospadias2.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStudy Finds Hairspray Linked To Common Genital Birth Defect Women who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study published today in the journal Environmental
Health Perspectives. The study is the first to show a significant link between hairspray and hypospadias, one of the most common birth defects of the male genitalia, where the urinary opening is displaced to the underside of the penis.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comImproved Access To Safe Abortion Needed To Reduce Maternal Death Rate In Ghana, Advocate Says Ghana's government should increase efforts to encourage safe abortion procedures and provide reproductive
health education to reduce its maternal mortality rate, Jehu Appiah -- country director of Ipas Ghana -- said in a recent speech during an advocate training meeting at the University of Ghana, Ghana's
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