Host: Renee Matthews, MD

Guest: Anita L. Nelson, MD

In this segment, Dr. Anita Nelson talks about Lybrel and other female contraceptive options.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Charles Lockwood, MD

Abruption and pregnancy loss in every trimester have been attributed to the thrombophilias. Yet the latest evidence casts doubt on some of these long-held assumptions. Learn about what are real risks and those that are not as well as the nuances of clotting prophylaxis during pregnancy.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Charles Lockwood, MD

All thrombophilias are not created equal. Some even come inherited as homozygous or heterozygous. Learn about the risk of DVT and pulmonary embolus for the various thrombophilias.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Charles Lockwood, MD

Six relatively common thrombophilias can lead to serious morbidity in women particularly when combined with high estrogenic states such as pregnancy, estrogen containing contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy. Learn about the prevalence, mechanisms, and laboratory diagnoses of these often hidden, heritable dangers to your patients.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Charles Lockwood, MD

Although largely unheralded, professional societies provide valuable networks to support and expand research. Learn about some of the remarkable discoveries at the cutting edge of obstetrics and gynecology from the President of Society for Gynecolgoic Investigation--the foremost association of researchers in women's health.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Morey Kraus, PhD

No professional society recommends umbilical cord blood banking, although the Institute of Medicine endorses a pilot program to set up a public bank. While there is no morbidity from cord blood collection, there are nuances about its utility and skeptics have raised concern about its substantial expense. Hear about the pros and cons of umbilical cord blood collection in this segment.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Morey Kraus, PhD

Current research focuses on increasing the number of stem cells available from each unit of umbilical cord blood. New uses are also being discovered--learn about effort to regrow heart muscle and even neural tissue.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Morey Kraus, PhD

Umbilical cord blood transplants can treat 40 diseases. Learn about the broad uses for this resource and the nuances of collection and banking cord blood.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Morey Kraus, PhD

Mr. Kraus, founder and chief technology officer of Via-Cell Corporation, will discuss the science and history of cord blood transplantation

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Matthew Nock, PhD

Dr. Matthew Nock discusses the challenge of recognizing the warning signs of suicide.