Balancing Hormones May Help Prevent Preterm Births

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - 23:21 in Health & Medicine

The relationship between two different types of estrogen and a hormone produced in the placenta may serve as the mechanism for signaling labor, according to a new study. This finding may help doctors intervene and prevent preterm birth much more effectively.

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