Long or short menstrual cycles linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 58,000 women over a 12-year period found that longer or shorter menstrual cycles were associated with a higher r

Updated on: April 19,2024

Long or short menstrual cycles linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease

by American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study of more than 58,000 women over a 12-year period found that longer or shorter menstrual cycles were associated with a higher r

Updated on:April 19,2024

First no-prescription birth control pill approved in US

Advocates called the approval of the birth control pill without a perscription a 'victory for equity'US health authorities on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in

Updated on: January 21,2024

First no-prescription birth control pill approved in US

Advocates called the approval of the birth control pill without a perscription a 'victory for equity'US health authorities on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in

Updated on:January 21,2024

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life

Updated on: February 18,2024

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life

Updated on:February 18,2024

Endometriosis more common in teenage girls than previously thought

by University College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio onPexelsCC BY2.0Teenage girls are just as likely to suffer with endometriosis as adult women, a finding which UCL and Unive

Updated on: March 19,2024

Endometriosis more common in teenage girls than previously thought

by University College LondonCredit: Andrea Piacquadio onPexelsCC BY2.0Teenage girls are just as likely to suffer with endometriosis as adult women, a finding which UCL and Unive

Updated on:March 19,2024

Global rates of cesarean section on the rise since 2000

(HealthDay)—Global cesarean section (CS) rates are increasing, according to one in a series of three papers published online Oct. 11 inThe Lancet.Ties Boerma, Ph.D., from the University of Manit

Updated on: March 16,2024

Global rates of cesarean section on the rise since 2000

(HealthDay)—Global cesarean section (CS) rates are increasing, according to one in a series of three papers published online Oct. 11 inThe Lancet.Ties Boerma, Ph.D., from the University of Manit

Updated on:March 16,2024

A comprehensive evaluation of spontaneous pelvic organ prolapse in non-human primates as a model for human studies

byScience China PressConserved and divergent features of spontaneous POP in rhesus macaque as animal models. Credit: Science China PressAnimal models are urgently needed to evaluate the host tis

Updated on: January 16,2024

A comprehensive evaluation of spontaneous pelvic organ prolapse in non-human primates as a model for human studies

byScience China PressConserved and divergent features of spontaneous POP in rhesus macaque as animal models. Credit: Science China PressAnimal models are urgently needed to evaluate the host tis

Updated on:January 16,2024

Doctors' group expands definition of 'infertility'

by Cara Murez and Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell sA new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).While the guidance for

Updated on: January 16,2024

Doctors' group expands definition of 'infertility'

by Cara Murez and Robin Foster and Ernie Mundell sA new, more inclusive definition of infertility has been crafted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).While the guidance for

Updated on:January 16,2024

Chlamydia, gonorrhea rates up among young women in the US

(HealthDay)—There has been an age shift in positivity forChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaeamong women, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in theAme

Updated on: May 09,2024

Chlamydia, gonorrhea rates up among young women in the US

(HealthDay)—There has been an age shift in positivity forChlamydia trachomatisandNeisseria gonorrhoeaeamong women, according to a study published online Aug. 20 in theAme

Updated on:May 09,2024

Internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned, study finds

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUCI researcher, Sean Young, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Informatics, and colleagues, have fo

Updated on: January 18,2024

Internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned, study finds

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUCI researcher, Sean Young, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Informatics, and colleagues, have fo

Updated on:January 18,2024

New surgical approach for women at risk of ovarian cancer

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new two-stage surgical approach for cancer prevention is highly acceptable among premenopausal women at high risk of ovarian

Updated on: April 29,2024

New surgical approach for women at risk of ovarian cancer

by Queen Mary, University of LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new two-stage surgical approach for cancer prevention is highly acceptable among premenopausal women at high risk of ovarian

Updated on:April 29,2024