Toxicity testing on the placenta and embryo
Credit: Photograph: ETH Zurich / Julia Boos Drugs must be safe not just for the patients; in the case of ...
Tag: Gynecology
Knowledge and support improve menopausal health
Credit: Photo by Annika Nilsson More knowledge and individual support from primary care services can alleviate women's menopausal problems, a ...
UM researchers publish study on genomics of pregnancy-induced diabetes
By a team of researchers from the Faculty of Medicine & Surgery at the University of Malta Pregnancy-induced diabetes, also ...
Can turmeric reduce joint pain during breast cancer treatment?
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center to study the theory, thanks to $50,000 from Safeway FoundationCredit: UC Davis Health UC Davis ...
From birth control to mammograms, many women missed out on preventive care for all of 2020
Study shows even after in-person care restarted, women were 20% to 30% less likely to get such services than in ...
Screening often misses endometrial cancer in Black women
TVUS screening missed over four times more cases of endometrial cancer among Black women versus White women. A screening tool ...
Routine screening for BI-RADS lesions on automated whole-breast ultrasound
Return to routine screening for BI-RADS 3 lesions on supplemental automated whole-breast ultrasound substantially reduces the recall rate, while being ...
Study shows diet causes 84% drop in troublesome menopausal symptoms–without drugs
WASHINGTON--A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in ...
Bacteria are key to vaginal health, UArizona health sciences researchers say
Bacterial vaginosis is the most common and recurrent gynecological condition affecting nearly 30% of women between the ages of 15 ...
Google trends, the COVID-19 vaccine and infertility misinformation
Researchers document a nearly 35,000% increase in COVID-19 vaccine and infertility Google searches following a misinformation event Google searches related ...
The unexpected journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube
The journey of the egg and the embryo through the fallopian tube or oviduct toward the uterus is not well ...
BU researchers develop novel, woman controlled contraceptive product
Currently being tested in a Phase I Clinical Trial (Boston)--Despite the availability of numerous effective birth control methods, more than ...
Addressing social needs may help mitigate distress and improve the health of women with cancer
A new study published by Wiley early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has identified ...
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) to host Annual Meeting in Chicago 10/24-27
#ASTRO21 will be the first major medical conference in the city; a curated digital program also will be offered for ...
How does endometriosis influence women’s work life?
In women in their mid-40s to early 50s, endometriosis--a condition in which tissue that normally lines the uterus grows outside ...
Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women
Dysmenorrhea, that is, frequent severe and painful cramps during menstruation from abnormal contractions of the uterus, is the most common ...
Plastic drapes reduce hypothermia in premature babies
Study: Plastic better than cloth for low birth-weight newbornsCredit: University of Houston Most babies born prematurely or with health problems ...
Embryo freezing for IVF appears linked to blood pressure problems in pregnancy
30 June 2021: A large cohort study drawn from the national IVF registry of France, which included almost 70,000 pregnancies ...
Postmenopausal bleeding may be a sign of endometrial cancer in obese Asian women
New study lowers the threshold for body mass index levels that could signal an increased risk of endometrial cancer in ...
Selection tool accurately predicts ovarian damage in girls with cancer
High risk patients should be offered fertility preservation This press release is in support of a presentation by Dr Ruth ...
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Dual action: RNA binding protein also binds DNA and acts as a damage sensor across the genome
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‘Stealth transmission’ fuels fast spread of coronavirus outbreak
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Wiggling worms suggest link between vitamin B12 and Alzheimer’s
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Metabolism changes with age, just not when you might think
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KU to lead new program supporting inter-American research on nuclear science