Introduced in the 1960s, oral contraceptives have been used by about 80 percent of women in the United States at some point in their lives. For women without…

Although herbal medications are commonly used to relieve menopausal symptoms, the effectiveness and safety of these products have not been fully investitaged, according to a review in the January…

Preterm infant girls who received a high amount of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; an omega-3 fatty acid) had higher measures of neurodevelopment than preterm girls who received a…

Experts estimate that 20 percent of women experience excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding at some time during their lives, particularly as they approach menopause.…

Among premenopausal women taking steroids for lupus, various treatments preserve bone mineral density and “should be considered” for preventing the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, advise researchers in a report published…

The odds are high that a woman who is prescribed an “anticholinergic” drug to relieve urinary incontinence or other lower urinary tract symptom will discontinue the medication not long…

A South Dakota State University study showed that women who began menstruating at an earlier age had a higher percentage of body fat as adults than women who began menstruating later.

But…

Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they’re thinner or more obese than…

Women who have ever been around smokers regularly may have more difficulty getting pregnant than those who have not, a new study suggests. The findings, researchers say, offer one more reason…

Age is a factor for women with heavy menstrual bleeding who undergo a procedure to remove the endometrium, or lining of the womb. The younger they are at the time of…

Two-thirds of women who donated eggs to fertility clinics reported satisfaction with the process, but 16 percent complained of subsequent physical symptoms and 20 percent reported lasting…

A potentially less-costly version of Female Health Co’s condom for women won unanimous backing from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday.

A lower price could attract…

New findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of East Anglia show that long-term use of a popular class of oral…

If you need another reason to quit smoking, consider that it may diminish your chances of being a parent or grandparent. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical…

Early detection of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), combined with aggressive treatment in infants, may be the key to controlling the progression of the disease, according…

Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the…

African-American women who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) are less likely to ultimately have a baby than are their white counterparts, a new U.S. study suggests.

Using data for more…

Taking a low-dose oral contraceptive pill can reduce painful periods and non-menstrual pain associated with endometriosis, research shows.

“The present study clearly demonstrated for the first time that oral…

Compared with abdominal hysterectomy, vaginal and laparoscopy-assisted vaginal hysterectomies (LAVH) are associated with fewer complications during the initial hysterectomy admission but result in more readmissions thereafter, according to an Australian report in…

A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and…

Many women separated from abusive partners still experience high-disability chronic pain after almost two years, according to Canadian researchers writing in The Journal of Pain, the…

A study in Hong Kong has found that placebo acupuncture led to significantly more pregnancies among women who underwent in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) than those who received real acupuncture.

In the…

Close to half of U.S. women report some form of sexual difficulty, but far fewer are distressed about their problem, a new study suggests.

In a survey of more…

Cuts to Medicare reimbursement of DXA undermine efforts to properly diagnose and treat osteoporosis and diminish quality of patient care

According to a paper published in the November issue…

A multidisciplinary research team at Case Western Reserve University led by Gary Landreth, Ph.D., a professor in the School of Medicine’s Department of Neurosciences, has uncovered a common genetic…