Gynecology news

Women with Experienced Temporary Amenorrhea at time of Spinal Cord Injury may achieve Pregnancy

Women who have experienced temporary amenorrhea at the time of their spinal cord injury (SCI) may achieve a…    

Diet change may improve ovary disease outcomes

The fertility problems and hormone irregularities that plague women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may improve on a…    

Immunotherapy Doesn’t Reduce Risk of Recurrent Miscarriage

Therapies to bolster a woman’s immune system response during pregnancy do not reduce the risk of miscarriage in…    

Procedure Decreases Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery

Women who undergo surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse--a condition in which the vagina and nearby organs lose…    

Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Appears to Increase Risk of Blood Clots

Estrogen therapy may increase the risk of venous thrombosis, the formation of blood clots in the veins, among…    

Perimenopause May Trigger First-Time Depression

The transition to menopause may stir hormones and bring on depression in women with no history of the…    

Evidence of estrogen and progesterone hormone allergy discovered

Some women with menstrual cycle disorders like asthma and migraine headaches may be experiencing allergies to their own…    

First Study of Uterine Fibroid Embolization Post-Menopause

The first study of uterine fibroid embolization to treat post-menopausal women shows that the non-surgical treatment was technically…    

Episiotomy use should be minimized: new guidelines

Episiotomies should not be performed on a routine basis, but there are situations in which the procedure is…    

Marijuana use affects fertility treatment outcomes

The likelihood of a good outcome of fertility treatment is reduced if either the man or the woman…    

Report Sheds New Light on Benefits, Harms of Cesarean Deliveries

Soon-to-be mothers and their clinicians need to thoughtfully consider the positive and negative outcomes, for both mothers and…    

Using Biofeedback to Diagnose and Treat Vaginal Pain

The diagnosis and treatment of vulvovaginal pain disorders are progressing through the advancement of intravaginal surface electromyography (SEMG).…    

Combining old with new could resolve fertility problems

Many women with fertility problems could have a significantly better chance of having a baby if modern IVF…    

Body-mind therapy may ease anxiety of IVF

A holistic form of group counseling can help calm some of the anxiety that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization…    

Osteoporosis screening missing highest-risk women

The women who would benefit the most from a screening test for osteoporosis are the least likely to…    

Herpes risk higher for infants of young parents

The chances of a baby being born with herpes are increased when the father is younger than 20…    

Four factors tied to need for cesarean delivery

The likelihood that a pregnant woman will have to undergo an unplanned c-section delivery after starting labor can…    

Hysterectomy costly way to treat uterine bleeding

Drug treatment is a significantly less costly means of treating abnormal uterine bleeding compared with hysterectomy, according…    

Single hormone injection helps with hot flashes

A single injection of the hormone medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is more effective in reducing menopausal hot flashes than…    

Stress may raise women’s BV risk

Increases in psychosocial stress seem to increase a woman’s odd of having, or developing, a vaginal infection termed…