To reduce the risk of illness and death, twins should be delivered before 40 weeks of gestation, but there is no added benefit in delivering them by 38 weeks of…

Millions of women, especially moms, suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a condition where sneezing, coughing or even laughing can lead to urine leakage.

“We try to treat patients with conservative…

Administering corticosteroid drugs to pregnant women who are at risk for premature delivery increases the chances of survival for their newborns, according to a review of studies.

“The…

A survey of couples who underwent in-vitro fertilization (IVF) at a large Australian clinic found that the majority preferred that their unused embryos go to “some use” rather than…

While an array of alternative therapies promise to ease menopausal symptoms, none has strong enough evidence to back it up, according to a research review published Monday.

Individual studies have suggested…

Women who smoke cigarettes may have a tougher time clearing a virus linked to cervical cancer from their bodies.

At least 70 percent of sexually active women will become infected…

Black cohosh, an herb that many women take to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, may be linked with liver damage. Therefore, products containing this herb will…

Natural health products for osteoporosis prevention and treatment were recently reviewed in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy.

According to the review from Canada, “Consumers are increasingly…

The risk of major complications for the mother increases significantly when a woman undergoes several cesarean deliveries, according to researchers based in Israel.

“We believe that a decrease in multiple cesareans…

For women who have had several previous cesarean deliveries, attempting a vaginal birth is not much riskier than for women who have had only one previous c-section, researchers report…

African-American women are more likely than other racial groups to suffer frequent hot flashes and night sweats throughout the years leading to menopause, new research suggests.

The study, which followed…

Giving an anti-viral drug to pregnant women who have a history of genital herpes significantly lowers the rate of Caesarean sections needed to protect the infant from…

In a new study researchers have found that girls who survive childhood cancer are more likely to experience an early menopause when they mature than other women.

Due…

A team led by Johns Hopkins Children’s Center scientists has identified and successfully tamed an overactive protein that plays a key role in cystic fibrosis…

U.S. hospitals have long been required to be able to start emergency Cesarean sections within 30 minutes, but neither compliance with this “decision-to-incision” time nor the associated…

Valsalva (VLPP) and cough (CLPP) leak point pressures have been used for evaluating urinary incontinence in women. The relationship between these leak point pressures and stress urinary incontinence and…

Women who have severe hot flashes may have more chronic sleep problems than women who do not, according to a report in the June 26 issue of Archives of Internal…

A new study by veterinary researchers at Oregon State University has linked a major epidemic of abortion a few years ago in Kentucky Thoroughbred mares to infection with vesivirus,…

Italian researchers have shown for the first time that it is possible to test a woman’s egg, before fertilisation, for chromosomal abnormalities that might…

A common operation for ulcerative colitis renders nearly 50 percent of female patients infertile, according to a new report. By contrast, when the disease is managed with medications alone, the infertility…

Eleven government doctors in India’s western state of Rajasthan have been suspended on suspicion of carrying out sex determination tests and aborting female fetuses, officials said on Thursday.

Despite laws…

Vaginal infections result in more trips to see a doctor for women than most other conditions, leading to roughly 10 million office visits annually. Most women will have an…

Toremifene, a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen and is used to treat breast cancer, also relieves premenstrual breast pain and tenderness without causing any major side effects, according to…

It is well established that post-menopausal women are at increased risk for developing osteoporosis, but could that be related to subtle pre-menopausal changes in bone structure?

That…

Infants born to women with type 1 diabetes tend to be abnormally large, which is potentially dangerous for both mother and baby. The birthweights of such infants have not changed…