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A technique to increase the flow of blood from the umbilical cord into the infant’s circulatory system improves blood pressure and red blood cell levels in preterm infants…

The initial results of a study suggested that children born by cesarean section were 21 percent more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder but that association…

Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a huge nationwide study presented today. Moreover, women with a…

More than one-third of counties in the Unites States are located more than 50 miles from the nearest gynecologic oncologist, making access…

Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D does not appear to influence the number of menopause-related vasomotor, mood, or sleep symptoms in older women, according to a new study.

A…

Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) for up to 4 years after the last menstrual period did not improve cognition but did improve some mood symptoms, according to results of a…

Women who took vitamin D and calcium supplements had the same number of menopausal symptoms as women who did not take the supplements, according to a study…

All contraceptive pills carry an increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but the newer ones are actually riskier, according to a combined population-based, nested case-control study published online…

Newer versions of the pill raise the risk of serious blood clots compared with older combined oral contraceptives, a new analysis has found, which also confirms a previously…

Is ovulation related to higher racial bias? Though recent research, from Michigan State University, suggested that there was a link, new research from the University of Chicago Booth School of…

Public health advisories from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada were associated with significant reductions in the rate of dispensing of…

Training providers and counseling young women about the benefits of long-acting contraceptives may increase the number of teens who use those methods, according to a U.S. report.

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Researchers are a step closer to understanding the risk factors associated with endometriosis thanks to a new University of Adelaide study.

Dr Jonathan McGuane, from the University’s Robinson Research Institute,…

A new study provides a possible explanation of reports that mothers of twins are more likely to have smoked, despite evidence that nicotine reduces fertility.

Nicotine…

The psychological impact and private agony of infertility must be carefully considered by healthcare professionals, suggests a new review, published today (Friday 10 April) in…

-Obstetricians and gynecologists have a unique opportunity to educate and encourage minority women to nurse their infants to help reduce persistent racial and ethnic disparities in…

The results of the first study using a health economics model to project osteoporosis-related fractures and costs for the Chinese population, shows that the country’s healthcare system will…

Senie Byrne began menstruating at 15, and she quickly became an expert in pain management. Every month, it felt as if 1,000 darts had plunged into her abdomen; she sometimes…

Researchers at the University of Warwick and UHCW have discovered how body clock genes could affect women’s ability to have children.

The study, by medics at Warwick Medical…

Women seek a greater variety of products and services when they are ovulating, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.

“Fertile women seek…

Ultrasound technology has evolved dramatically in recent years. A group of noted obstetricians and gynecologists maintain that ultrasound is more cost-effective and safer than other imaging…

The investigational S-equol nutritional supplement may be a viable agent to alleviate certain menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes, according…

Two scientific studies led by researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet are expected to form the basis of new international recommendations for the treatment of medical abortions and…

In a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…

Women who have difficulty getting pregnant often turn to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but it doesn’t always work. Now scientists are taking a new approach to improve the…