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The FDA has denied approval for a vaginal progesterone gel meant to prevent preterm birth, saying that the data were lacking to prove the gel is more effective than placebo.

A simple treatment - a hormone-containing vaginal gel - significantly reduces premature births among pregnant women who are at high risk because of a problem with the cervix, government…

A small study suggests women plagued by menstrual cramps may find relief with vitamin D3, raising hopes that the dietary supplement could one day be an alternative to the…

The convenience of a hormone birth control injection like Depo-Provera may be offset by increasing your risk of red, swollen or diseased gums.

A study has found a possible association between…

All women will experience the menopause. Natural menopause takes place when the ovaries become unable to produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Menopause can also occur when the ovaries are damaged…

Menopausal women prefer non-medical treatment for their symptoms and want more support from their GP and partner, finds a new study published today (15…

Researchers studying why arteries stiffen in postmenopausal women have found a specific chemical cofactor that dramatically improves vascular function.

Kerrie Moreau, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at…

A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that Black and especially Hispanic young women are…

President Barack Obama will not make any more changes to the rule announced last week requiring health insurance plans to provide women with coverage for contraception, although U.S. Catholic bishops have…

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Dallas,…

Reproductive rights advocates on Wednesday asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to make the “morning-after pill” immediately available to girls of all ages without a prescription.

The move by a…

Exemestane, a drug used in the prevention of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, has a negative effect on bone density and structure in…

Short-term use of the antibiotic cefpodoxime for the treatment of women with uncomplicated cystitis (bladder infection) did not meet criteria for noninferiority for achieving clinical cure compared…

In the U.S., there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New research presented today at the 2012 Annual Meeting…

It didn’t take long for the speculation to start: if women unintentionally get pregnant while taking the defective birth control pills that Pfizer recalled this week, could…

If you’re considering using birth control, you have many options - from natural family planning and over-the-counter birth control products to prescription contraceptives or sterilization.

To help determine which birth control…

Middle-aged women may find some relief from hot flashes and other menopause problems with soy supplements, according to Chinese researchers.

They found daily supplements of soy germ isoflavones reduced the…

Children born by Cesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, according to a Brazilian study.

Past research from Brazil had found a…

For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This…

Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day—the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee—had elevated estrogen levels when compared to…

An impoverished young Afghan woman has given birth to sextuplets - three boys and three girls - producing the same number of children her countrywomen typically average over a lifetime.

Young women on birth control pills tend to have less painful menstrual periods than those not on the contraceptives, a new study finds.

Swedish researchers found that of 2,100…

Getting a legal abortion is much safer than giving birth, suggests a new U.S. study published Monday.

Researchers found that women were about 14 times more likely to die during or…

An international team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and other institutions has uncovered 13 genetic loci, linked to immune function…

Women taking pomegranate seed oil, marketed as an alternative remedy for menopausal symptoms, got no more relief from hot flashes than women taking a pill containing sunflower oil as…