Breast cancer risk in subset of OC users

Oral contraceptives (OCs) are associated with a small increase in premenopausal breast cancer risk, especially in parous women…    

Preeclampsia Associated with Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Women who have experienced preeclampsia and other pregnancy-related complications may have a lower breast cancer risk than other…    

Adenomyosis: More common than you think

Transvaginal ultrasonography, needle biopsy, and MRI often can’t distinguish adenomyosis from fibroids. Classical signs like uterine enlargment, pelvic…    

Few Women Hear About Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment Option Directly From Gynecologists

A study presented today at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting shows of 105 patients…    

Exercise reduces risk of heart disease in postmenopausal women

Aerobic exercise significantly decreased the chemical imbalances that can lead to heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women…    

Fibroids more severe for African-American women

Among women with uterine fibroids, African Americans tend to be younger and more severely affected than white…    

Fertility in developing countries: words into action

For almost 30 years - since the world’s first “test-tube” baby was born in July 1978 - the…    

Make or break time for osteoporosis treatment

Women who do not comply with treatment instructions for osteoporosis or who do not respond to treatment are…    

Pregnant women who binge drink risk stillbirth

Women who continue to drink alcohol after they know they are pregnant, especially in large amounts, including binge…    

Urinary Incontinence in the 12-Month Postpartum Period

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence in the 12-month postpartum period and to relate…    

Urinary Stress Incontinence in Women

A 45-year-old woman reports losing urine with coughing, laughing, or sneezing since the birth of her last baby.…    

US court dismisses suit over Barr’s Plan B pill

A U.S. court dismissed on Tuesday a lawsuit against U.S. health regulators over their decision to allow…    

Contraceptive gel found effective in early tests

Cellulose sulfate gel appears to be “an effective vaginal contraceptive without many side effects,” Dr. Christine K.…    

Acute Pelvic Pain

Acute pain due to ischemia or injury to a viscus is accompanied by autonomic reflex responses such as…    

Recurrent Pelvic pain

Mittelschmerz
Mittelschmerz is midcycle abdominal pain due to leakage of prostaglandin-containing follicular fluid at the time…    

Vulvar pain

Vulvovaginitis may be due to allergic reaction (eg, contact vaginitis), infection (eg, bacterial, parasitic, fungal), or hypoestrogenism (ie,…    

Chronic pelvic pain

Chronic pelvic pain is defined as continuous or intermittent pelvic pain of longer than 6 months duration. No…    

Managing Urinary Incontinence

Stress can be bad: losing a job, losing a loved one, moving to a new city. Stress…    

Menopausal women need better health care and community support in rural areas

Good social support and reliable information are essential for women who find menopause an intense and life-altering experience,…    

Urinary Incontinence and Urinary Tract Infection

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the temporal relationship between self-reported urine loss and incident, symptomatic, microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection…