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Recurrent miscarriage increases a woman’s chance of having a heart attack fivefold in later life, indicates research published online in the journal Heart.

Research indicates that miscarriage…

For years, it was believed that obese women were at lower risk for developing osteoporosis, and that excess body fat actually protected against bone loss. However, a study presented…

Researchers at King’s College London’s Department of Twin Research have discovered, as part of a large international consortium, 30 new genes that control the age of…

Consumption of fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened sodas and orange juice is associated with an increased risk of gout among women, although their contribution to the risk…

Couples undergoing infertility treatment in the European Union are routinely tested for HIV and hepatitis multiple times, but a new study suggests that this is unnecessary.

According to…

Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the United States annually to treat benign disorders of the pelvis. More than two-thirds are performed through an abdominal incision. In an evidence-based…

A new Danish study from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen shows that the parasitic disease, commonly known as snail fever, or schistosomiasis, almost eats its…

An Illinois woman who lost her unborn baby and her small intestine due to hospital negligence has been awarded $11.5 million, her lawyer said.

A DuPage County jury brought…

More tries aren’t necessarily better when it comes to in vitro fertilization.

New research found that about 1 in 3 women had a baby the first time they tried a…

Princeton scientists have identified genes responsible for controlling reproductive life span in worms and found they may control genes regulating similar functions in humans.

The work suggests…

While age is key in a woman’s odds of conceiving, whether naturally or via assisted reproduction, there is no consistent evidence that a man’s age affects the chances of…

The first research from the Breakthrough Generations Study could lead to a test to predict a woman’s reproductive lifespan.

The findings, published today in Human Molecular Genetics, could have considerable impact…

Since 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis and…

Two women have given birth to healthy babies from eggs screened for genetic defects before being implanted in the womb, in a study of a new technique that…

European patients are in many countries, in fact, limited in their individual choice of medically assisted reproduction (MAR) treatment, experts from the European Society of Human Reproduction and…

Only about a third of American women are meeting their fruit and vegetable intake recommendations, which means they are likely missing out on potentially important breast and ovarian…

Newborn babies whose mothers get a flu shot while pregnant are less likely to get the flu or to be admitted to the hospital with a respiratory illness…

Researchers using a microscope and time-lapse photography believe they have developed a method for predicting which test-tube embryos are the most likely to develop properly, and are licensing development…

While recent media reports have raised concerns over women inducing their own abortions, particularly with a cheap ulcer drug called misoprostol, a new study suggests that the practice may…

Couples who have frozen embryos left over after undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are more likely to donate them to other infertile couples if the embryos were conceived with a donated…

Certain types of assisted fertilization appear to result in more male than female babies being born, a large study in Australia and New Zealand has found.

The researchers have no…

Birth defect rates among children conceived with the help of IVF and other techniques are no higher than for the general population, according to the first large study to…

Older women with thinning bones who exercise regularly have sustained improvements in their balance and walking speed that may protect them from fractures and even extend their lives, new research…

In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the…

Children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) perform at least as well as their peers on academic tests at all ages from grade 3 to 12, according to a new…