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First-time mom Brandi Phare thought she was all alone when she began suffering postpartum ailments. She experienced pain as a result of multiple tears on her body from…

There are a group of clinical conditions that commonly affect women. They include migraine, depression, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, PMS, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

There is also a common thread through these…

Survivors of childhood cancer run particular risks when pregnant and should be closely monitored, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and…

Women with cystic fibrosis can have fertility treatment to help them have babies without any long-term adverse effects on either themselves or their children, according to…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Analysis of the longest running ICSI programme in the United States has found reassuring evidence that babies born from frozen embryos fertilised…

Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. The finding is important…

African-American women are just as likely to get pregnant and bear a healthy child through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) as are white women, new research in the journal Fertility and…

Infertile women have been told they can only have IVF treatment if they are aged between 39 and a half and…

For women who suffer from menstrual migraines, menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) and other menstrual symptoms, combination therapy with sumatriptan plus naproxen may provide rapid and sustained pain relief, the results of two…

Foot reflexology does not appear to have a significant impact on ovulation among women having difficulty becoming pregnant, researchers report.

In a small study of 48 women with fertility problems,…

Simple weight-loss advice from a physician and regular follow-up helped obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose a substantial amount of weight, a new study found.…

New research suggests that elective c-sections should not be performed in pregnant women until they have reached full term. Performing the operation too early in pregnancy increases the risk of…

Forty percent of diabetic women and up to one third of overweight or obese women do not use contraception, according to findings published in the current issue of Diabetes Care.…

An oral drug being tested in women with endometriosis, Proellex, reduces their chronic pelvic pain and their need for painkillers, according to a new study conducted by the drug maker,…

The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) may also protect older women against the human papillomavirus, researchers say.

In an off-label trial sponsored by drugmaker Merck, the vaccine - which is…

Despite some concerns, the pelvic-muscle exercises many women do during pregnancy do not seem to raise the likelihood of complications during labor and delivery, a new study finds.

Prenatal…

Globally, the use of assisted reproduction technology, or ART, to overcome fertility problems continues to increase, and multiple births remain a concern, according to a new report.

“There was no real surprise…

Although endometriosis has traditionally been blamed on retrograde menstruation and coelomic metaplasia, the latest research puts a new spotlight on stem cell dysfunction. Two experts outline this theory and discuss newer…

Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually…

The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is…

An emerging form of the pathogenic yeast Candida is able to complete a full sexual cycle in a test tube, even though it’s missing the genes for reproduction. And…

Women who have hot flashes as they enter menopause may have more fragile bones, new research shows.

Dr. Carolyn J. Crandall of the University of California, Los Angeles and…

Newly identified gene variants associated with the age at which females experience their first menstrual period and the onset of menopause may help shed light…

Cystic fibrosis patients may benefit from a new therapy that increases airway hydration, preventing the buildup of mucous, which is a key factor in the…

UCLA researchers and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42 and 52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women’s…