Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Columbia University Mailman School of P

Updated on: March 07,2024

Women with a low desire to avoid pregnancy still use contraception

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Columbia University Mailman School of P

Updated on:March 07,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on: March 12,2024

Prenatal care in first trimester for majority of 2016 U.S. births

(HealthDay)—Overall, 77.1 percent of women who gave birth in 2016 initiated prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a report published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a

Updated on:March 12,2024

Primary ovarian insufficiency associated with increased risk of osteoporosis

by The North American Menopause SocietyEstradiol, the major estrogen sex hormone in humans and a widely used medication. Credit: Public DomainThe loss of estrogen after menopause is associated wi

Updated on: April 20,2024

Primary ovarian insufficiency associated with increased risk of osteoporosis

by The North American Menopause SocietyEstradiol, the major estrogen sex hormone in humans and a widely used medication. Credit: Public DomainThe loss of estrogen after menopause is associated wi

Updated on:April 20,2024

How 'natural-killer' cells might help women avoid a deadly risk of childbirth

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThese microscopic slides of mouse placentas and uterine tissue show the importance of the protein Gab3 for ensuring a healthy delivery. On the

Updated on: March 12,2024

How 'natural-killer' cells might help women avoid a deadly risk of childbirth

by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterThese microscopic slides of mouse placentas and uterine tissue show the importance of the protein Gab3 for ensuring a healthy delivery. On the

Updated on:March 12,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on: June 11,2024

COVID-19 vaccinations found to cause small, temporary changes in menstruation

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Graphic: A. Mastin/Science. FromScience(2022). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1051Victoria Male, a digestion and metabolism professor at Imperial College Lond

Updated on:June 11,2024

New study reveals key to long-term vaginal microbiome balance with just a few samples

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Ina Schuppe Koistinen, Karolinska InstitutetA new studypublishedinMicrobiomeby researchers at Karolinska Institutet, suggests that a few we

Updated on: September 11,2024

New study reveals key to long-term vaginal microbiome balance with just a few samples

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Ina Schuppe Koistinen, Karolinska InstitutetA new studypublishedinMicrobiomeby researchers at Karolinska Institutet, suggests that a few we

Updated on:September 11,2024

Study suggests that a longer reproductive lifespan is associated with a lower prevalence of multimorbidity

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBecause of the aging of the ovaries, a woman's fertility gradually declines, and she eventually enters menopause. The o

Updated on: August 31,2024

Study suggests that a longer reproductive lifespan is associated with a lower prevalence of multimorbidity

byThe North American Menopause SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBecause of the aging of the ovaries, a woman's fertility gradually declines, and she eventually enters menopause. The o

Updated on:August 31,2024

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on: May 13,2024

A review has found only a third of cases with severe illness in pregnancy were managed appropriately

by Victoria University of WellingtonCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study shows approximately one third of cases of pregnant women admitted to intensive care units and high dependency units in New

Updated on:May 13,2024

Does birth by cesarean section affect children's academic performance and intelligence?

by WileyIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.02000, chances of graduating from lower and upper secondary education were significantly lower for children

Updated on: March 09,2024

Does birth by cesarean section affect children's academic performance and intelligence?

by WileyIllustration depicting Caesarean section. Credit: BruceBlaus/Wikipedia/CC BY 3.02000, chances of graduating from lower and upper secondary education were significantly lower for children

Updated on:March 09,2024

Facing criticism, feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area

by Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a fi

Updated on: January 17,2024

Facing criticism, feds award first maternal health grant to a predominantly Black rural area

by Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA federal program to combat the alarming rates of rural women dying from pregnancy complications has marked a fi

Updated on:January 17,2024