2014

October

• Menopausal symptoms may be lessened with young children in the house -
  
  
  

August

• New term will banish stigma, educate providers on postmenopausal problems -
  
  
  

July

• Bothered by hot flashes? Acupuncture might be the answer -
  
  
  

June

• Reproduction later in life is a marker for longevity in women -
  
  
  

• Women and Health Care Providers Differ On What Matters Most About Contraception -
  
  
  

• Oral contraceptives are a good option for women’s acne: study -
  
  
  

May

• New drug treatment helps prevent early menopause in breast cancer patients -
  
  
  

• Women’s contraceptive use influenced by contraception education and moral attitudes -
  
  
  

• Hot flashes/night sweats solutions: Estrogen therapy vs. Venlafaxine -
  
  
  

• Relationship Satisfaction Linked with Changing Use of Contraception -
  
  
  

• UTMB study discovers cause of many preterm births -
  
  
  

• New study examines premature menopause and effects on later life cognition -
  
  
  

• Maternal deaths on the rise in the United States -
  
  
  

April

• Counterfeit contraceptives found in South America -
  
  
  

• Low vitamin D may not be a culprit in menopause symptoms -
  
  
  

March

• Secondhand smoke tied to miscarriages, stillbirths -
  
  
  

• Calcium and vitamin D improve cholesterol in postmenopausal women -
  
  
  

January

• Testosterone isn’t the help some hoped for when women go through menopause early -
  
  
  

• Comprehensive, Nonsurgical Treatment Improves Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Women -
  
  
  

• HPV Vaccine: The Earlier, the Better -
  
  
  

• Birth control type tied to time between pregnancies -
  
  
  

2013

December

• Lactation consultant visits spur breastfeeding among women who usually resist it -
  
  
  

• Women’s perceptions of ‘normal’ female genitalia may be influenced by exposure to modified images -
  
  
  

• Study indicates oral garlic not useful in treating vaginal thrush -
  
  
  

• Can Viagra relieve menstrual cramps? -
  
  
  

• Early-maturing girls could be more impressionable -
  
  
  

• Vaginally administered ED medication may alleviate menstrual cramping -
  
  
  

• Estrogen: Not just produced by the ovaries -
  
  
  

November

• Hysterectomized women may benefit from testosterone -
  
  
  

• High-risk women get breast MRI - but room remains for improvement -
  
  
  

• Human error most common cause of birth asphyxia -
  
  
  

• Offer women IUDs, hormone shots after abortions: study -
  
  
  

• Most women keep using IUDs, contraceptive implants -
  
  
  

• Menstrual Cycle Influences Concussion Outcomes -
  
  
  

• No hot flashes? Then don’t count on hormones to improve quality of life -
  
  
  

• Study shows moms may pass effects of stress to offspring via vaginal bacteria and placenta -
  
  
  

• Device may help doctors diagnose lethal heart rhythm in womb -
  
  
  

• Elsevier’s Maturitas publishes position statement on fertility preservation -
  
  
  

• Endometriosis risk linked to 2 pesticides -
  
  
  

• Earlier onset of puberty in girls linked to obesity -
  
  
  

October

• Experts clarify conflicting criteria for diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome -
  
  
  

• Celmatix study shows women may be stopping IVF treatment prematurely -
  
  
  

• Bladder bacteria vary in women with common forms of incontinence -
  
  
  

• Population Council presents positive results of Phase 3 trial of 1-year contraceptive vaginal ring -

• Cultural differences may explain why some don’t get HPV vaccines -
  
  
  

• Researchers close in on cause of gynecological disease -
  
  
  

September

• India seeks to regulate its booming ‘rent-a-womb’ industry -
  
  
  

• Omega-3s not tied to women’s mental sharpness -
  
  
  

• Study gives new hope for women suffering from recurrent miscarriage -
  
  
  

August

• NAMS issues new guidance on vulvovaginal atrophy -
  
  
  

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