2010

February

• Treatment Options Available for Women’s Pelvic Health Concerns -

• Well-being similar after total or partial hysterectomy -

• Estrogen-only HRT may increase risk of asthma after menopause -

• More smokers than non-smokers accept HPV vaccination for their daughters -

• Counseling helps moms-to-be with abusive partner -

• Laser acupuncture fails to ease menopausal woes -

• Antidepressants may delay breast milk production -

• Rape victims have harder time in labor, delivery -

• Aussie women have highest rising obesity rate -

January

• Poor women less likely to get epidurals -

• NSAIDs may beat acetaminophen for menstrual cramps -

• Common Antidepressant Drugs Linked to Lactation Difficulties in Moms -

• Reproductive coercion often is accompanied by physical or sexual violence, study finds -

• Study Shows Genital Herpes Virus Reactivates Widely Throughout Genital Tract -

• Should obese, smoking and alcohol consuming women receive assisted reproduction treatment? -

• St. John’s wort may cool hot flashes -

• Siblings key in pregnancy-related diabetes risk -

• Healthy diet may benefit women’s mental health -

• Hormone replacement won’t prevent physical decline -

2009

December

• Early menstruation linked to heart disease risk -

• Race, ethnicity may influence reproductive life -

• Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women -

• Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1) -

• Antidepressants may have risks after menopause -

• Breastfeeding protects women from metabolic syndrome, a diabetes and heart disease predictor -

November

• Fecal Incontinence After High-Risk Delivery -

• Urinary incontinence in the 12-month postpartum period -

• Depression may up risk of a leaky bladder in women -

• New guidelines: Pap smears should start at age 21 -

• More birth defects seen with assisted reproduction -

• Women at risk from vitamin A deficiency -

• Nicotine patches and gum seem safe during pregnancy -

• Women who ‘let go’ may have better luck with IVF -

• Newborn twins fare better when both are female -

• Postmenopausal women with higher testosterone levels -

• Postmenopausal Women with Higher Testosterone Levels May Have Increased Health Risks -

• High fiber intake may interfere with ovulation -

October

• Chinese medicine tactic doesn’t turn breech babies -

• One embryo nearly as good a multiples for pregnancy -

• Trying forceps before C-section may not raise risks -

• Alcohol may help women stay mobile -

• Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds -

• Is the pill less effective in heavy women? -

• Soy foods may curb hip fracture risk in older women -

• IVF websites often mum on embryo gene test risks -

• Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 a year, harm millions -

• HRT Might Up Incontinence Risk in Postmenopausal Women -

• Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery -

September

• Mom’s obesity tied to daughters’ early puberty -

• Overweight middle-aged women cut chances of enjoying healthy old age -

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