2008

August

• Electrical stimulation may ease vaginal pain -

• Japan’s females are longest living in world - report -

• Scientists identify possible cause of endometriosis -

July

• Study Provides Support for Use of Microbicide Vaginal Gels for Protection from HIV -

• Pre-eclampsia May Be Autoimmune Disease -

• Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Real, But Often-Overlooked Medical Condition -

• Special sex ed course effective for diabetic girls -

• ‘Hypersegregation’ May Contribute to Preterm Births Among Black Women -

• Researchers discover a gene that regulates and blocks ovulation -

• Defining the Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A New Beginning -

• Low sex drive more common after menopause -

• Removing Healthy Ovaries in Premenopausal Women: No Sure Answers -

• Intervention Needed for Asian Mothers, Babies -

• Experts eye cheap fertility treatment for poor -

• “Better treatment” seen needed for endometriosis -

• Disclosing violence to primary care or obestetrics/gynecology physicians most beneficial -

• Major rise in Caesarean sections linked to impaired womb function with age -

June

• Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections may be bad combination for birth defect -

• Massive rise in abortions among under-age girls in UK -

• Pycnogenol® Significantly Reduces Menstrual Pain -

• Caesarean sections associated with risk of asthma -

• Age at puberty linked to mother’s prenatal diet -

• Hot Flashes Underreported and Linked to Forgetfulness -

• Hormone Disorder May Contribute to Lack of Menstruation in Teenage Athletes -

• The risks and benefits of the combined oral contraceptive pill -

• Race appears to impact timing of menopause -

• Green tea extract useful for genital warts -

May

• Post-menopausal therapy to improve women’s quality of life -

• C-sections a critical factor in preterm birth increase -

• Quest for better treatment for effects of menopause -

• Menopause- breast cancer -

• Hormone therapy safe in early menopause: researchers -

• Possible Biological Explanation for C-Section-linked Allergies and Asthma Found -

• Global menopause summit concludes HRT is safe for healthy women entering menopause -

• Association of Pre-Term Birth with Long-Term Survival, Reproduction, and Next Generation Pre-Term .. -

• Teenage girls still experience harassment -

• Preemie Coming Home in Time for Mother’s Day After Mom’s Tough Pregnancy, Emergency C-section -

• National Women’s Health Week Urges Women to Take Charge of Their Health -

• Pelvic floor maladies can impact women’s sex life -

• Common breast problems -

• Family History Places Women at Risk of Pelvic Prolapse -

April

• Family, Friends Determine If Women Breast Feed -

• Chronic pain common with c-section incision -

• Hormone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women Associated with Increased Risk of Stroke -

• Women’s Biological Clock Revealed: Hormone May Predict Age at Menopause -

• C-section delivery may raise risk of stroke -

• Relaxation may cool chemo-related hot flashes -

• Women Who Suffer From Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Urinary Incontinence -

• Babies of heavy mothers have more fat, less muscle -

• Menstrual blood—a valuable source of multipotential stem cells? -

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