2008

February

• New Finding May Help Explain Development of Preeclampsia -

• Women and cigarettes, the causes for consumption -

• Hormone replacement therapy use and variations in the risk of breast cancer -

• Long-term pill use risks atherosclerosis -

• New strategy helps reduce errors in obstetrical care -

January

• Diagnosis: Uterine Fibroids/Leiomyoma -

• Drinking coffee may lower ovarian cancer risk: study -

• Cranberries Might Help Prevent Urinary Infections in Women -

• Scientists Identify Genes Linked to Lupus in Women -

• U.S. abortion rate falls, study finds -

• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -

• Sterilization -

• Compound Found in Soybeans Effective in Reducing Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women -

• Study Analyzes Hormone Therapy in Younger Menopausal Women -

2007

December

• Bacterial vaginosis doubles risk of miscarriage -

• Hysterectomy linked to poorer physical functioning -

• Premenstrual symptoms getting on your nerves? -

• Less invasive hysterectomy okay for transsexuals -

• Miscarriage and Abortion Triple Chances of Future Low Birthweight Babies -

• Unlike humans, chimpanzees don’t go through menopause -

• When disease discriminates: Women and COPD -

• Link Between Female Hormones, Depression Merits Better Research -

• Elective Caesareans Carry Increased Risk of Breathing Problems -

• Miscarriage Myths Persist Despite Prevalance of Medical Information -

November

• Hormone Fluctuations May be Responsible for Many Mood Disturbances in Women -

• Women Must Work Harder -

• Factors identified to help predict risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women -

• Experts say obese women should be refused fertility treatment -

• Girls will be girls longer when home life is stable -

• Family conditions may affect when girls experience puberty -

• Cell transplants may improve severe urinary incontinence -

• Condom use reduces risk of bacterial vaginosis -

• Amniocentesis in the third trimester of pregnancy: study -

• Weight loss during menopause linked to bone loss -

• New Studies Add Weight to Link Between Pre-eclampsia and Heart Disease -

October

• C-section raises risk to mother and infant -

• Diet, lifestyle impact a woman’s odds of conceiving -

• Hysterectomy raises incontinence surgery risk -

• Routine use of enema during labor discouraged -

• Big Breasts Are Big Pain for Many Women -

• Breast Cancer Awareness Calls for Cardiovascular Awareness -

• Differing attitudes found between women and doctors concerning menstrual suppression -

• First significant genetic finding in severe PMS, or PMDD -

• Women with severe PMS perceive their sleep quality to be poor -

September

• Treatment Options Help You Take Control of Urinary Incontinence -

• New-onset endometriosis seen in many postmenopausal women - 57% had No History of the Disorder -

• Hormone Therapy Boosts Sexual Interest But Not Memory -

• UT Southwestern researchers identify hundreds of genes controlling female fertility -

• Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of hip fracture -

• Early Childbirth Linked to Poor Health in Middle Age -

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