2012

October

• Nerve and muscle activity vary across menstrual cycle -

• Free birth control cuts abortion rate dramatically, study finds -

• Study shows benefits, drawbacks, for women’s incontinence treatments -

• Balancing fertility and child survival in the developing world -

• Surgeons recreate eggs in vitro to treat infertility -

• Study finds birth defects down among IVF babies -

September

• Study ties early menopause to heart attack, stroke -

• Morning-after pills available at 13 NYC public schools -

• What does the feminization of family medicine mean? -

• New IVF breakthrough -

• New ways to protect female fertility -

• Early menopause associated with increased risk of heart disease, stroke -

• Swedish doctors claim pioneering uterus transplant -

• Breathing technique fails to ease hot flashes -

• Maturitas publishes clinical guide on low-dose vaginal estrogens for vaginal atrophy -

• Induced labors may be tied to rise in preterm births -

August

• Study finds gene that predicts happiness in women -

• Is long-term weight loss possible after menopause? -

• Breastfeeding, early milk not tied to puberty timing -

• Menopause evolved to prevent competition between in-laws -

• Fruit flies offer DNA clue to why women live longer -

• Timing of antibiotics important in reducing infections after C-section -

• More U.S. women choosing IUDs for birth control: study -

• More minority women die in childbirth -

July

• BUSM researchers find link between childhood abuse and age at menarche -

• Genital warts on the decline among Swedish women -

• Menopause Groups Aim to Quash Hormone Therapy Conflict -

June

• Early menopause tied to higher heart disease risk -

• Women lack info on labor versus repeat C-section -

• Single hormone shot can replace daily doses in IVF -

• Low-dose vitamin D to stop breaks gets thumbs-down -

• Healthcare, reproductive rights divide U.S., Canada in poll -

• Low-dose vitamin D no help to older women: panel -

• Early menopause predicts a milder form of rheumatoid arthritis -

• J and J to halt sales of controversial vaginal implants -

• A new method for picking the ‘right’ egg in IVF -

• Aromatherapy may boost massage for menopause relief -

May

• New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapy -

• Exercise and a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables extends life expectancy in women in their 70s -

• C-section may double risk of child obesity -

• 70 percent of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter -

• Pill Among Least Effective Birth Control Methods -

• 70 percent of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter -

• Long-term contraception more effective than pills -

• Gay couples and women over 40 to get free IVF treatment on NHS -

• Health secretary urges contraception compromise -

• Contraceptive ring, patch carry blood clot risks -

• Reminder Stamp Boosts HPV Vaccination -

• Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives -

• HPV vaccine completion rate among girls is poor, getting worse -

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