Genital warts on the decline among Swedish women • Gynecology news • Jul 24 12 Genital warts have been on the decline among women in Sweden after the country began offering subsidized HPV vaccinations to teenage girls in 2007, new research shows. Rates of… Menopause Groups Aim to Quash Hormone Therapy Conflict • Gynecology news • Jul 10 12 A week after the founder of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) attacked the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) conclusions on hormone therapy for menopausal women, that society and 14… Early menopause tied to higher heart disease risk • Gynecology news • Jun 28 12 Women who go through menopause before age 46 are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as women who hit menopause later, according to a new… Women lack info on labor versus repeat C-section • Gynecology news • Jun 22 12 Women who have had a C-section can often opt for a natural childbirth the next time. But a small study suggests that women are making that decision without all… Single hormone shot can replace daily doses in IVF • Gynecology news • Jun 16 12 Women preparing for fertility treatment typically get a series of daily, sometimes uncomfortable hormone shots to kick their ovaries into over-drive - but a new review of previous… Low-dose vitamin D to stop breaks gets thumbs-down • Gynecology news • Jun 14 12 Postmenopausal women shouldn’t take low doses of vitamin D and calcium to prevent broken bones, a government-backed expert panel said on Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF),… Healthcare, reproductive rights divide U.S., Canada in poll • Gynecology news • Jun 13 12 On one side of the border, a woman can see a doctor for free and is guaranteed paid maternity leave. On the other, most women do not qualify for… Low-dose vitamin D no help to older women: panel • Gynecology news • Jun 13 12 Postmenopausal women shouldn’t take low doses of vitamin D and calcium to prevent broken bones since they have little positive effect and come with a slightly increased risk… Early menopause predicts a milder form of rheumatoid arthritis • Gynecology news • Jun 08 12 A new study presented today at EULAR 2012, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, shows that early menopause predicts a milder form of rheumatoid arthritis… J and J to halt sales of controversial vaginal implants • Gynecology news • Jun 05 12 Johnson & Johnson said it would stop selling vaginal mesh implants after a raft of lawsuits about the devices causing complications such as infections and bleeding. The… A new method for picking the ‘right’ egg in IVF • Gynecology news • Jun 02 12 In a groundbreaking study, Yale School of Medicine researchers and colleagues at the University of Oxford have identified the chromosomal make-up of a human egg. This discovery… Aromatherapy may boost massage for menopause relief • Gynecology news • Jun 01 12 A handful of massage sessions with scented oils may help ease menopause symptoms for some women, suggests a small study that found massage with unscented oil also helped, but considerably… New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapy • Gynecology news • May 31 12 An analysis by a federal task force finds that hormone replacement therapy’s risks may outweigh the benefits for women who are past menopause and healthy but hoping to ward… Exercise and a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables extends life expectancy in women in their 70s • Gynecology news • May 30 12 Women in their seventies who exercise and eat healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables have a longer life expectancy, according… C-section may double risk of child obesity • Gynecology news • May 29 12 Cesarean section deliveries - already linked to an increased risk of childhood asthma - may double the risk of preschool child obesity, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Susanna Huh of Children’s… 70 percent of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter • Gynecology news • May 28 12 Contraceptive use in Spain during the first sexual encounter is similar to other European countries. However, there are some geographical differences between Spanish regions: women in… Pill Among Least Effective Birth Control Methods • Gynecology news • May 25 12 A new study has found that shorter-acting methods of birth control, such as the Pill and the contraceptive patch, are much less effective at preventing unintended pregnancies than long-acting birth… 70 percent of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter • Gynecology news • May 24 12 Contraceptive use in Spain during the first sexual encounter is similar to other European countries. However, there are some geographical differences between Spanish regions: women in… Long-term contraception more effective than pills • Gynecology news • May 23 12 A large real-life test of birth control methods found more U.S. women got pregnant while using short-acting methods such as pills, patches and vaginal rings - and the failure rate was… Gay couples and women over 40 to get free IVF treatment on NHS • Gynecology news • May 21 12 Gay couples and women over 40 will be entitled to free IVF treatment on the NHS for the first time under Government guidelines published… Health secretary urges contraception compromise • Gynecology news • May 18 12 The Obama administration’s top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives to the campus of a Catholic university that has been deeply divided over the… Contraceptive ring, patch carry blood clot risks • Gynecology news • May 12 12 Women who use some non-oral forms of hormonal contraception are at higher risk of blood clots than those not taking any hormone-based birth control, a Danish study suggests. In Friday’s… Reminder Stamp Boosts HPV Vaccination • Gynecology news • May 11 12 Rubber stamping a patient’s chart with a reminder about the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was associated with a greater than four-fold increase in vaccination rates at one institution. At the start of… Study adds to evidence on clot risks of non-oral contraceptives • Gynecology news • May 10 12 A study published on bmj.com today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of… HPV vaccine completion rate among girls is poor, getting worse • Gynecology news • May 05 12 The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly – as much as… Page 10 of 58 pages « First < 8 9 10 11 12 > Last » << Back to main
