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Cardiovascular Effects
The first report about a case of pulmonary embolism as adverse effect of contraception occurred in 1961 ⁽¹⁾.

Myocardial Infarction

In the last years, the incidence of myocardial infarction(MI) was estimated…

Hormonal contraception has been an available method of birth control for over four decades Despite this, women’s knowledge often moves between myth and   reality,  and   never   has   another…

Physicians need to pay closer attention to the possibility of urinary incontinence (UI) in their female diabetic patients, because 35% of this population reports at least weekly episodes,…

The antidepressant citalopram may help lessen the severity of menopausal hot flashes, at least in the short term, a new clinical trial suggests.

The findings, from a seven-week study of 254…

Women who have an abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy are more likely than women who terminate their pregnancies earlier to have repeat abortions, new research shows.

And women…

A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found a 68% increase in the overall risk of miscarriage in pregnant women using antidepressants.

Antidepressants are widely used in pregnancy…

Fewer than two per cent of cesarean births in British Columbia were a result of maternal request, but the number of cesarean and assisted…

“Bubble boy disease” is now part of national U.S. newborn screening guidelines, adopted by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius last week.

The disease - formally known as…

Using frozen embryos may level the playing field for African-American and white women undergoing in vitro fertilization, a new study suggests, despite earlier research showing that African- American…

Male sex hormones, such as testosterone, have well defined roles in male reproduction and prostate cancer. What may surprise many is that they also play an important role…

Pregnant women who contract the H1N1 flu strain are at risk for obstetrical complications including fetal distress, premature delivery, emergency cesarean delivery and fetal death, according…

The number of Cesarean sections performed at hospitals across British Columbia is highly variable, Canadian researchers have found.

Even when accounting for differences in women’s preferences and conditions that could…

An advertisement offering abortion advisory services will be screened on British TV for the first time next week, provoking opposition from anti-abortionists and religious groups.

Sexual health services provider…

Two popular procedures for female stress incontinence were found to be equivalent in efficacy but differed in side effects, according to data published in…

Two common operations for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) help women achieve similar levels of dryness, according to a team of urologists and urogynecologists who compared…

Women who consume a lot of calories or favor saturated fat over “good” fats may have an increased risk of urinary incontinence, regardless of their body weight, a new…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that primarily affects reproductive-aged women and often presents after puberty.  ¹ With the exception of barrier methods, prescribing safe and appropriate contraception…

Sometimes the start of symptoms is so gradual that women get used to them, or don’t even notice them until something major occurs. But for many women, pelvic floor disorders…

The new cervical cancer screening guidelines will no doubt be confusing for many. “For years we as physicians have urged women to have annual Pap smears, and now, apparently…

Women taking non-oral and oral hormonal contraceptives were at highest risk of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD), according to a study of female German medical students…

A new study presented May 6 at the World Congress on Osteoporosis (IOF WCO-ECCEO10) in Florence, Italy shows that DMPA, a commonly used injectible contraceptive, is…

Low umbilical cord blood pH at birth is strongly associated with serious outcomes such as infant death, brain damage and the development of cerebral palsy…

Women who deliver by cesarean section seem to have similar cosmetic results whether the wound is closed with stitches or staples, a new study suggests.

There are a number of ways that…

The World Bank said on Tuesday it will focus more on tackling high fertility rates and maternal deaths in poor countries, warning that family planning and other reproductive health services…

The U.S. rate of pre-term births has fallen for the second year in a row, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

The findings are good news, as babies born too early…