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Women's health refers to health issues specific to human female anatomy. These often relate to structures such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to, or most notable in, females.
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A simple experiment of leaving a room well-lit until midnight instead of turning off the lights at 6 p.
m. cut the fertility rate of lab mice by half – leading some researchers to wonder what effect shift work, all-nighters and other sleep disruptions might have on humans trying to conceive.Researchers at Northwestern University disrupted the circadian rhythms of female mice for five to six days after they mated with male mice. One group of 18 mice got an extra six hours of light; another 18 mice lost daylight.By the end of the experiment, only half of the mice with extra daylight had litters. Mice that lost daylight fared worse – only 20 percent gave birth. Yet 90 percent of a control group of mice gave birth. These control mice had been exposed to a steady 12 hours of daylight, according to the study published today (May 23) in the journal PLoS ONE.Mammals, and even trees, are known to synchronize their internal clocks, which control metabolism and other functions, to cues of nigh...Customer service, medical testing, manufacturing are just some of the things that are outsourced to India. Some call it globalization, while others cry exploitation....
To me, the gift of sex is simple: Good sex makes me happy, and when I feel happy, my life just seems better all around. But to be honest, I haven't always felt sexua...
Prolonged periods of sitting may increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in women, a new study finds.In the study, a woman's likelihood of having risk factors for dia...
Birth control in the form of a vaginal ring or skin patch may bring a higher risk of blood clots than birth control pills, a new study from Denmark suggests.In the s...
Every mom needs simple ways to feel healthy, balanced, and beautiful. Here, check out 10 hot new picks you'll covet this Mother's Day.1. GoBites is a convenient way ...
Despite the label of being "infertile," some couples who have tried fertility treatments are later able to have a baby naturally, according to a new study from Franc...
For the last three days, I have been delivering babies seemingly non-stop. An unusually large number of women have been coming into the hospital, ready to deliver w...
The rate of mothers abusing opiates during pregnancy—including heroin, methadone and certain painkillers—has increased nearly fivefold in the past decade, according ...
Women suddenly thrust into "surgical menopause" by hysterectomy don't have more severe mood symptoms than women going through gradual, natural menopause, a new study...
New research suggests that starting breast cancer screening at age 40 might be worthwhile for some women who have a higher-than-average risk of the disease, for exam...
Women diagnosed with melanoma are more likely to survive the skin cancer than men and less likely to have it recur, according to a European study.The findings, publi...
Uncomfortable and expensive tests sometimes done before surgery to treat the most common cause of urine leakage in women may be unnecessary, according to a new study...
While birth control pills are the most commonly used reversible contraceptive in the United States, a new study has found that women who use the pill are actually 20...
If you are a woman living with diabetes, do you know how many doctors you need? It can be hard to determine if you need more than the usual recommended number of phy...
Widely used osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel significantly raise the risk for a rare but serious thigh fracture and that risk rises the longer patients...
Many studies have shown a link between obesity and an increased risk of contracting various forms of cancer. So just how effective is weight loss in keeping cancer ...
A mother filed a complaint against a Swedish hospital after doctors failed to notice her uterus burst during labor and part of her unborn baby was inside her abdomin...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans may provide an early measure of how women will respond to chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to a new study published i...
Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that t...
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