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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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When moms-to-be use antidepressants, their babies may be more likely to be born early or have a seizure soon after birth, a large U.
S. study suggests.The findings, reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, add to evidence linking antidepressants to certain pregnancy risks -- including preterm birth and smaller size at birth.Experts are not sure if the medications, themselves, are to blame.But in general, they say the safest course is to stop using antidepressants during pregnancy, if possible.In the new study, researchers found that among nearly 229,000 infants born to Tennessee women, those whose moms used antidepressants during their second trimester tended to be born earlier.When mothers filled two or three antidepressant prescriptions during the second trimester, their babies stayed in the womb for four to five days less, on average, than other babies.In addition, newborns were more likely to have a seizure if their mother used a selective serotonin reuptake inhi...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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Women who got seed radiation as part of their breast cancer treatment were more likely to have an infection or breast pain than those who were treated with whole-bre...
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...
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...
It is not an unnatural occurrence – 40 percent of postmenopausal women experience vaginal dryness and an undetermined number experience this condition following chil...
A government task force recommended Monday that postmenopausal women who are healthy should not take hormone replacement therapy in order to avoid dementia, bone fra...
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 r...
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...
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...
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