A novel pill to treat bleeding from uterine fibroids aims for FDA approval

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor millions of premenopausal women, uterine fibroids turn their monthly periods into virtual hemorrhages.A new drug called elagolix cut blood loss by half

Updated on: May 10,2024

A novel pill to treat bleeding from uterine fibroids aims for FDA approval

by Marie McCulloughCredit: CC0 Public DomainFor millions of premenopausal women, uterine fibroids turn their monthly periods into virtual hemorrhages.A new drug called elagolix cut blood loss by half

Updated on:May 10,2024

Study finds association between elevated phthalate levels and increased risk of postpartum depression

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, higher prenatal phthalate leve

Updated on: January 17,2024

Study finds association between elevated phthalate levels and increased risk of postpartum depression

byNational Institutes of HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a new study from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, higher prenatal phthalate leve

Updated on:January 17,2024

Study finds most fetal congenital heart block screening fails to meet guidelines

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found tha

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study finds most fetal congenital heart block screening fails to meet guidelines

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found tha

Updated on:May 31,2024

Study calls for putting menstrual health front and center in routine pediatric care

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe onset of menstruation is an impactful milestone as a marker of the start of reproductive potential and as

Updated on: March 27,2024

Study calls for putting menstrual health front and center in routine pediatric care

byColumbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe onset of menstruation is an impactful milestone as a marker of the start of reproductive potential and as

Updated on:March 27,2024

Researcher solves longstanding fallopian tube transport debate

by The Lundquist InstituteUnlike the normal Fallopian tube (left), the "cilia-less" Fallopian tube fails to pick up ovulated eggs, leading to female infertility (right). Credit: Tingting Xie

Updated on: May 23,2024

Researcher solves longstanding fallopian tube transport debate

by The Lundquist InstituteUnlike the normal Fallopian tube (left), the "cilia-less" Fallopian tube fails to pick up ovulated eggs, leading to female infertility (right). Credit: Tingting Xie

Updated on:May 23,2024

Sibling's likelihood of autism diagnosis impacted by age gap

by Curtin UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMothers of children with autism who delayed their subsequent pregnancy by 2.5 to three years reduced the likelihood of their next child also being dia

Updated on: March 07,2024

Sibling's likelihood of autism diagnosis impacted by age gap

by Curtin UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainMothers of children with autism who delayed their subsequent pregnancy by 2.5 to three years reduced the likelihood of their next child also being dia

Updated on:March 07,2024

Heart rate and blood pressure changes during pregnancy are less dramatic than previously thought

by University of OxfordCredit: University of OxfordNew analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as tradi

Updated on: April 08,2024

Heart rate and blood pressure changes during pregnancy are less dramatic than previously thought

by University of OxfordCredit: University of OxfordNew analysis from over 36,000 healthy women in 20 countries suggests that physiological changes during pregnancy may not be as dramatic as tradi

Updated on:April 08,2024

Study discovers safe, effective oral treatment for uterine fibroids

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainUterine fibroids are a common cause of heavy menstrual bleeding and pain in women of reproductive age, especially among women of co

Updated on: May 31,2024

Study discovers safe, effective oral treatment for uterine fibroids

by University of Chicago Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainUterine fibroids are a common cause of heavy menstrual bleeding and pain in women of reproductive age, especially among women of co

Updated on:May 31,2024

Getting an IUD doesn't need to be painful, say doctors

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnyone who watched Olympic bronze medalist Ilona Maher giving her rugby opponents the stiff arm knows she is tough as nails. Yet she

Updated on: September 18,2024

Getting an IUD doesn't need to be painful, say doctors

by Lisa Jarvis, Bloomberg OpinionCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAnyone who watched Olympic bronze medalist Ilona Maher giving her rugby opponents the stiff arm knows she is tough as nails. Yet she

Updated on:September 18,2024

Ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy may harm future fertility of baby girls

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyOvarian tissue that has been exposed to ibuprofen for seven days. The big brown cells are dying germ cells and the smaller brown cells are

Updated on: April 08,2024

Ibuprofen in the first three months of pregnancy may harm future fertility of baby girls

by European Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyOvarian tissue that has been exposed to ibuprofen for seven days. The big brown cells are dying germ cells and the smaller brown cells are

Updated on:April 08,2024