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Vaginismus: The common condition leading to painful sex

Vaginismus: The common condition leading to painful sex

by Anita M Elias,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe social and cultural messages we receive around sex give the impression everyone's "doing it" and it's always fun a

Vaginismus: The common condition leading to painful sex

by Anita M Elias,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe social and cultural messages we receive around sex give the impression everyone's "doing it" and it's always fun a
Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong women planning to conceive after a pregnancy loss, those who had sufficient levels

Insufficient vitamin D linked to miscarriage among women with prior pregnancy loss

by NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCredit: CC0 Public DomainAmong women planning to conceive after a pregnancy loss, those who had sufficient levels
Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds

Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds

by Christine Phelan Kueter,University of VirginiaThe easy-to-use HPV self-collection kits can be mailed off to a lab for testing. Credit: UVA School of NursingIn Appalachia, women die from cervi

Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds

by Christine Phelan Kueter,University of VirginiaThe easy-to-use HPV self-collection kits can be mailed off to a lab for testing. Credit: UVA School of NursingIn Appalachia, women die from cervi
Study identifies mothers at highest risk for postpartum depression

Study identifies mothers at highest risk for postpartum depression

by Eric Swensen,University of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk for postpartum depression is highest among first-time mothers, mothers younger than 25 years old and mothers of t

Study identifies mothers at highest risk for postpartum depression

by Eric Swensen,University of VirginiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe risk for postpartum depression is highest among first-time mothers, mothers younger than 25 years old and mothers of t
Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue

Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue

by Niigata University3D image of normal human endometrium tissue. The endometrial glands form a complex network near the bottom of the endometrium. The horizontally expanding plexus morphology of the

Study reveals the 3D structure of human uterine endometrium and adenomyosis tissue

by Niigata University3D image of normal human endometrium tissue. The endometrial glands form a complex network near the bottom of the endometrium. The horizontally expanding plexus morphology of the
Researchers find disparities in rates of certain preterm births

Researchers find disparities in rates of certain preterm births

by Ben Leach,Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from Drexel University and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) studied how

Researchers find disparities in rates of certain preterm births

by Ben Leach,Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA team of researchers from Drexel University and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) studied how
Study highlights failure to recognise risks of epilepsy drug in pregnancy

Study highlights failure to recognise risks of epilepsy drug in pregnancy

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are often failing to inform patients about the risk of birth defects to their unborn babies of a commonly used

Study highlights failure to recognise risks of epilepsy drug in pregnancy

by Mike Addelman,University of ManchesterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainDoctors are often failing to inform patients about the risk of birth defects to their unborn babies of a commonly used
Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life

Opting to freeze eggs can help women have babies when they are older, but many do not use their frozen eggs

byEuropean Society of Human Reproduction and EmbryologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMore than 40% of women who chose to freeze their eggs in their 30s were able to have babies later in life
Spike in morning after pill sales in the U.S. after New Year celebrations

Spike in morning after pill sales in the U.S. after New Year celebrations

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSales of emergency contraception are estimated to rise by around 10% in the US in the week after the New Year holiday, suggesting that t

Spike in morning after pill sales in the U.S. after New Year celebrations

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainSales of emergency contraception are estimated to rise by around 10% in the US in the week after the New Year holiday, suggesting that t
Internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned, study finds

Internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned, study finds

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUCI researcher, Sean Young, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Informatics, and colleagues, have fo

Internet searches increased for self-managed abortions when Roe vs. Wade was overturned, study finds

byUniversity of California, IrvineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUCI researcher, Sean Young, Ph.D., professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Informatics, and colleagues, have fo
Managing nighttime breastfeeding in young infants

Managing nighttime breastfeeding in young infants

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBy following normal mother-infant physiology, parents can get more sleep. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new gui

Managing nighttime breastfeeding in young infants

by Mary Ann Liebert, IncCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBy following normal mother-infant physiology, parents can get more sleep. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released new gui