November 14, 2016 Trump win fuels donations, IUD demand at Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood is reporting a spike in donations and demand for long-acting contraceptives since Donald Trump's election as U.S. president while abortion foes hope to gain momentum in their quest to cut public funding to the women's health organization.
November 11, 2016 Vitamin D levels tied to breast cancer survival For women diagnosed with breast cancer, high vitamin D levels in the blood may be tied to better odds of surviving and having tumors with less deadly characteristics, suggests a new study.
November 11, 2016 Insomnia, poor sleep quality common for men and women during pregnancy During pregnancy, women and their male partners sometimes report insomnia or insufficient sleep, which may be tied to depression, according to a new study.
November 11, 2016 Sanofi partners with Brazil to accelerate Zika vaccine work Sanofi has struck a collaboration deal with a leading Brazilian research institute to speed development of a Zika vaccine, consolidating the French drugmaker's leading position in the race to defeat the mosquito-borne virus.
November 10, 2016 Zika striking women at higher rates than men, study finds Adult women in Puerto Rico were significantly more likely to develop Zika than men, researchers said on Thursday, raising new questions about the potential role of sexual transmission of the virus from males to females.
November 9, 2016 Age may not affect breast reconstruction complications Despite concerns, older women don't have more complications with breast reconstruction procedures than younger women, a new U.S. study suggests.
November 8, 2016 Your miscarriage may have been followed by PTSD Many women report feeling isolated and alone after experiencing a miscarriage, and now research out of Imperial College London finds that many who suffer one fulfill the diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
November 8, 2016 'Lazy mosquitoes' mean more women than men get chikungunya: scientists "Lazy mosquitoes" are the reason why women, who tend to spend more time at home than men, are more likely to be infected by chikungunya, a painful mosquito-borne viral disease which spreads the same way as Zika, researchers said on Monday.
November 7, 2016 WHO doubles recommended number of health visits during pregnancy The World Health Organization revised guidelines on antenatal care on Monday, saying pregnant women should have twice as many contacts with health providers - eight - as it recommended previously.
November 4, 2016 Mom says childbirth sparked 3-week-long orgasmic sensation A midwife in the U.K. claims that natal hypnobirthing helped her experience pain-free labor and an orgasmic sensation for up to three weeks after the birth of each of her four children.