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December 4, 2015

Those who suffer from severe PMS may face future health problems

Women who suffer from moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure later in life, report researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

December 4, 2015

Young adults more likely to 'cheat' if they think partner is doing it

Young adults who believe their partners are having sex with other people are more likely to have overlapping sexual relationships too, upping everyone's risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI), according to a small U.S. study.

December 3, 2015

Maternal mortality declining but still above goal

Maternal mortality rates have dropped substantially over the past quarter century but still are not declining fast enough to meet ambitious international goals for eradicating deaths during childbirth, a recent study suggests.

December 3, 2015

Conflict-hit women need more reproductive, sexual health aid, UN says

Around a quarter of the 100 million people globally who need humanitarian aid are women or teenage girls of childbearing age, but sexual and reproductive health services are underfunded, a United Nations agency said on Thursday.

December 3, 2015

Weight gain between pregnancies raises risks for babies, study says

Healthy-weight women who gained weight between their first and second pregnancies—even as little as 12 pounds for someone of average height—had an increased risk of a stillbirth or their baby dying within the first year of life, compared with women whose weight remained stable, according to a Swedish study.

December 2, 2015

False positive mammograms linked to slight cancer risk increase

Women who have abnormal mammogram results may be at increased risk for developing breast cancer even when follow-up tests fail to detect tumors, a U.S. study finds.

December 1, 2015

Anti-HIV pill, taken as needed, prevents infection in gay men

The odds of getting HIV can be dramatically reduced by taking two pills prior to sex and two more after, according to a new study of 400 high-risk gay men and transgendered women published online by the New England Journal of Medicine in conjunction with World AIDS Day.

November 30, 2015

The best questions to ask before going through IVF

Infertility affects millions of people every year. Turning to in vitro fertilization (IVF) could give you the family you want – but the process can be confusing.

November 30, 2015

Misleading HPV vaccine websites are easy to find

Parents who go online to find out about the vaccine for human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer, may have a hard time finding accurate information, a recent U.S. study suggests.

November 27, 2015

For women with diabetes, air pollution has higher heart risks

Particle pollution like soot is a known health hazard and linked to the risk of heart disease and stroke, but women with diabetes are even more vulnerable than most people, according to a new U.S. study.