Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 23, 2013
Obamacare’s birth control mandate will go before four different appeals courts over the next three weeks as private businesses that object to the policy on religious liberty grounds bring a barrage of lawsuits that opponents hope to get before the U.S. Supreme Court as soon as this fall.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 23, 2013
Scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health have a new theory as to why a woman’s fertility declines after her mid-30s. They also suggest an approach that might help slow the process, enhancing and prolonging fertility.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 22, 2013
A Global Consensus Statement, hot off the press in the April issue of the journal Climacteric, concludes that the benefits of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) outweigh the risks when started before the age of 60, or within 10 years of menopause.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 17, 2013
Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement therapy, according to a new study.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 17, 2013
One of the greatest fears of younger women who have to undergo chemotherapy to fight tumors is possible fertility damage. But the mechanism responsible for the destruction of the eggs in their ovaries and the resultant infertility has not been understood until now.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 16, 2013
Despite evidence suggesting that women whose uterus has been removed may be more likely to experience heart troubles, a new study finds that the usual signs of heart disease risk are not more severe in middle-aged women after hysterectomy.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 16, 2013
Slim women have a higher risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to a new major study.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 16, 2013
Couples in Scotland who need help conceiving will be guaranteed two free infertility treatments from 1 July
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
Mandy Flynn felt woozy as she sat behind the counter at the bank where she worked. Three years ago, she’d started suffering from odd moments of dizziness. ‘They lasted only about 30 seconds, but I’d feel as if I was losing my balance,’ says the 49-year-old cashier from Kenley, Surrey.
Headlines in Reproductive Medicine
May 15, 2013
The Pentagon’s fear of condoning sex and logistical hurdles have prevented it from adequately providing servicewomen with adequate information and a full spectrum of contraceptive alternatives.