Women who develop gestational diabetes face a staggeringly high risk of developing type 2 diabetes if they have a high baseline BMI and gain weight postpregnancy, warn researchers. Medscape Medical News …read more
A new microarray-based tool, called VaginArray, offers the potential to provide a fast, reliable and low-cost assessment of vaginal health and diagnoses of infections. …read more
Women who have difficulty getting pregnant often turn to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but it doesn’t always work. …read more
“Consensual unions,” two people living in the same dwelling in a relationship akin to marriage, have been an integral part of family life in Latin America for centuries. …read more
A new study from Oregon State University suggests there is a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and depression in otherwise healthy young women. …read more
Daily use of an experimental treatment, prasterone, may ease pain from vaginal intercourse in postmenopausal women, according to a study sponsored by the maker of prasterone, EndoCeutics. Reuters Health Information …read more
Girls whose mothers smoked while pregnant entered puberty at a younger age in a new Australian study. Reuters Health Information …read more
A recent trial of olaparib in ovarian cancer may be a landmark in the development of precision medicine, argues Dr Maurie Markman. Medscape Oncology …read more
Women are 14% more likely to have sex with their partner if they get an additional hour of sleep the previous night, according to a new study. …read more
This past January, the US House of Representatives passed HR 7, a bill designed to erode insurance coverage for abortion care. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more