The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday passed a ban on the main procedure used for second trimester abortions (dilation and evacuation), a day after neighboring Kansas became the first state to ban the practice that its critics call “dismemberment abortions.” Reuters Health Information …read more
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown link between vitamin D and depression in overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). …read more
Regardless of their racial, ethnic, educational or socioeconomic background, women seek help for a frustrating — and ubiquitous — feature of becoming “a woman of a certain age:” the need be close… …read more
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals worsen obesity’s impact in younger womenPesticide exposure, not obesity alone, can contribute to increased cardiovascular disease risk and inflammation in… …read more
Single women seeking treatment with donor semen do not differ from cohabiting women seeking treatment with regard to sociodemographic characteristics or attitudes toward motherhood, a new study of… …read more
In a recent study, females with eating disorders in late adolescence were more likely to have lower levels of educational attainment and personal income in early adulthood. …read more
A novel comparison found a lot of similarities but plenty of discrepancies. Medscape Medical News …read more
Kansas became the first state to ban a common second trimester abortion procedure when Governor Sam Brownback, a Republican, on Tuesday signed into a law an act to halt what lawmakers said are “dismemberment abortions.” Reuters Health Information …read more
Women who believe smoking helps them manage their weight are less likely to try quitting in response to anti-smoking policies than other female smokers in the U.S. …read more
Study focuses on how women experience sex after having babiesNew mothers in the Philippines spend more time in the bedroom with their partner in the first few weeks after giving birth than they… …read more