Early age at menarche, or first menstrual cycle, could play a role in the disproportionate incidence of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancers diagnosed among African-American women… …read more
DXA scans are overused in women at low risk for osteoporosis and are underused in the population that would most benefit. Medscape Medical News …read more
First study to link lower resting heart rate variability with sexual difficulties in womenChances are good that women with a low heart rate variability also suffer from sexual dysfunction. …read more
The use of breast-conserving therapy for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer rose between 1998 and 2011, a study finds, though there are still barriers to the procedure. …read more
Study results do not support a move to freeze-all policy in IVFAn IVF technique which freezes all embryos generated in an initial treatment cycle and transfers them in a later cycle as… …read more
A new report spotlights the ‘urban disadvantage’ to mothers and infants — a problem that is both global and local. Medscape Pediatrics …read more
LISBON – Advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have paid off, nearly halving the rate of ectopic pregnancy in the past 12 years. The rate of ectopic pregnancy (EP) following ART… …read more
Women born in 1959-67 who were exposed to higher levels of the pesticide DDT in utero may be at almost four times higher risk of breast cancer, a new study finds. …read more
Klotho offers possible new link between mind and bodyWomen under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers at UC… …read more
The practice of breast milk sharing among mothers has evolved into an Internet-based marketplace in which this valuable commodity is being bought and sold not only to feed babies, but as a “natural… …read more