Women who waited an hour after full cervical dilation to begin pushing were nearly twice as likely to require a cesarean, and also tended to have a longer duration of active pushing. Medscape Medical News …read more
The EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommended approval for Rekovelle for controlled ovarian stimulation in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. International Approvals …read more
The offspring of mothers who filled two or more prescriptions for SSRIs during pregnancy show an increased risk for speech and language disorders, new research shows. Medscape Medical News …read more
For women and men, breast cancer is a very real threat. Learn what early signs to look for, how to check, and the causes and risk factors. …read more
The largest and longest running clinical trial of medical therapies for heavy periods has found that women can be greatly helped by having treatments just from their GP, with most avoiding hospital… …read more
Women with lower levels of education and living in more deprived areas of the UK are at greater risk of coronary heart disease, and this is largely due to smoking, obesity and physical inactivity… …read more
The overdiagnosis of breast cancer via mammography screening is “larger than is generally recognized,” concludes a new study of SEER data from 1975 to 2012. Medscape Medical News …read more
Depression can have an effect on mother and baby both during and after pregnancy. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, and prevention with this article. …read more
Breast arterial calcifications on mammograms appear to be a marker for cardiovascular disease in women, researchers suggest, and could eventually be included in cardiovascular prediction tools. Medscape Medical News …read more
Patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer, regardless of their BRCA mutation status, showed extended progression-free survival with the new PARP inhibitor niraparib. Medscape Medical News …read more