About 50% of all pregnancies in the US are unintended. A new study finds this rate could be reduced by increasing health care training on long-acting reversible contraceptives. …read more
Scientists have developed a prototype microdevice to mirror the inner workings of a human placenta, offering new insight into how it works. …read more
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
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
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
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