10 most common birth control pill side effects
Around 12 million women take birth control pills in the US and respond to each pill formulation very differently – here is a list of the 10 most common side effects of ‘the pill’. …read more
Maternal health in India much worse than previously thought
More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International… …read more
New research aims to refine increasingly popular plastic surgery procedures: Buttock augmentation and vaginal rejuvenation surgery
Two of the fastest-growing plastic surgery procedures are gluteoplasty or “butt augmentation,” to improve the appearance of the buttocks; and labiaplasty to address cosmetic and functional concerns… …read more
In NEJM: Drug for Protecting Fertility During Chemotherapy
In a study of women with breast cancer, the hormone suppresser goserelin was impressively protective of the ovaries during chemo. Medscape Medical News …read more
Crowdsourcing Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment
Dr Susan Love describes crowdsourcing, a unique method for gathering patient reports on the effects of breast cancer treatment, which she suspects will turn research ‘upside down.’ Medscape Oncology …read more
Guidelines suggest blood thinners for more women and seniors
Nearly all women and people over 65 in the U.S. with atrial fibrillation are advised to take blood thinners under new guidelines based on an analysis from the Duke Clinical Research Institute. …read more
What makes some women able to resist or recover psychologically from assault-related trauma?
In a study of 159 women who had been exposed to at least one assault-related potentially traumatic event, 30% developed major depressive disorder, which may be attributed to self-blame common to… …read more
Study: High stress for new mothers increases secondhand smoke risk for infants
Recent mothers who experience higher levels of social stressors are the least likely to have rules that totally ban smoking in the home, which could expose their infants to secondhand smoke and… …read more
Women veterans younger, more depressed when referred for heart test
Further study needed on stress-induced heart disease, microvascular anginaWomen veterans who had specialized heart tests were younger and more likely to be obese, depressed and suffer from… …read more
Actavis and Medicines360 announce FDA approval of LILETTA (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
Actavis plc, a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, and Medicines360, a nonprofit women’s health pharmaceutical company, have announced the approval of LILETTA (levonorgestrel-releasing… …read more