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Lives at risk as women are too scared to find out if they carry the ‘faulty’ BRCA cancer gene mutation

According to new research by leading research charity, Ovarian Cancer Action, a quarter of women say they would choose NOT to be tested for the BRCA gene mutation (which can lead to both breast and… …read more

U.S. women’s awareness of breast density varies by race and ethnicity, education and income, Mayo Clinic study finds

Disparities in the level of awareness and knowledge of breast density exist among U.S. women, according to the results of a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. …read more

Younger Women Not in Tune With Heart Health

Women in their 30s, 40s and 50s don’t seek preventive care for heart disease, aren’t very good at gauging their risk for heart attack and often delay seeking treatment for symptoms of acute myocardial infarction (MI), a new study shows. Reuters Health Information …read more

Solutions in Uterine Infertility

Women born without a womb have long been told that they can never carry children. However, a groundbreaking surgery has proven that uterine infertility may be reversible in the future. Medscape Internal Medicine …read more

The Future of Fertility: Womb Transplant, Embryo Freezing

Womb transplant, ovarian tissue freezing, improvements in egg freezing are among the infertility treatments on the horizon. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more

Positive Phase 1 results reported for the first orally active oxytocin antagonist OBE001 to treat preterm labour

ObsEva, a Swiss biopharmaceutical company developing a novel generation of drugs addressing serious conditions compromising pregnancy from conception to birth, has announced the results of a Phase… …read more

Women with gestational diabetes history have poor diets

American women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus have lower-quality diets compared with mothers who do not have a history of the disease, according to a University of Massachusetts… …read more

Breakfast habits affect teens’ metabolic responses to protein-packed morning meals

Routine breakfast skippers should gradually increase protein intake in the morningStudy participants ate a high-protein breakfast wrap with lean beef and eggs. …read more

UnitedHealth Restricts Use of Nonvaginal Hysterectomies

The giant insurer has joined the backlash against the use of laparoscopic power morcellators that have been shown to disperse undiagnosed uterine cancer in abdominal cavities. Medscape Medical News …read more

Mitochondrial Manipulation Technology in US Soon? Unlikely

The United Kingdom has moved closer to approving use of this technology to enable women with mitochondrial gene mutations to have healthy children, but the FDA is being much more conservative. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more