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Women's Health News Programme of fertility treatment for developing countries
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36211
since the world's first "test-tube" baby was born in July 1978 - the benefits of modern infertility treatments have been largely confined to couples in developed countries.
Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy should be revised, says expert
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36188
Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy - developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990 - should be revised, according to an internationally recognized obesity expert and chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health at Saint Louis University.
A quarter of teenage girls in the U.S. have a sex-related disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36151
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has revealed that a quarter of teen girls have a sex-related disease.
Poor sleep more dangerous for women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36118
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center say they may have figured out why poor sleep does more harm to cardiovascular health in women than in men.
Advanced-stage ovarian cancer patients with BRCA live longer, may respond better to treatment
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36074
Two abstracts underscoring the importance of testing for BRCA1/2 mutations in women with ovarian cancer were presented at this week's Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 39th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancers, by researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Better management of ovarian cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36106
The results of a study presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's 39th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer offer a promising development on the path toward better management of ovarian cancer.
Maternal obesity not strongly linked to obesity in offspring says study
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36107
Professor Debbie Lawlor and colleagues used two approaches to test the 'developmental overnutrition' hypothesis which asserts that if a woman is overweight during pregnancy, high sugar and fat levels in her body might permanently affect her growing baby's appetite control and metabolism, thus increasing the child's risk of becoming obese in later life.
Gardasil reduces abnormal Pap test results
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36065
A significant drop in abnormal Pap test results happened after girls and women were given a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, according to a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy should be revised
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36060
Current recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy - developed by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1990 - should be revised, according to an internationally recognized obesity expert and chairman of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health at Saint Louis University.
Girls and women with Rett syndrome have higher fracture risk
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36053
Researchers at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research have found that girls and young women with Rett syndrome are nearly four times more likely to suffer a fracture.
Cruciferous vegetables may lower risk for breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36042
When your mother told you to eat your vegetables it appears that maternal wisdom had a scientific basis.
Risks of long-term hormone therapy continue to outweigh benefits
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36011
New results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) confirm that the health risks of long-term use of combination (estrogen plus progestin) hormone therapy in healthy, postmenopausal women persist even a few years after stopping the drugs and clearly outweigh the benefits.
Five steps to get on track with preventive screenings
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35973
Five health prevention strategies could save more than 100,000 lives a year, according to recent research reported in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource.
Folic acid consumption before and during pregnancy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35981
Taking a folic acid pill a day — a simple measure to prevent severe birth defects — is under-promoted in the media, under-recommended by health care providers and underused by women of childbearing age, according to a new review of studies.
New test to assess risk of ovarian cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35988
European women facing "the silent killer" now have access to a breakthrough test to identify their risk of ovarian cancer.
New way to assess a woman's risk for invasive breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36009
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a way to quickly estimate a woman's risk for invasive breast cancer.
Women are treated less frequently than men with statins, aspirin and beta-blockers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36012
Women and men experience a similar prevalence of adverse drug reactions in the treatment of coronary artery disease; however, women are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be treated with statins, aspirin, and beta-blockers according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center.
Cancer risk slightly higher for women in discontinued hormone treatment trial
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35962
A follow up study of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found that women who were taking the combined hormone therapy of estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of cancer since the intervention was stopped, compared to participants in the trial's placebo group.
Exercise doesn't stop the clock on aging, but it seems to slow it down
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=36008
Evidence continues to mount that exercise provides many benefits to help people look and feel younger. The March issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers a recap of the many benefits of regular exercise.
Cancer risk from HRT remains long after treatment has stopped
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35936
The results of a new study have shown that the risk of cancer associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) continues long after a woman stops taking it.
Depression linked to subsequent pregnancy in black teens
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35880
African American adolescent mothers who have symptoms of depression may be more likely to have a subsequent pregnancy within two years of giving birth, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Predicting microbicide use in women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35914
Using a new tool designed to measure a woman's willingness to use a microbicide (topical gels designed to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV), researchers at The Miriam Hospital and Brown University found that women who have used protective methods in the past, and those with casual sexual partners were more willing to use a microbicide compared to their peers.
New genetic marker of risk for breast cancer discovered
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=35915
An international group of investigators led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and the National Cancer Institute has identified a new genetic marker of risk for breast cancer.

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