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Is psychotherapy the answer for menopause?

During peri- and postmenopause there is a high prevalence of psychological symptoms such as emotional instability, depressive moods, anxiety, sleep disorders, and sexual dysfunction.

1 Sep 2006

All pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta

Human beings are directly responsible for more than 110,000 chemical substances which have been generated since the Industrial Revolution.

1 Sep 2006

Obstetric fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

The World Health Organization (WHO) Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and supermodel Liya Kebede has highlighted the plight of millions of women and girls living with obstetric fistula.

1 Sep 2006

Prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage

Pregnant women who seek prenatal diagnostic testing to identify genetic or chromosomal abnormalities have a lower risk of miscarriage than previously believed, according to a UCSF study.

31 Aug 2006

Obese women in the UK should be refused IVF treatment

The British Fertility Society (BFS) is recommending that women who are severely overweight women should not be given access to free fertility treatment.

30 Aug 2006

South Florida Sun-Sentinel profiles Florida's crisis pregnancy centers

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Monday profiled the Hope Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Florida.

30 Aug 2006

Kaiser report summarizes editorials on approval of nonprescription plan B sales to women over age 18

Some editorials and opinion pieces respond to FDA's decision on Thursday to approve Barr Laboratories' application for nonprescription sales of its emergency contraceptive Plan B to women ages 18 and older.

30 Aug 2006

Challenges parents, physicians face in addressing HPV vaccine

The AP/Washington Post on Sunday examined the challenges parents and physicians face in addressing the issues associated with Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil (Irvine, AP/Washington Post, 8/27).

30 Aug 2006

Obesity affects survival odds for ovarian cancer

According to research in the U.S. obese women get more aggressive ovarian cancers, have a shorter time before the cancer recurs and a shorter survival compared to women who are not obese.

29 Aug 2006

Opponents of abortion rights launch initiatives to increase number of crisis pregnancy centers in Black, Latino inner cities

Heartbeat International and Care Net, both of which oppose abortion rights, have launched initiatives to increase the number of crisis pregnancy centers, which "seek to dissuade women with unplanned pregnancies from having abortions," in inner cities nationwide to help minority women, the AP/Washington Times reports.

24 Aug 2006

A look at available birthing methods

The Washington Post on Tuesday examined five birthing methods available to pregnant women.

24 Aug 2006

Women's health policy highlights

Highlights recently released from journal articles on women's health issues

24 Aug 2006

Florida abortion provider Pendergraft appeals license suspension

Florida abortion provider James Pendergraft, whose license was suspended by the Florida Department of Health earlier this month, on Tuesday appealed the suspension to the 1st District Court in Tallahassee, the Orlando Sentinel reports (Shelton, Orlando Sentinel, 8/23).

24 Aug 2006

Mammography: Current nationwide capacity adequate, but access problems may exist in certain locations

The mammography capacity nationwide is adequate, but some area shortages, in both the number of facilities and medical personnel, might make it difficult for some women to undergo the procedure, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 8/16).

17 Aug 2006

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Women with breast cancer ages 64 and younger experience three to four times more serious side effects from chemotherapy than previously hypothesized, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

16 Aug 2006

Majority of pregnant women with depression not receiving treatment

The majority of pregnant women who have full-blown major depression aren't getting any treatment for the condition, and neither are most pregnant women who have signs of milder depression or depression risk.

14 Aug 2006

Diethylstilbestrol-exposed women at greater risk of developing breast cancer

So-called "DES daughters," born to mothers who used the anti-miscarriage drug diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy, are at a substantially greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to women who were not exposed to the drug in utero.

7 Aug 2006

Smoking interacts with genetic risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis among older Caucasian women

Smoking increases the chance of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women who otherwise lack genetic risk factors for the disease.

2 Aug 2006

Labour induced in the morning means fewer complications

Australian researchers say pregnant women who need for one reason or another to have their labour induced are better having the induction done in the morning than in the evening.

2 Aug 2006

Taking multivitamins around time of conception reduces preeclampsia risk

Women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce their risk of developing a common life-threatening complication called preeclampsia by taking a multivitamin supplement regularly three months before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy.

26 Jul 2006

Women's Health News

Is psychotherapy the answer for menopause?

All pregnant women have at least one kind of pesticide in their placenta

Obstetric fistula: Guiding principles for clinical management and programme development

Prenatal diagnostic tests have low risk of miscarriage

Obese women in the UK should be refused IVF treatment

South Florida Sun-Sentinel profiles Florida's crisis pregnancy centers

Kaiser report summarizes editorials on approval of nonprescription plan B sales to women over age 18

Challenges parents, physicians face in addressing HPV vaccine

Obesity affects survival odds for ovarian cancer

Opponents of abortion rights launch initiatives to increase number of crisis pregnancy centers in Black, Latino inner cities

A look at available birthing methods

Women's health policy highlights

Florida abortion provider Pendergraft appeals license suspension

Mammography: Current nationwide capacity adequate, but access problems may exist in certain locations

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Majority of pregnant women with depression not receiving treatment

Diethylstilbestrol-exposed women at greater risk of developing breast cancer

Smoking interacts with genetic risk factors in the development of rheumatoid arthritis among older Caucasian women

Labour induced in the morning means fewer complications

Taking multivitamins around time of conception reduces preeclampsia risk

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