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Study hints a link between disruptions to progesterone signaling and recurrent miscarriage

About twenty percent of confirmed pregnancies end in miscarriage, most often in the first trimester, for reasons ranging from infection to chromosomal abnormality.

6 Jan 2020

When should teenage girls have their gynecologic visit?

Parents of young teenage girls are probably thinking about how to help them navigate social media, classwork, and their social lives.

17 Dec 2019

A 'once a month' birth control pill

Birth control pills in their present form need to be taken once a day each day for the whole menstrual cycle. Other options such as Intra-Uterine devices (IUDs) or implanted progesterone offer a longer coverage, but most women prefer the pills due to their reliability and cheaper, easier and safer usage profile.

5 Dec 2019

Chewing gum to track fertility: Ovulaid

Infertility is a very potent cause of frustration and psychological problems such as anxiety and depression, as well as of high stress. Infertility or subfertility is defined by the World Health Organization as unsuccessful attempts to conceive for five or more years.

10 Oct 2019

New study shows why women's natural fertility curve goes up and down

Throughout life, women's natural fertility curve goes up and down, and in a new study led by the University of Copenhagen, researchers have now shown why. The results might have impact on fertility counselling and in the longer term for treatment of infertility.

9 Oct 2019

Researchers seek to identify biomarkers that may predict suicide risk among women

A four-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health will help researchers determine how the stabilization of ovarian hormones estradiol and progesterone may help lower symptoms associated with suicidality among females with longstanding thoughts of suicide.

5 Aug 2019

Meal timing strategies may help curb appetite and burn more fat

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered that meal timing strategies like intermittent fasting or eating earlier in the daytime - appear to help people lose weight.

24 Jul 2019

Researchers evaluate usefulness of fertility apps

For many women of reproductive age, the most common way of assessing their menstrual health and fertility means regular visits to a gynecologist or another clinician.

16 Jul 2019

National effort to document intricate cell types and states in breast cancer tissues

University of California, Irvine researchers will lead an unprecedented national effort to document the intricate cell types and states in breast tissue that underlie cancer.

3 Jul 2019

Period pain impacts young women's academic performance worldwide

Period pain significantly impacts young women's academic performance worldwide, according to new Australian-led research – and women are 'putting up with it' rather than seeking treatment.

1 Jul 2019

Increasing iron intake does not improve the chances of conception

Researchers have found that women who are trying to conceive do not benefit from increasing iron intake.

11 Jun 2019

International Menstrual hygiene day observed on 28th May 2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared 28th of May as the International Menstrual Hygiene day. Much of the developing and under-developed nations across the world still suffers from poor attitudes towards menstruation in young girls and women leading to taboos and myths that can range from hindrance to the girls’ normal development to life and fertility-threatening long term outcomes.

29 May 2019

LC-MS/MS test for progesterone outperforms traditional immunoassays

Researchers have devised a cheap, non-invasive and specific means to monitor progesterone production in women.

15 May 2019

Scientists discover biological barrier that keeps cancer at bay

Activins are proteins involved in a number of important biological functions, including the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, metabolism, homeostasis, immune response, wound repair, and endocrine function.

6 May 2019

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Oral contraceptives may lower the risk of anterior cruciate ligament tears in women, according to a large observational study involving over 165,000 female patients (aged 15-49), published in The Physician and Sports medicine journal.

30 Apr 2019

Keto diet - for the military, aging and epilepsy

Ketogenic diet or keto diet has been in the news as a trending diet option for weight watchers and those who wish to lose those extra pounds.

17 Apr 2019

GC-MS/MS of dried urine is a ‘good surrogate’ for serum testing of hormones

Researchers have shown that analyzing dried urine extracts with GC-MS/MS to assess levels of reproductive hormones in pre-and post-menopausal women provides similar results to radioimmunoassays using serum samples.

5 Apr 2019

Study highlights the need to pay more attention on specific nutritional needs of female athletes

As poor nutrition can negatively affect everything from bone to reproductive health, more attention needs to be paid to the specific nutritional needs of female athletes, a collaborative study from New Zealand's University of Otago and University of Waikato argues.

26 Mar 2019

Sleep quality varies throughout menstrual cycle in young women

Young women are more likely to experience sleep disruption in the days leading up to their menstrual period, according to a new study that will be presented Saturday at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in New Orleans, La.

25 Mar 2019

FDA approves brexanolone, first drug developed to treat postpartum depression

Approximately 1 in 9 women in the United States experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

21 Mar 2019