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UC San Diego team reports new insights on pelvic floor muscle dysfunction

University of California San Diego researchers are leading a team reporting new insights in Science Translational Medicine on pelvic floor muscle (PFM) dysfunction, which is one of the key risk factors for pelvic floor disorders which impact close to a quarter of women in the U.S.

2 Aug 2023

Infertility may be a risk factor for some menopause symptoms, study suggests

Not all women experience menopause the same way. The severity of menopause symptoms is influenced by a multitude of behavioral, biological, social, psychological, and demographic factors.

2 Aug 2023

Older female colorectal cancer survivors may experience persistent GI symptoms for years

More than 4 out of 5 older women survivors of colorectal cancer may be experiencing a range of gastrointestinal symptoms many years after being diagnosed and treated, a new study suggests.

1 Aug 2023

To protect a mother’s health: How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-‘Roe’ world

This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a Sunday last December sharing the news with his parents and looking at cribs

31 Jul 2023

In Wisconsin, women’s health care is constricted by an 1849 law. These doctors are aghast.

The three women sitting around a table at a busy lunch spot share a grim camaraderie. It's been more than a year since an 1849 law came back into force to criminalize abortion in Wisconsin.

28 Jul 2023

MU researchers receive $3 million grant to study preeclampsia

University of Missouri researchers are striving to find solutions to the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world -; preeclampsia. For Laura Schulz, an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and women's health in the University of Missouri School of Medicine, understanding the root causes of preeclampsia and other complicated, life-threatening maternal conditions is pivotal in advancing women's health care.

27 Jul 2023

Royal colleges in the UK receive millions in marketing payments from drug and medical device companies

Royal colleges in the UK have received more than £9 million in marketing payments from drug and medical devices companies since 2015, but do not always disclose the payments publicly, finds an investigation published by The BMJ today.

26 Jul 2023

American Heart Association grants $2.1 million to study migraines and cardiovascular disease

Existing research shows certain types of migraines can increase the risk of stroke, and there is growing evidence that they may also lead to other types of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

26 Jul 2023

New female contraceptive under development: end-user preferences revealed in web-based survey

Researchers investigated prospective end-user preferences for an on-demand, non-hormonal female contraception.

26 Jul 2023

Medical journal's decision to keep controversial abortion paper sparks debate over editorial independence

A highly critiqued paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry has been cited in US legal cases to restrict access to abortion.

20 Jul 2023

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, What about cost and coverage?

Last week, the FDA approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online. Reproductive health advocates hailed the groundbreaking approval as a step that can help millions of people avoid pregnancy, which is unintended nearly half the time in the United States.

19 Jul 2023

Research reveals overwhelming support for group consultations among women experiencing menopause: a promising step towards improving quality of life

Study surveyed the impact of menopause on women's health by examining women's perspectives and experiences.

19 Jul 2023

PCORI awards $208 million to fund 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced funding awards totaling $208 million to support 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, including four trials of particularly large scale and scope tackling complex questions.

18 Jul 2023

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Advocates who counsel and aid Idaho teenagers seeking abortion care filed suit Tuesday against Republican Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a bid to overturn the state's abortion travel ban.

11 Jul 2023

Black women with history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have 66% increased risk of stroke, study finds

U.S. Black women have a disproportionately higher burden of both preeclamptic pregnancy and stroke compared with white women, but virtually all existing evidence on the association between the two medical conditions has come from studies of white women.

6 Jul 2023

Menopausal hormone therapy associated with increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Use of menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, suggests a large Danish study published by The BMJ today.

3 Jul 2023

Selection bias in women's health studies may mask earlier onset menopause for Black and Hispanic women

Participant selection bias in women's health studies may mask earlier onset menopause for Black and Hispanic women, according to new research led by the University of Michigan.

29 Jun 2023

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A year without Roe

It's an understatement to say a lot has happened in the year since the Supreme Court overturned the nationwide right to abortion in its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

29 Jun 2023

UW Medicine reaffirms support for access to abortion care

The Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, has had significant impacts nationally on healthcare justice, affecting the health, financial stability and opportunity for many people across the country.

29 Jun 2023

Study analyzes menstrual literacy and experiences of menstruation among Spanish women

More than half of the women surveyed in a study carried out by a team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), claim to not have known how to manage their first period.

29 Jun 2023

Women's Health News and Research

UC San Diego team reports new insights on pelvic floor muscle dysfunction

Infertility may be a risk factor for some menopause symptoms, study suggests

Older female colorectal cancer survivors may experience persistent GI symptoms for years

To protect a mother’s health: How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-‘Roe’ world

In Wisconsin, women’s health care is constricted by an 1849 law. These doctors are aghast.

MU researchers receive $3 million grant to study preeclampsia

Royal colleges in the UK receive millions in marketing payments from drug and medical device companies

American Heart Association grants $2.1 million to study migraines and cardiovascular disease

New female contraceptive under development: end-user preferences revealed in web-based survey

Medical journal's decision to keep controversial abortion paper sparks debate over editorial independence

Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, What about cost and coverage?

Research reveals overwhelming support for group consultations among women experiencing menopause: a promising step towards improving quality of life

PCORI awards $208 million to fund 17 new comparative clinical effectiveness research studies

Groups sue to overturn Idaho ‘abortion trafficking’ law targeting teens

Black women with history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have 66% increased risk of stroke, study finds

Menopausal hormone therapy associated with increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Selection bias in women's health studies may mask earlier onset menopause for Black and Hispanic women

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': A year without Roe

UW Medicine reaffirms support for access to abortion care

Study analyzes menstrual literacy and experiences of menstruation among Spanish women

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