Women's Health
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Irregular and long periods linked to NAFLD
When compared with regular menstrual cycles, irregular cycles were associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a study, but experts are...
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Immediate postpartum IUD insertion increases expulsion risk
Breastfeeding was associated with a lower expulsion risk regardless of timing of IUD insertion.
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Why pregnant people were left behind while vaccines moved at ‘warp speed’ to help the masses
A growing number of women’s health researchers and advocates say that excluding pregnant people – and the months-long delay in recommending that...
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Babies better protected from COVID if mother vaccinated during pregnancy: study
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PCOS common in adolescent girls with type 2 diabetes
A new study puts prevalence as high as 20% in this group. Authors suggest screening may be critical to prevent physical and psychological...
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Assisting Surgeons with Management: Initial Presentation of Abnormal Bleeding and Diagnosing of Fibroids
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Perinatal deaths from COVID show ‘extensive’ placental damage
SARS-CoV-2 causes “widespread and severe” destruction of the placenta that deprives the fetus of oxygen.
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Updated endometriosis guidelines emphasize less laparoscopy, more hormone therapy
The first update in 7 years includes more than 100 best practice recommendations and highlights research gaps.
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Researchers eye cannabis for gynecologic pain
Counseling patients about cannabis products will remain a challenge until federal policies permit more research, doctors say.
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Moderate-vigorous stepping seen to lower diabetes risk in older women
More steps per day, particularly at a higher intensity, may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in older women, based on a prospective cohort study...