http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. High doses of testosterone significantly improve sexual function among women who have had their uterus and ovaries surgically removed, a clinical study demonstrates. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-testosterone-therapy-sexual-function-uterus.html Medical research Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:34:14 EST news290687646 Women at a particular stage in their monthly menstrual cycle may be more vulnerable to some of the psychological side-effects associated with stressful experiences, according to a study from UCL. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-hormone-key-psychological-disorders-women.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 24 May 2013 12:05:42 EST news288615932 New research indicates that women's reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this association in human males, but not females. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-women-reproductive-ability-immune-status.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:20 EST news288020043 Women with larger cup sizes seem to be more susceptible, but childless women also seem to be more prone, and wearing a sports bra doesn't always help, finds the study, which publishes as London gears up for its annual international marathon tomorrow (Sunday April 21). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-breast-pain-issue-female-marathon.html Health Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:55:47 EST news285659710 The creation of new blood vessels in the body, called "angiogenesis," is usually discussed in connection with healing wounds and tumors. But it's also an ongoing process in the female reproductive tract, where the growth and breaking of blood vessels is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. But abnormal growth of blood vessels can have painful consequences and resultant pathologies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-relief-gynecological-disorders.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:39:11 EST news284211538 To mark International Women's Day on 8th March 2013, the Institute of Gender Medicine at the MedUni Vienna has presented an alarming result obtained from gender-specific research. According to recent studies, women's quality of life is significantly worse than that of men in terms of health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-women-longer-quality-life.html Health Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:24:23 EST news282209056 –Chinese women are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they have their first menstrual cycle or enter menopause later than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-age-menstrual-menopause-tied-heart.html Health Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:30:16 EST news281881809 Monash Institute of Medical Research scientists have found a protein in the female reproductive tract that protects against sexually transmitted diseases (STIs) such as chlamydia and herpes simplex virus (HSV). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-protein-link-sexually-transmitted-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:00:08 EST news281280212 (Medical Xpress)—Scientists have identified molecular signals that control whether embryos are accepted by the womb, and that appear to function abnormally in women who have suffered repeated miscarriages. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-scientists-molecular-women-prone-miscarriage.html Medical research Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:15:24 EST news276430518 (HealthDay)—A diet low in palmitic acid (PA) and high in oleic acid (OA) improves insulin sensitivity and is associated with lower levels of markers of metabolic and oxidative stress in women only, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Diabetes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-dietary-paoa-fat-ratio-affect.html Diabetes Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:30:01 EST news275927527 (HealthDay)—The frequency of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze, shortness of breath, and cough, varies throughout the menstrual cycle, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-respiratory-symptoms-vary-menstrual.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:40:01 EST news273753309 (Medical Xpress)—Hormone changes during a woman's menstrual cycle and the resulting fluctuations in nerve activity may be a major reason female athletes have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, according to a new study from The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hormones-nerve-menstrual-predispose-women.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 06:52:08 EST news272184721 Age at onset of menarche (first menstrual cycle) is associated with increased body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and overall obesity in adulthood, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-menstrual-predictor-cardiovascular-disease-women.html Health Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:08 EST news272047361 Respiratory symptoms vary significantly during different stages of the menstrual cycle, with higher frequencies during the mid-luteal to mid-follicular stages, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-respiratory-symptoms-vary-stage-menstrual.html Health Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:50:02 EST news271654201 (Medical Xpress)—When it comes to matters of a healthy heart women may benefit more from eating oily fish than men, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fish-oils-healthier-women-hearts.html Health Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:58:20 EST news269247439 Numerous studies have shown that female athletes are more likely to get knee injuries, especially anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and chronic pain, than their male counterparts. While previous research has focused on biomechanical differences as the main source of these problems, a new study suggests another distinction that could play a role: changes across the menstrual cycle in nerves that control muscle activity. The finding may eventually lead to new ways to prevent knee problems in female athletes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-nerve-muscle-vary-menstrual-higher.html Medical research Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:53:50 EST news269160824 (Medical Xpress)—According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), endometriosis, a gynecological disorder in which cells from the uterus lining grow in other areas of the body, is the number one reason for a hysterectomy in women ages 18-35.  Current treatment options for endometriosis are severely limited by side effects of existing medications and surgical options have more risks.  A nationwide clinical trial is testing an investigational drug as a potential new option for patients with moderate to severe pain from this disease.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-potential-drug-pain-symptoms-endometriosis.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 09 Oct 2012 09:30:14 EST news268993806 (Medical Xpress)—In a truly odd study undertaken by a group of OB/GYN researchers in Italy, volunteer women were judged to determine if a medical condition known as endometriosis causes those afflicted to be viewed as more attractive by other people. The team found, as they describe in their paper published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, that women with a severe form of the disorder were far more likely to be seen as attractive than women in the general population. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-women-severe-endometriosis.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:30:17 EST news267686968 A survey of women seeking fertility assistance to become pregnant found most did not know which days of the menstrual cycle they were fertile and most likely to conceive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-crucial-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:19:41 EST news265879174 (HealthDay) -- The hormonal fluctuations associated with women's menstrual cycles could color their shopping habits, research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-menstrual-affect-women-patterns.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:20:01 EST news262974822 (Medical Xpress) -- Attitude may play an important role in how exercise affects menopausal women, according to Penn State researchers, who identified two types of women -- one experiences more hot flashes after physical activity, while the other experiences fewer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-attitude-thermostat-hot.html Health Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:34:14 EST news253449245 Women who have just finished ovulating are better at detecting snakes than at other times of their menstrual cycle, according to an unusual study that sheds light on in-built reflexes for survival. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-hisss-women-snakes.html Other Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:09:35 EST news250441762 Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated that a growth hormone, PDGF-BB, and the blood protein EPO are involved in the development of cancer tumours and that they combine to help the tumours proliferate in the body. These new preclinical findings offer new potential for inhibiting tumour growth and bypassing problems of resistance that exist with many drugs in current use. The results are published in the scientific journal Nature Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-blood-protein-epo-involved-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:20:54 EST news242306441 Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but a sounder bet for a long-term relationship, according to an unusual study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B on Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-women-pill-dud-bed-dude.html Other Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:17:09 EST news237615418 The voice can reveal a lot about a person - their sex, their age, how they are feeling - and recent studies have even suggested that women's voices might also contain cues that men can read about how close they are to ovulation. A new study, however, published today in the journal PLoS ONE, challenges the view that women broadcast reproductive information in their voice. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-women-voices-men-ovulation.html Medical research Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:59:50 EST news235846775 Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are associated with fertility problems and negative attitudes to pregnancy, according to a UK study. The research also revealed high rates of unplanned pregnancies in women with a history of anorexia, suggesting they may be underestimating their chances of conceiving. The study is to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-disorders-fertility-reveals-picture.html Health Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:40:04 EST news231560813 A new study by psychologists at the University of Toronto and Tufts University shows that a woman can more accurately identify a man's sexual orientation when looking at his face, when she is closest to her time of peak ovulation. Further, having romantic thoughts or a mating goal heightens a woman's ability to discriminate between straight and gay men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-psychologists-link-ovulation-women-ability.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:50:07 EST news227976595 Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-prejudice-linked-women-menstrual.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:59:04 EST news227955519 In recent years several studies have suggested that women's voices change at different times over the menstrual cycle, with the tone rising as ovulation approaches. Now a study conducted by researchers at the West Texas A&M University in which women's voices were subjected to computerized acoustical analysis contradicts those findings. After assessing 175 samples provided by 35 study participants at various points throughout the menstrual cycles, the researchers say that changes in hormonal status have no significant impact on eight distinct voice parameters. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-women-voices-steady-month.html Medical research Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:30:02 EST news221746063