News tagged with military women


Depression risk among women in the military deployed after childbirth

(Medical Xpress)—About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be deployed after 4 months. The potential for an increased risk of depression among ...

Health created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active duty military women may have higher STI risk

As the number of women in the military increases, so does the need for improved gynecologic care. Military women may be more likely to engage in high-risk sexual practices, be less likely to consistently use barrier contraception, ...

Health created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Gender differences in PTSD risk may be due to heightened fear conditioning in women, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Women exposed to trauma may be at greater risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder because of a heightened fear response, according to a new study. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher: Military should reassess reproductive health care for women

Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher at Women & Infants Hospital is suggesting the answer might be ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outsiders on the front lines

Women have a long history of protesting war, but anti-war protest by women who've served as soldiers is a relatively new phenomenon. While there's a growing rate of women serving in western militaries (with some women in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Almost one third of Iraq/Afghanistan women veterans with PTSD report military sexual trauma

Thirty-one percent of women veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder reported military sexual trauma (MST), in contrast to one percent of men with PTSD, according to a study ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1