New Hampshire is first state to require doctors to sterilize patients who request it
New Hampshire has become the first state to require doctors and medical staff to sterilize patients who request it.
Aug 4, 2025
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Surgical Procedures, Operative: News and Research on Gynecologic Surgical Procedures
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First of its kind study explores symptom prevalence across the menopause transition
Almost 40 percent of perimenopausal women in a Monash University-led study had untreated and potentially debilitating vasomotor symptoms (VMS) such as hot flushes, night sweats.
Jul 26, 2025
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Somali women's perspectives on female genital mutilation and its abandonment
Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published in PLOS Global Public Health by Zamzam I.A. Ali from the London School of Hygiene ...
Jul 9, 2025
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Women 65+ still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by HPV, study finds
Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical Medicine.
Jul 1, 2025
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Uterine cancer incidence and mortality rates expected to significantly increase in the US by 2050
While incidence and mortality rates for most cancer types have been on the decline in the United States, cases of uterine cancer increased an average of 0.7% each year between 2013 and 2022 and age-adjusted death rates increased ...
Jul 1, 2025
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Breast cancer risk in younger women may be influenced by hormone therapy
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that two common types of hormone therapy may alter breast cancer risk in women before age 55. The study, "Hormone therapy use and young-onset breast cancer: ...
Jun 30, 2025
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Inaccurate and misogynistic: Why we need to make the term 'hysterectomy' history
Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump from your breast)? The suffix "ectomy" denotes surgical removal of the named body part, so these ...
Jun 24, 2025
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New at-home cervical cancer tests are a good alternative, but won't completely replace Pap smears, experts say
Many women dread getting their regular Pap smears. The procedure, which involves scraping cells from the cervix to check for HPV and cancer, is often uncomfortable for patients.
May 19, 2025
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Postsurgery recovery for women, what to know with endometriosis
Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that is similar to the inner lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. It can cause serious pain.
May 14, 2025
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New study highlights multiple long-term health complications from female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) affects almost all dimensions of the health of women and girls, according to a new study published today from the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the United Nations' Human Reproduction ...
Apr 15, 2025
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