Menstrual cycle is a vital sign and important indicator of overall health. Two reproductive health experts explain
"When was your last period?" For anyone who menstruates, this is a routine question during any visit to your doctor.
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Urogenital Diseases: News and Research on Endometriosis
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Study shows elevated cancer risk for women with endometriosis
A landmark study from researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U), the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the U, and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has found ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Researchers develop hydrogel implant to treat endometriosis
Hydrogels have a variety of use cases, including contact lenses, delivering doses of medication within the body, moisturizers, water storage in soil, cleaning polluted water and as gelling and thickening agents. A hydrogel ...
Jul 17, 2024
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New report calls for more research on women's health issues
A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urges government agencies to do more to investigate how these diseases strike women differently.
Jul 12, 2024
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What plastic pollution does to your body, and what you can do about it
Plastics and the long-lasting chemicals they're made of are accumulating in our oceans, leaching into our farm fields and piling up in landfills. Plastic is floating in the air and falling from the sky. It's also turning ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Idaho's OB-GYN exodus throws women in rural towns into a care void
The ultrasound in February that found a mass growing in her uterus and abnormally thick uterine lining brought Jonell Anderson more than anxiety over diagnosis and treatment.
Jul 8, 2024
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New model shows more realistic picture of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is notoriously underreported and correctly diagnosed at hospitals only around a quarter of the time, but a new method provides a more realistic picture of which groups of women are most affected, ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Study exposes gaps in menstrual health education in English schools
A new study reveals inadequacies in menstrual health education provision in English schools. Findings highlight a lack of practical information being offered, pupils being taught too late, and attitudes that perpetuate stigma. ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Researchers say specialist scanning needed to help endometriosis patients
A review of existing research shows there is a growing benefit to using specialist scanning to diagnose endometriosis. The paper is published in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
Jun 7, 2024
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Researcher discovers that endometriosis tricks the immune system in the same way cancer does
Treatment options for those suffering from endometriosis are currently few, but research at Umeå University provides new opportunities to understand the disease. A new thesis answers the question of how cells, which are normally ...
Jun 5, 2024
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