Among women who have been diagnosed with uterine fibroids, more than half (53%) were presented with a hysterectomy, while fewer than one in five (20%) were presented with other less invasive options such as over-the-counter ...
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Sexually active adolescents seeking care in the emergency department have a high risk for pregnancy, and the emergency department may provide a feasible environment to offer contraception counseling, according to a study ...
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Women residing in states with the most restrictive abortion policies after the Supreme Court's reversal of "Roe v Wade" also experienced declines in the use of birth control pills and emergency contraceptives, according to ...
Jun 26, 2024
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More than 85% of women—and more than 300 million people worldwide at any given time—use hormonal contraceptives for at least five years of their life. Although primarily taken for birth control, many people also use hormonal ...
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Syphilis cases are on the rise around the globe, but many Americans don't know the symptoms.
Jun 12, 2024
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Roughly three times as many male athletes are banned for doping as female. A new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet shows that one possible reason for this is that the doping tests in use fail to take account of women's ...
Jun 11, 2024
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The type of estrogen in hormonal birth control may influence anxiety-like behaviors, according to data presented by Abigail Hegwood, M.S., from the Prakapenka Lab at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, ...
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Researchers conducting an international study of more than 11,000 ovarian cancer cases have found that selected ovarian cancer risk factors vary for women of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
May 31, 2024
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A new study published in JAMA Dermatology looks at how taking the oral contraceptive pill could be linked to a form of hair loss, known as frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA).
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The world's population has increased by more than 2.6-fold in the last 60 years. The growing trend continues—projections indicate that the number of people living on our planet will grow to 9 billion by 2037 from 8 billion ...
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Contraception is the prevention of the fusion of gametes during or after sexual activity. The term contraception is a contraction of contra, which means against, and the word conception, meaning fertilization. Contraception can occur both naturally and via artificial means in humans and in animals.
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