Medications commonly known as puberty blockers were found to delay development of female reproductive organs but allow for restoration of reproductive functioning after the medications were withdrawn, according to a new study ...
Apr 8, 2024
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New Zealand girls and young women, as well as nonbinary persons who bleed every month, have a limited understanding of menstruation. This lack of knowledge about their own bodies is affecting their overall health and well-being.
Feb 29, 2024
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Although vaccination remains one of the most important public health strategies for preventing COVID and limiting its adverse outcomes, rates of vaccination are lower for Black people, suggesting that public health messaging ...
Nov 29, 2023
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New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex.
Nov 9, 2023
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The development of sex-specific characteristics is frequently seen in mammals. These characteristics stem from the activation of corresponding genetic programs that until now have been largely undescribed by the scientific ...
Nov 2, 2023
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At this critical junction for EU chemicals legislation, the independent scientific voice took center stage at the 5th Annual Forum on Endocrine Disruptors. Together with an impressive number of concerned stakeholders, they ...
Oct 20, 2023
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a time-intensive and often stress-inducing fertility procedure. Yet how does that stress impact its success? Investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...
Oct 18, 2023
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple's infertility—especially in African countries.
Jul 19, 2023
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Access to care affects people with epilepsy worldwide. Bringing care closer to home can help—but what about bringing care inside the home?
Jun 19, 2023
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Prenatal exposure to chemicals called phthalates, which are used in hundreds of products, may lead to hormonal changes in females that could affect their future fertility, suggests a study in mice being presented Thursday ...
Jun 15, 2023
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