Obstetrics & gynaecology

Women diagnosed with PCOS twice as likely to be hospitalized

Women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome - the most common hormone disorder in women of reproductive age - face a heightened risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, reproductive disorders ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Uterine contractions increase the success of artificial insemination

The negative impact of contractions during in vitro fertilisation is a well-known fact. What was unknown until now was the effect it had on artificial insemination. A new study has discovered that it is the contrary to that ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

New drug target could prevent major global cause of maternal death

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered a new target for drugs that could prevent the deaths of thousands of women in the developing world due to heavy blood loss after childbirth.

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Nepal's young women endure painful 'fallen womb' syndrome

Sita Pariyar had barely recovered from childbirth when her uterus slipped out of her body, making her one of hundreds of thousands of Nepalese women struck by a debilitating reproductive condition.

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