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Risk Of Premature Birth Doubled By Marijuana Use
A large international study led by University of Adelaide researchers has found that women who use marijuana can more than double the risk of giving birth to a baby prematurely. Pr...
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IVF is not an Answer to Infertility
Bollywoods Vicky Donor might have managed to tickle some funny bones and set the cash registers ringing, but the story does echo lives of many people around. Estimates state that a...
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More Young People in Portsmouth are Being Tested for Chlamydia
More Young People in Portsmouth are Being Tested for Chlamydia More young people in Portsmouth than ever are taking responsibility for their sexual health by testing for Chlamydia ...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Associated With Increased Blood Pressure In Women
Menopausal hormone therapy use is associated with higher odds of high blood pressure, according to research published in the open access journal PLoS ONE. Longer hormone use was as...
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Long-Term Hormone Treatment Increases Synapses in Female Rats' Prefrontal Cortex
The new findings appear to contradict the results of the Women's Health Initiative, a long-term study begun in 1991 to analyze the effects of hormone therapy on a large sample of h...
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Chlamydia infections growing in Finland
Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in Finland and the number ofreported cases is growing by the year. Experts say the roughly 14,000 new annual infecti...
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Treatment For Cervical Disease Is Not Linked To Increased Risk Of Preterm Births
Treatment for cervical disease does not appear to increase the risk of subsequently giving birth prematurely, according to a study of over 44,000 women in England. The study, publi...
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Magazines Jeopardize And Empower Sexuality of Young Women
A new study finds that women who read sex-related magazine articles from popular women's magazines like Cosmopolitan are less likely to view premarital sex as a risky behavior. Thi...
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Breakthrough For IVF
Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have discovered that a chemical can trigger the maturation of small eggs to healthy, mature eggs, a process that could give more women t...
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Working Moms Are Healthier Than Stay-At-Home Moms, Sociologist Finds
Working moms striving to have it all now can add another perk to their list of benefits - health. New research from University of Akron Assistant Sociology Professor Adrianne Frech...