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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...
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Women with a Healthy Lifestyle Are More Likely to Live 15 Years Longer
Women with a healthy lifestyle such as a Mediterranean diet, regular exercise, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight, are more likely to live 15 years longer than their les...
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Early Menopause: A Mouse Model Of Human POI
Scientists have established a genetic mouse model for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), a human condition in which women experience irregular menstrual cycles and reduced fertil...
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Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: Only One Treatment Left For Sexually Transmitted Disease
CHICAGO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are urging doctors to stop using a key antibiotic to treat routine cases of gonorrhea due to signs of bacterial resistance, leaving...
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Why Menopause Evolved
The menopause evolved, in part, to prevent competition between a mother and her new daughter-in-law, according to research published in the journal Ecology Letters. The study - by ...
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Multiple Abortions May Increase Risk Of Prematurity And Low Birth Weight In Future Pregnancies
One of the largest studies to look at the effect of induced abortions on a subsequent first birth has found that women who have had three or more abortions have a higher risk of de...
