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Age of Mother At Menopause May Predict Fertility of Daughters
A mother's age at menopause may predict her daughter's fertility in terms of the numbers of eggs remaining in her ovaries, according to the new research published online in Europe'...
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Soy Food Effects On Menopause Symptoms
Eating more soy was associated with larger reductions in menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS), such as hot flashes, among U.S. women that can convert soy to a compound called equol,...
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Reproductive Health Care Available To Women On Active Duty And Veterans Should Be Reassessed
Noting that active-duty servicewomen have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than the general population and lower reported contraception use, one researcher at Women Infants Hos...
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Certain Subgroups Of Black Women Have Lower Uptake Of HPV Vaccination
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that improving Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in black women may require culturally sensitive approa...
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Study Shows Boost In Access To Breast And Cancer Screens
A study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) indicates that full implementation of the Affordable Care Act would e...
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease In Women Not Caused By IUDs
The risk of developing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) following insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) is very low, whether or not women have been screened beforehand for gon...
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Screening For Cervical Cancer Misses Nearly 4 Out Of 10 Lesbians
Nearly 38 percent of lesbians polled in a national survey were not routinely screened for cervical cancer, putting them at risk of developing a highly preventable cancer, according...
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Promising Solution To Revitalizing Aging Egg Cells
An Ottawa scientist has discovered a critical reason why women experience fertility problemsas they get older. The breakthrough by Dr. Johne Liu, a senior scientist at the Ottawa H...
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Diagnosing Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Even though there are many women who do not notice any special symptoms, there are some whose pre-menstrual disorders hamper their everyday lives: depressive mood, anxiety, excessi...
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Female Condom to Protect Against STD
A female condom developed by researchers not only provides contraception but also wards off sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) d...
