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 healthy postmenopausal women age...[read article]

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 associated with further increased...[read article]

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 according to the Portsmouth NHS...[read article]

Bollywoods Vicky Donor might have managed to tickle some funny bones and set the cash registers ringing, but the story does echo the lives of many people around. Estimates state that around 15-20 million couples...[read article]

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. Preterm or premature birth - at l...[read article]

Almost 8 percent of expectant mothers in the United States admit to abusing alcohol, a new study has found. The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found that 1 in 13 pregna...[read article]

Women using fertility drugs who did not conceive a 10-plus week pregnancy were at a statistically significant reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nonusers; however, women using the drugs who conceived a 10...[read article]

A study led by Hospital for Special Surgery researchers has demonstrated that women who have a specific type of antibody that interferes with blood vessel function are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and ...[read article]

Cigarette smoke reduces the production of a Fallopian tube gene known as BAD, which helps explain the link between smoking and ectopic pregnancy. The finding, from scientists led by Drs Andrew Horne and Colin Du...[read article]

Transplanting previously frozen ovarian tissue back into female cancer survivors can lead to long-term hormonal function and preservation of fertility, according to a new study by Samuel Kim from the University ...[read article]