Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal birth control in 20 states

by ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPharmacists are taking a more active role in prescribing hormonal contraceptives—a trend applauded by women who

Updated on: May 16,2024

Pharmacists can now prescribe hormonal birth control in 20 states

by ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists)Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPharmacists are taking a more active role in prescribing hormonal contraceptives—a trend applauded by women who

Updated on:May 16,2024

An uncomfortable truth: How stigma and a lack of funding has set back research and treatments for vulvovaginal disorders

by Nicoletta Valenzano,Massachusetts General HospitalCaroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, studies the vaginal microbiome. Credit: Mass General Research InstituteThe world of medicine has made remarkable

Updated on: January 15,2024

An uncomfortable truth: How stigma and a lack of funding has set back research and treatments for vulvovaginal disorders

by Nicoletta Valenzano,Massachusetts General HospitalCaroline Mitchell, MD, MPH, studies the vaginal microbiome. Credit: Mass General Research InstituteThe world of medicine has made remarkable

Updated on:January 15,2024

Don't let allergies get out of hand during pregnancy

by Sue Benzuly, RNPregnancy should be a special time, but allergies can make you miserable.It is estimated that up to 20% of pregnant women suffer with allergies.In some cases, women may notice that t

Updated on: January 12,2024

Don't let allergies get out of hand during pregnancy

by Sue Benzuly, RNPregnancy should be a special time, but allergies can make you miserable.It is estimated that up to 20% of pregnant women suffer with allergies.In some cases, women may notice that t

Updated on:January 12,2024

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins after fertility treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers.Safina Namukwaya gave

Updated on: January 13,2024

70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins after fertility treatment

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA 70-year-old woman in Uganda has given birth to twins after receiving fertility treatment, making her one of the world's oldest new mothers.Safina Namukwaya gave

Updated on:January 13,2024

Labor induction doesn't always reduce caesarean birth risk or improve outcomes for term pregnancies

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn recent years, experts have debated whether most birthing individuals would benefit from labor induction once they reach a certain stage of pre

Updated on: May 06,2024

Labor induction doesn't always reduce caesarean birth risk or improve outcomes for term pregnancies

by University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn recent years, experts have debated whether most birthing individuals would benefit from labor induction once they reach a certain stage of pre

Updated on:May 06,2024

Probiotic combo found to stop bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyScanning electromicrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Credit: NIAIDThe widespread, pathogenic microbe Staphylococcus aureus can colonize the skin and m

Updated on: January 21,2024

Probiotic combo found to stop bacteria that cause toxic shock syndrome

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyScanning electromicrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Credit: NIAIDThe widespread, pathogenic microbe Staphylococcus aureus can colonize the skin and m

Updated on:January 21,2024

Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds

by Christine Phelan Kueter,University of VirginiaThe easy-to-use HPV self-collection kits can be mailed off to a lab for testing. Credit: UVA School of NursingIn Appalachia, women die from cervi

Updated on: June 07,2024

Lay health navigators key to cervical cancer prevention, study finds

by Christine Phelan Kueter,University of VirginiaThe easy-to-use HPV self-collection kits can be mailed off to a lab for testing. Credit: UVA School of NursingIn Appalachia, women die from cervi

Updated on:June 07,2024

Endometriosis is more than just 'painful periods'

by Carrie MacMillan,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven though endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women in the United States and can cause increasing, d

Updated on: January 19,2024

Endometriosis is more than just 'painful periods'

by Carrie MacMillan,Yale UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven though endometriosis affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women in the United States and can cause increasing, d

Updated on:January 19,2024

How to recover from childbirth—an expert guide

by Rosie C Harper and Malika Felton,The ConversationCredit: pexels/anna shvetsAfter all the physical changes during pregnancy and following childbirth, many women are left wondering how to get a

Updated on: January 17,2024

How to recover from childbirth—an expert guide

by Rosie C Harper and Malika Felton,The ConversationCredit: pexels/anna shvetsAfter all the physical changes during pregnancy and following childbirth, many women are left wondering how to get a

Updated on:January 17,2024

Las 5 funciones de la flora vaginal (y cómo cuidarla)

Las 5 funciones de la flora vaginal (y cómo cuidarla)La flora vaginal tiene un rol fundamental en la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres y actúa como barrera para prevenir infecciones, además d

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