Nearly 2 of every 5 women of reproductive age in the U.S. live in counties where Catholic hospitals have a high market share, according to a new analysis. Catholic hospitals do not provide certain reproductive health options.
Researchers examined racial and ethnic differences in genetic testing frequency and results among diverse breast cancer patients diagnosed at age 50 or younger from January 2007 to December 2017. They found that among 1,503 diverse young breast cancer patients, less than half (46.2 percent) completed hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genetic testing. However, the percentage of women who completed genetic testing increased over time from 15.3 percent in 2007 to a peak of 72.8 percent in 2015.
A study in rats examines a pathway through which protein deficiency during pregnancy leads to fat accumulation in the liver and increased risk of liver damage. The first-of-its-kind study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Endocrinology and Metabolism.
Cognitive therapy, depression drugs are found to relieve night sweats, hot flashes and also help with sleep.
In a follow-up to the landmark 2011 study that demonstrated prenatal surgery for spina bifida has measurable benefits over surgery after birth for one of the most disabling neural tube defects, researchers have published new findings. These findings show significant physical and emotional benefits a decade later in school-age children who received corrective surgery in the womb for myelomeningocele, the most severe form of spina bifida.
The benefits of fetal surgery to repair spina bifida, a procedure pioneered at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) in 1997, continue through school age, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study reports today in the journal Pediatrics.
If you're having difficulty identifying the right word to express yourself clearly or remembering a story correctly, you may blame menopause.
In women with uterine fibroids, the drug elagolix suppresses ovarian hormone production and prevents heavy menstrual bleeding
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) experience poor health and quality of life into their late forties, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Blood tests could replace menstrual periods as a gauge for when a women is nearing menopause, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The lungs and placentas of fetuses in the womb — as young as 11 weeks after conception — already show a bacterial microbiome signature, which suggests that bacteria may colonize the lungs well before birth. How the microbes or microbial products reach those organs before birth is not known.
A woman's supply of eggs is finite, so it is crucial that the quality of their genetic material is ensured.
Investigators at John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey are participating in a first-in-patients clinical trial assessing VE800, a novel bacteria-containing therapy, in combination with the immunotherapy drug nivolumab. Laboratory research has suggested that VE800 may enhance the effectiveness of drugs like nivolumab.
Two different UC San Diego research teams identified the same molecule — αvβ5 integrin — as Zika virus’ key to brain cell entry. They found ways to take advantage of the integrin to both block Zika virus from infecting cells and turn it into something good: a way to shrink brain cancer stem cells.
Seven percent of Texas abortion patients in the study reported trying to self-manage abortion before coming to a clinic for services. Women cited cost and long distance to clinics as reasons for choosing to self-manage abortion.
“When is my baby going home?” is one of the first questions asked by families of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Now clinicians have a data-based answer. Moderate to late preterm babies (born at gestational age of 32 to 36 weeks) who have no significant medical problems on admission are likely to be discharged at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age (gestational age plus age since birth), according to a study published in the American Journal of Perinatology. Small for gestational age infants and those with specific diagnoses may stay longer.
Using machine learning to analyze data on nearly 600,000 pregnancies, researchers devised an algorithm that identified nine parameters – out of more than 2,000 analyzed – that can predict which women are at risk of gestational diabetes. The parameters can identify risk early in – even before – pregnancy, enabling early intervention.
Autistic mothers are more likely to report post-natal depression compared to non-autistic mothers, according to a new study of mothers of autistic children carried out by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Mount Sinai researchers find black and Latina mothers experience higher rates of severe maternal morbidity as compared with white mothers within the same hospital, with insurance status not responsible for these disparities
Pelvic examinations and cervical cancer screenings are no longer recommended for most females under age 21 during routine health visits, but a new study has found that millions of young women are unnecessarily undergoing the tests, which can lead to false-positive testing, over-treatment, anxiety and needless cost. Researchers at UC San Francisco and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 1.
One of the most expensive parts of having a baby may involve the birth itself, a new Michigan Medicine study suggests.
Progesterone signaling is key to a healthy pregnancy. An Austrian team’s research suggests a link between recurrent miscarriage and disrupted progesterone synthesis.
For the first time, scientists identified and mapped the location of structural proteins in a pig ovary. Ongoing development of an “ink” with these proteins will be used for 3-D printing an artificial (or bio-prosthetic) ovary that could be implanted and allow a woman to have a child. Findings were recently published in Scientific Reports.
El cáncer de endometrio es el más común de los cánceres ginecológicos en Estados Unidos y el cuarto más frecuente en las mujeres. Además, debido a que las tasas de incidencia del cáncer de endometrio van en aumento en el mundo occidental, eso plantea que los cambios en los factores ambientales, como la alimentación, el estilo de vida y el microbioma vaginal, pueden ser razones importantes para su causa.
O câncer de endométrio é a doença ginecológica mais comum nos EUA e o quarto câncer mais comum entre as mulheres. Além disso, as taxas de incidência de câncer de endométrio estão crescendo no Ocidente, indicando que alterações nos fatores ambientais, como dieta, estilo de vida e o microbioma vaginal, podem ser catalisadores importantes da causa da doença.
سرطان بطانة الرحم هو أكثر الأورام الخبيثة شيوعًا في أمراض النساء في الولايات المتحدة ورابع أكثر أنواع السرطان شيوعًا بين النساء. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، فإن معدلات الإصابة بسرطان بطانة الرحم آخذة في الارتفاع في العالم الغربي، مما يشير إلى أن التغيرات في العوامل البيئية مثل النظام الغذائي ونمط الحياة و الحَيُّوم الدقيق المهبلي قد تكون من العوامل المهمة في سببه.
子宫内膜癌是美国最常见的妇科恶性肿瘤，其发病率居女性癌症第四位。此外，西方国家/地区的子宫内膜癌发病率也呈上升趋势，这表明饮食、生活方式和阴道菌群等环境因素的改变可能是其发生的重要驱动因素。
Gebärmutterkrebs ist die häufigste bösartige gynäkologische Tumorform in den USA und die vierthäufigste Krebsart bei Frauen. Darüber hinaus steigt die Fallzahl von Gebärmutterkrebs in der westlichen Welt, was auf Veränderungen von Umweltfaktoren wie Ernährung, Lebensstil und vaginalem Mikrobiom als treibende Auslöser hindeutet.
Le cancer de l’endomètre représente la tumeur maligne gynécologique la plus fréquente aux États-Unis et le quatrième cancer le plus fréquent chez les femmes. De plus, les taux d'incidence du cancer de l'endomètre sont à la hausse dans le monde occidental, ce qui suggère que les modifications des facteurs environnementaux tels que l'alimentation, le mode de vie et le microbiome vaginal peuvent s’avérer être des facteurs importants dans son origine.
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. A Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey expert shares insight on prevention and early detection of this disease.
Direct-to-consumer hormone-based “fertility testing” for women is viewed by consumers as both an alternative, empowering tool for family planning, and a confusing and misleading one, according to the results of a new study from Penn Medicine. Findings from the small, first-of-its-kind ethnographic study reinforce the need for consumer education around the purpose and accuracy of the tests, which have seen increasing interest in recent years due to the low cost and widespread availability. The study was published in the journal of Social Science and Medicine.
Sperm are influenced by diet, and the effects arise rapidly. This is the conclusion of a study by researchers at Linköping University, in which healthy young men were fed a diet rich in sugar.
A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help explain why previous attempts to develop a staph vaccine have failed, while also suggesting a new approach to vaccine design that focuses on activating an untapped set of immune cells, as well as immunizing against staph within the first few days after birth.
قدم باحثو Mayo Clinic نتائج في ندوة سان أنطونيو لسرطان الثدي التي عُقدت في سان أنطونيو في الفترة من 10 إلى 14 ديسمبر الجاري.
Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic presentaron sus resultados durante el Simposio de Cáncer Mamario, realizado entre el 10 y el 14 de diciembre en San Antonio.
Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic apresentaram seus achados no Simpósio de Câncer de Mama de San Antonio, realizado nos dias 10 a 14 de dezembro.
Forscher von Mayo Clinic haben ihre Ergebnisse auf dem San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium vorgestellt, das vom 10. bis 14. Dezember in San Antonio stattgefunden hat.
圣安东尼奥乳腺癌大会(SABCS)于12月10日至14日举行，Mayo Clinic的研究人员在会上公布了他们的研究成果。
Pregnant women living with HIV don’t always receive antiretroviral medications recommended for use in pregnancy, according to a recent study published in Jama Network Open this week. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago’s researchers collaborated in the multi-site Surveillance Monitoring for ART Toxicities (SMARTT) study of the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) network.
A Wistar study demonstrated that NAMPT, an enzyme critical for NAD+ biosynthesis, mediates selection of stem-like chemoresistant cells following cisplatin treatment.
A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman’s risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.
According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, girls should have their first gynecologic visit between the ages of 13 and 15. Here's what parents need to know about when to take teens to an adolescent gynecologist.
A study of pregnant women in coastal Florida found that hair mercury concentration was associated with consumption of locally caught seafood and all seafood, a higher level of education, and first pregnancy. The highest concentrations were in women over 33 with the highest levels in Asian women. Pregnant women who ate seafood three times a week had the highest concentration – almost four times as high as those who did not consume any seafood.
Little is known about how women manage emotional distress during high-risk pregnancies, but Rutgers researchers learned that without psychosocial support, women struggle with fears and tears while feeling isolated and worried.
Researchers hope to develop new imaging methods to improve the treatment of preeclampsia.
Despite being criminalised in 2018, an estimated 77% of girls in mid-Western Nepal are still being forced to sleep outside in "menstruation huts" during their period, according to a new study published today in Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.
A new study found that water births are no more risky than land births, and that women in the water group sustain fewer first and second-degree tears.
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