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Women's control over fertility is linked to education, money and digital access: Study of 16 African countries
Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don't have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global... Read more -
How diet may worsen endometriosis: What the AGE-RAGE pathway suggests
Researchers have been studying how the chemistry of cooking food includes similarities to the molecular process of endometriosis lesions. When... Read more -
Study explores link between hormonal contraceptives and chronic rhinosinusitis in women
A comprehensive study analyzing data from nearly 240,000 women has found that estrogen-containing hormonal contraceptives are associated with a significantly... Read more -
Pregnancy may tune women's brains to infant cues, study suggests
Pregnant women react more positively than non-pregnant women when exposed to audio recordings, videos, and images of infants. This suggests... Read more -
Choosing an IVF embryo is uncertain: A new dish design could improve what labs see
Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization (IVF), yet it remains one of... Read more -
Study finds transdermal HRT boosts bone density in exercise or anorexia amenorrhea
Hormone replacement therapy applied via the skin is the best way of protecting bone density in women whose periods have... Read more -
Surgical innovation may cut ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80%
A prevention strategy developed by Canadian researchers can reduce the risk of the most common and deadly form of ovarian... Read more -
The 'hot flush gold rush': How women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing
Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between... Read more -
US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived
U.S. births fell a little in 2025, according to newly posted provisional data.... Read more -
Australia's stillbirth prevention program saves lives, shows evaluation
Fewer stillbirths and reduced perinatal mortality are the key findings of the first analysis of the Safer Baby Bundle, Australia's... Read more -
If you're pregnant and uninsured, Medicaid might be your answer
When she noticed an unusual craving for hot dogs, Matte'a Brooks suspected her body was telling her something, so she... Read more -
Choline could reduce pregnancy inflammation, study suggests
Pregnancy is, biologically speaking, a state of controlled upheaval. The immune system recalibrates. Blood volume surges. And sometimes, inflammation rises... Read more -
Study of nearly 60,000 women finds no association between COVID vaccine and decrease in childbirth
COVID-19 vaccination is not the cause behind a decrease in childbirth, according to a study from Linköping University, Sweden. The... Read more -
Post-Dobbs state abortion bans tied to higher postpartum depression risk in low‑income communities
A new national study of Medicaid enrollees finds that postpartum depression (PPD) rose significantly among women and adolescents living in... Read more -
Vaginal bacteria don't always behave the same way, researchers discover
In a new study published today in the journal mBio, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)... Read more
