FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Abortion pills are safe and effective, but some pain will be part of the process for most women. However, many women are surprised by exactly how much pain is involved in a medication abortion, a new study says. They’re frequently told that theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its most serious warning — a black-box warning — for Veozah, a medication used to relieve hot flashes in menopausal women, due to rare but potentially severe liver risks. In new communication issued Dec.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s sex drive often diminishes with age, particularly during perimenopause when issues like pain and vaginal discomfort arise. A new study, however, reveals that sexual identity may play a key role in sexual well-being during midlife. The study, published Dec. 18 in theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing. Instead of needing to have a complete pelvic exam,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who have had their ovaries removed at a young age and also carry a gene predisposing them to Alzheimer’s disease may face a much higher odds of developing the brain illness, a new study finds. However, the Canadian researchers stressed that anyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of their birth control, a new study warns. Likewise, some birth control methods can cause anti-seizure medsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new AI can help identify women at higher risk for developing breast cancer by tracking changes in breast tissue, a new study shows. The AI compares women’s own mammograms over time, looking for early signs of breast cancer that are tough toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Certain hormone replacement therapy pills appear to increase the risk of heart disease and serious blood clots in women going through menopause, a new study says. Estrogen/progestin pills increased women’s risk of heart disease by 21% and risk of life-threatening blood clots byContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Four years of hormone replacement therapy to help women deal with menopausal symptoms causes no harm to the brain, even over the long term, new research shows. “In the present study, approximately 10 years after 48 months of early menopausal therapy… the cognitiveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two conditions common during women’s childbearing years may increase their odds for serious illness and premature death, a large study shows. Drawing on data from close to 111,000 women and three decades of monitoring, researchers linked endometriosis and uterine fibroids to a greaterContinue Reading
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MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Menopausal women with frequent hot flashes and night sweats are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Middle-aged women who regularly suffer those well-known symptoms of menopause are 50% more likely to wind up with type 2 diabetes, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause at a later age have a greater risk of asthma, a new study says. Meanwhile, early menopause is associated with a reduced risk of developing asthma, researchers found. The results run counter to other studies suggesting that early menopause,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Health insurers would be required to cover the cost of over-the-counter birth control and emergency contraception under new rules proposed by the White House on Monday. “Since Roe v. Wade was overturned more than two years ago, Republican elected officials have made clearContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control method, but that risk remains low, new research finds. In the study of 150,000 Danish women, published this week in the Journal of theContinue Reading