THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New U.S. federal regulations will require mammography facilities to tell women if they have dense breasts, a description of how the tissue looks on the X-ray. It can be more difficult to detect cancer in dense breast tissue on a mammogram. Having denseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with painful endometriosis can help reclaim their lives by managing flare-ups at home and getting medical care, a specialist in women’s health assures. Dr. Kristin Riley, chief of minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at Penn State Health in Hershey, offered information about theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans are not getting recommended cancer screenings, and a new study hints at one way to push the needle: paid sick leave from work. Researchers found that in areas of the United States that passed mandates on paid sick leave, cancer screeningContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many women experience blinding migraine headaches around their monthly period, and now researchers have a clue about why. Levels of the female hormone estrogen fluctuate during menstruation, which may lead to increases in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). This protein widens blood vessels inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men who have physically demanding jobs and regularly lift heavy objects at work also have higher sperm counts and testosterone levels. A new study that is part of broader effort to explore how exposure to environmental chemicals and lifestyle choices affect reproductive healthContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Cancer screening rates were down again during 2021, the second year of the pandemic. The number of women having cervical cancer screening dropped 4.4 million in 2021 compared to 2019, according to a study by the American Cancer Society (ACS). About 1.1 millionContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Confused about emergency contraception? The experts have you covered. Here’s a breakdown of what emergency contraception is, the different types that are available, the side effects you may experience, and how emergency contraception works. Plus, you’ll find out where you can get emergencyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb, 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal dryness. It happens to most postmenopausal women, but few talk about it and even fewer get treated for it. Vaginal dryness is a painful condition that occurs when the lining of the vagina does not produce enough lubrication. A healthy vagina hasContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The naked mole-rat is unusual among mammals for many reasons, not least because these rodents remain fertile throughout their decades-long life span. Researchers think the reasons behind that lifelong fertility could eventually point the way to new therapies for human couples struggling toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Hot flashes and night sweats – they are the hallmark symptoms of menopause. But there’s something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can’t see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascularContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For reasons that can’t always be explained, some women experience pain in their external genital area. Called vulvodynia, this term encompasses everything from localized pain at a specific spot, such as on the outer or inner labia, for example, to pain throughout theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many older women with early-stage breast cancer can skip radiation without harming their survival odds, a new clinical trial finds. The study involved women age 65 and older who had surgery for small breast tumors deemed to be low risk of coming back.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A guy pops a little pill just before he expects to get frisky with his girlfriend. But the pill isn’t Viagra, as one might expect. Instead, it’s an on-demand contraceptive that will prevent pregnancy even if taken just before sex. Researchers think they’veContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The heart health of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is similar to that of their naturally conceived peers, researchers have found. The large study found no robust difference in blood pressure, heart rate, cholesterol and glucose measurements between kids conceived naturallyContinue Reading