Black and Hispanic women are less likely to receive an endometriosis diagnosis, reflecting a possible systemic bias or disparity in health care access.
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Fewer than one in ten teen girls surveyed could identify when ovulation happens in a menstrual cycle – even though many of them had had their period for years.
Silent prayer may seem benign, even peaceful, but when anti-abortion protestors pray silently outside abortion clinics, it can be experienced as intimidation and coercion by service users.
Taking your supplement at the right time of day and with certain foods can boost how your body absorbs the iron.
If you’re aged 25 to 74, you might be due for a cervical cancer screening test. Here’s what to expect – and what’s changed in recent years.
For many women, strength training is empowering, improving confidence and body image.
A new approach could allow even the most aggressive forms of ovarian cancer to be detected in their early stages.
The abortion drug they’re talking about is mifepristone, otherwise known as RU486. It has been used in Australia since 2012, opening access to women who couldn’t previously access abortions.
Many are living with the burden of endometriosis and not receiving treatments that could improve their quality of life. So what might pelvic health physio involve?
Sex, gender and sexual orientation shape every aspect of a person’s health and wellbeing. It’s hoped a new statement will balance how these factors are built into research design.
We found increasing the amount of fluid you drink reduces UTI symptoms and antibiotic use. Especially if the fluids contain cranberry compounds.
The uptick in anxiety, depression and other mental health issues happened after states enacted bans or restrictions on abortion.
Women may be classed as high or low risk, and screened differently. But the path forward is not clear cut.
Your estimated due date isn’t always accurate but can impact the care you receive.
The Supreme Court conceded that it should not have taken up the case to begin with.
90% of women have cellulite. It’s not a condition that needs treatment or a flaw that should be corrected.
A neuroscientist explains how hormonal contraceptives work − and how stress may increase or decrease depression risk while on them.
Fluctuating hormones affect the frequency of seizures at multiple times in women’s lives. So we need to tailor their therapies accordingly.
Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.
The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more and more people are using these treatments.
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