Urine infections are a common problem in women especially those who are young and sexually active. It is also commonly seen during the post-menopausal phase. Infections involving the low...
The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination was recently introduced to prevent cervical cancer in females. It is administered as three doses to girls between 12 and 26 years preferably b...
An intrauterine device (IUD) is a contraceptive device used in females preferably after an abortion or childbirth. It is a safe and highly effective method of contraception with a low fa...
Rheumatic diseases are frequently noticed in females particularly in childbearing years. The relevance of female sex hormones like estrogens in the pathogenesis of the rheumatic disease...
Water aerobics has significant psychological benefits in pregnant woman however, it did not affect the quality of life (QOL) of the participants reports a study from Brazil. Dr. Ana L Va...
Oral cleft defects (cleft lip and cleft palate) are among the most common type of birth defects, affecting thousands of infants each year. They arise at some point between the fifth and...
Keeping in mind the escalating incidence of HIV transmission, the WHO has recommended certain important steps for preventing its transmission via mother-to-child and ensuring their surviva...
A recent meta-analysis indicated strong association between thyroid auto-antibodies, and miscarriage and pre-term birth. Miscarriage (the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks of gestation) ...
Dr. Tracy Roberts, Professor of Health Economics at University of Birmingham and colleagues conducted a cost effectiveness analysis on four hypothetical cohorts of women with heavy menstrual...
Recently a study was conducted in Peru, aiming to find the correlation and risk in pregnancy complications (such as placental abruption) associated with maternal headaches. Placental...
Medical abortion using mifepristone alone or with prostaglandins is becoming a common practice with adult females and adolescent girls. With an increase in the number of teenage pregna...
In a recent case-control analysis published in British Journal of Medicine , women who use oral contraceptives containing the newer progesterone Drospirenone are at a higher risk for ve...
An interesting meta-analysis published in the journal of Clinical & Experimental Allergy reports that children whose mothers used paracetamol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy may have a ...
How much alcohol is safe during pregnancy has been a topic of research and debate among the medical scientists and there have been conflicting reports on this issue . A major study in Ire...
Concern has been expressed regarding potential harm to women’s mental health in association with induced abortion but there is no clear evidence whether induced abortion is associated wit...
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