Humans can host up to 6 pounds of microbes in our gut alone. We comprise about 10 trillion human cells – they comprise 100 trillion bacterial cells.... More »
SAN DIEGO – An estimated 26-33 million prescriptions for compounded, non–FDA-approved menopausal hormone therapy are filled in the United States e... More »
For many women, vasomotor symptoms, including hot flashes and night sweats, last for more years and persist longer past the final menstrual period tha... More »
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Ospemifene, a treatment for dyspareunia in postmenopausal women, also improved other symptoms of vaginal vulvar atrophy, according to a secondary analysis of two pivotal phase...
CORONADO, CALIF. – Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who were younger than age 45 years were more likely to undergo total or near-total thyroidectomy and to receive radioactive iodine,...
HONOLULU – An hour of vigorous exercise per week decreased the risk for metabolic syndrome in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by 22%, a retrospective study of 326 women found....
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Soy isoflavones are safe for postmenopausal women to take long term, having no treatment effect on endometrial thickness, reproductive hormones, or thyroid function, the...
HONOLULU – Preconception diet and exercise, by themselves or in combination with oral contraceptives, improved ovulation rates, compared with birth control pills alone, in a randomized study of 149...
CORONADO, CALIF.– Today’s clinicians are ordering more postdiagnosis imaging tests in patients with thyroid cancer than they did in the early 1990s, results from the largest study of its kind...
VIENNA – A concerning number of women with gestational diabetes may not be getting optimal retinal care during their pregnancy.
About 11% of women in an Irish <a...