At Motherisk, we receive increasing numbers of queries from women and clinicians about the use of topiramate during pregnancy, mostly related to its use for...
Mental stress triggered significantly more myocardial ischemia in younger women with stable coronary heart disease than in younger men with CHD, according to a study presented at the American Heart...
Women who donate a kidney are almost two and a half times more likely than are nondonors to have preeclampsia or gestational hypertension in pregnancy, according to a study presented at Kidney Week...
Children born to mothers with rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to be born prematurely and have a lower birth weight than are those born to mothers without the condition, according to a Danish...
Adult women with no regular health care provider or no health insurance were much less likely to have been screened for cervical cancer in the past 5 years, a study from the Centers for Disease...
MELBOURNE – Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes could be a viable option for reducing the risk of ovarian cancer in high-risk women, a speaker said at the biennial meeting of the International...
The majority of women with gynecologic cancer will undergo surgery for their disease. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, or venous thromboembolic events are common, serious complications....
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...
The rate of chlamydia infection for females aged 15-19 years dropped significantly in 2012, while the rate of infection for 20- to 24-year-old females continued to rise, the Centers for Disease...
