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Women's Pelvic Health Problems Common
June 19, 2007 -- Approximately one-third of U.S. women will have a pelvic health problem by age 60, according to a report released today. The report, funded by the nonprofit National Women's Health Resource Center, focuses on four pelvic health conditions: Abnormally heavy menstrual periods (menorrh
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FDA OKs New Bacterial Vaginosis Drug
May 24, 2007 -- The FDA has approved the antibacterial drug Tindamax to treat bacterial vaginosis, the most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age. Bacterial vaginosis is linked to an imbalance in vaginal bacteria, with an overgrowth of "bad" bacteria vs. "good" bacteria, notes the CD
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Cars, Alcohol & Women Are Deadly Mix
May 16, 2007 -- Young women are quickly catching up to their male counterparts when it comes to alcohol-related fatal car crashes and other risky driving behavior, according to a new study. University of California researchers say young men traditionally are known as the highest risk group for alcoh
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Fewer Women Getting Mammograms
May 14, 2007 -- Fewer American women are getting mammograms, with usage rates dropping the most among those who have traditionally been most likely to be screened for breast cancer. After rising steadily during the 1990s, mammography screening rates leveled off after 2000 and began to decline about
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Abortion and Breast Cancer: No Link
April 23, 2007 -- There is no link between abortion and breast cancer, a 10-year study shows. Researchers base the findings on a study in which they followed 105,716 women for 10 years. They found no link between abortion and breast cancers that occur before menopause. Earlier large-scale studies sh
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Lengthy HRT Use May Up Ovarian Cancer
April 19, 2007 -- Hormone replacement therapy, taken for at least five years, may make ovarian cancer more likely, a British study shows. The finding comes from Valerie Beral, MD, and colleagues with the U.K. Million Women Study. They invited more than a million women living in Britain to take part
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Formula May Predict Hysterectomy Need
April 11, 2007 -- More than 600,000 hysterectomies are performed in the U.S. each year, and now new research can help predict a woman’s chance of needing the surgery. The study confirmed that women are more likely to have hysterectomies when they have more than one pelvic symptom causing discomfort
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Herbal Fix for Bladder Infection?
April 9, 2007 -- Forskolin, an herbal medicine made from the Asiatic coleus plant, may help treat urinary tract infection. That's according to preliminary tests done in mice. The researchers who conducted those tests included Duke University microbiologist Soman Abraham, PhD. They note that forskoli
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New Mammography Guidelines for Women
April 2, 2007 -- The American College of Physicians today issued new mammography guidelines for breast cancer screening for women in their 40s. The guidelines boil down to this: Women in their 40s should work with their doctors to gauge their personal breast cancer risk and to decide whether to get
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Painful Sex Common After Giving Birth
March 20, 2007 -- Painful sex may affect nearly a third of women in the first year after they give birth, a new study suggests. The researchers included Rebecca Knibb, PhD, senior lecturer at England's University of Derby. They mailed questionnaires to 2,100 women in England who had given birth with
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