9 February 2017

Maternal blood pressure before conception predicts gender of baby

A recently published study from China finds that a mother's blood pressure before conception may influence the gender of her...

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7 February 2017

Anxiety effects quality of life for postmenopausal women

Whether anxiety increases common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep disruption or whether these symptoms cause increased anxiety...

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6 February 2017

Starting menstrual periods early and childlessness increase risk of premature menopause

Women who had their first menstrual period when they were aged 11 or younger have an increased risk of an...

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3 February 2017

Glucose significantly helps reduce length of induced labour

A study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting in Canada showed findings from the study titled, Reduction of total...

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2 February 2017

Early markers of cardiac dysfunction in pregnancy following preeclampsia

Research studies have clearly shown that there is a link between a history of preeclampsia in a pregnancy and developing...

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1 February 2017

Half of breast cancer patients experience severe side effects

Nearly half of women treated for early stage breast cancer reported at least one side effect from their treatment that...

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31 January 2017

Risk of birth defects increases with antidepressants prescribed during pregnancy

A study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women could increase the chance of having...

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30 January 2017

Cervical cancer mortality rates may be underestimated

A new analysis from the US reveals that for most women, the risk of dying from cervical cancer is higher...

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