Women's Health
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When it comes to young women, regular check-ins support ongoing PrEP use
This is important in the U.S. because cisgender Black women make up 60% of all new HIV cases in the U.S. while accounting for just 14% of the U.S...
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Cancer mortality continues to drop in females as breast cancer reversal looms
Gains were strongest for melanoma and lung cancer, while ground was lost to uterine cancer.
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Greater travel distance reduces rates of abortion
Increases in median travel distance to an abortion care facility were associated with lower abortion rates.
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CDC notes sharp declines in breast and cervical cancer screening
The new data come from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides cancer screening services to women with low...
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Women not told about need for contraception after IVF births
“I think many women genuinely think that contraception after IVF just doesn’t apply, but lots of women do have natural pregnancies after IVF.”
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Pregnancy risk is low with negative test at IUD placement
Frequency or timing of unprotected intercourse within 14 days before IUD placement had no impact on pregnancy if preplacement test was negative....
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Air pollution linked to increased fibroid risk in Black women
Exposure to ozone air pollution is linked to an increased risk of fibroids in Black women, according to new research.
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Breast cancer survivors have specific gynecological needs
The side effects of breast cancer treatments, particularly for those with HR-positive breast cancer, means that patients and survivors have...
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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines appear safe, effective during pregnancy
Preliminary findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines appear safe in...
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More signs COVID shots are safe for pregnant women
Despite that lack of clinical trial data, more and more smaller studies are suggesting that the vaccines are safe for both mother and child.