Women's Health
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Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.
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As STDs proliferate, companies rush to market at-home test kits. But are they reliable?
The FDA wants companies to prove that home collection kits are as accurate as those used in clinics, and that samples don’t degrade during...
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Update on high-grade vulvar interepithelial neoplasia
Treatment of high-grade vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia should be driven by the clinical characteristics of the vulvar lesions, patients’...
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Meditation equal to first-line medication for anxiety
“The medication worked great, like it always does, but the meditation also worked great; we saw about a 30% drop in symptoms for both groups.”
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NSAIDs for spondyloarthritis may affect time to conception
“If a woman is requiring regular NSAIDs for symptom control, the results of this study might encourage me to consider a biologic agent sooner to...
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Analysis affirms that giving birth protects against endometrial cancer
Researchers found that more live births has a protective effect on the risk of endometrial cancer, even when accounting for other risk factors.
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The clitoris steps into the spotlight with major scientific discovery
“I ask all of my patients about clitoral pain, and it is often the first time they have ever been asked about this.”
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Physicians react: Climate change and other social issues
Around half of physicians rated climate change among their five most important issues, according to results of a Medscape survey.
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Giving birth may permanently alter a mother’s bones
Female primates who had been pregnant showed lower levels of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorous in their bones.
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Sacral nerve stimulation may aid female sexual dysfunction
In sacral nerve stimulation, sacral nerve roots (S3 and S4) are permanently stimulated via a percutaneously implanted electrode.
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Promising new antibiotic emerges for treating UTIs
It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their lives.