Tampons, sanitary napkins could diagnose yeast infections with color-changing threads
Credit: Adapted from ACS Omega 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00806 The yeast Candida albicans can cause itchy, painful urinary tract and vaginal ...
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New antimicrobial surface reduces bacteria build-up on medical instruments
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COVID-19 vaccine does not damage the placenta in pregnancy
Study adds to growing evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are safe in pregnancyCredit: Northwestern University CHICAGO --- A new Northwestern Medicine ...
Why the human body has not evolved to make childbirth easier — or has it?
Credit: The University of Texas at Austin. AUSTIN, Texas -- Despite advances in medicine and technology, childbirth isn't likely to ...
Age at the menopause can be assessed using predictive modeling
Sex hormone levels, irregular menstrual cycles, menopausal symptoms, and life habits can be used for predicting the age at menopauseCredit: ...
Study indicates longer reproductive life span experienced by US women
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Study investigates link between lactation and visceral, pericardial fat
Research supports health benefits of breastfeedingCredit: TTUHSC As demonstrated by multiple studies over the years, women who breastfeed have a ...
Estimating costs of uterine transplantation
Credit: Photo: Emma Busk Winquist, Charlotte Perhammar and Cecilia Hedström Sweden's acclaimed research on uterine transplants has taken a new ...
A few hundred dollars makes a difference in use of long-lasting birth control
LARC use by women in high-deductible health plans rose faster than use by other women after Affordable Care Act cut ...
Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to altered information processing in infants
Credit: Photo by Steve Drake CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals widely used in packaging and ...
How many mothers have lost a child: A global comparison
The first systematic comparison of 170 countries reveals large global inequalities in the number of mothers who have experienced the ...
Impact of COVID-19 ‘Safer at Home’ order on radiology utilization
2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research finds the COVID-19 'Safer at Home' order resulted in a significant decline in radiology ...
Automated embryo selection system might rise likelihood of success in treating infertility
The AI-based system photographs the embryos every five minutes, processes the data of their development and notifies any anomalies observed. ...
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