Brain ventricle size drives variability in a popular MRI marker of fluid transport
A cross-sectional study of 784 women found that lateral ventricular volume, not reproductive hormones, statistically accounted for most variation in ...
Tag: women’s health
Pelvic floor exercises and relaxation training both eased comfort in women with stress incontinence
A four-arm randomized controlled trial in Türkiye found that pelvic floor muscle exercise, progressive muscle relaxation, and their combination each ...
Electrostimulation Adds No Extra Benefit to Pelvic Floor Exercises in Young Healthy Women, Trial Finds
A preliminary randomized controlled trial in 45 young healthy women found that neither 10 Hz nor 50 Hz endovaginal electrostimulation ...
Four Medical Societies Unveil First Shared Framework for Women’s Heart Health Across Life Stages
Four leading U.S. medical societies have jointly published the first shared framework and clinical guidance linking women's cardiovascular risk to ...
Sexual Violence and Unequal Screening Mark Health of Women on Illegal Gold Mining Sites in French Guiana
A cross-sectional survey of 115 women on illegal gold mining sites in French Guiana finds high rates of sexual and ...
Financial Barriers Top Obstacles to Infertility Care for Iranian Women, Survey Finds
A cross-sectional survey of 450 infertile women in Tehran finds that financial affordability and personal and cognitive issues are the ...
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Linked to More Positive Screening Attitudes Among Turkish Women
A path analysis of 382 women in Türkiye found that greater awareness of gynecologic cancers was significantly associated with more ...
Women’s Pulse Pressure Rises Earlier Than Men’s, Framingham Analysis Finds
A long-term Framingham Heart Study analysis found that women’s pulse pressure began rising about 10 years earlier than men’s, with ...
New spin-out IMS Solutions to commercialize groundbreaking ‘steroid fingerprint’ technology
A new university spin-out is developing steroid-signature tests for adrenal cancer and metabolic ovarian syndrome, with regulatory certification and clinical ...
Healthcare provider opinions and work experiences toward diagnosing, treating, or caring for individuals with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and vulvar pain disorders: a qualitative study
A qualitative study of 14 U.S. providers identified limited training, fragmented referrals, trial-and-error treatment and demand for more collaborative, trauma-informed ...
New framework puts women’s heart disease prevention at puberty’s doorstep
Four leading medical societies have jointly published a female life stage framework that anchors cardiovascular prevention to hormonal transitions beginning ...
Female genital schistosomiasis remains institutionally invisible in South Africa’s health policy
A qualitative study of South Africa's neglected tropical disease policy finds that female genital schistosomiasis lacks a mandate, clinical guidelines, ...
Taiwanese LDCT cohort identifies lung malignancy risks beyond smoking history
A retrospective Taiwanese LDCT cohort of 7,319 adults linked lung malignancy detection with female sex, older age, smoking history and ...
Australian women report delayed and dismissive care for postpartum psychosis
An interview-based study of 15 Australian women with postpartum psychosis found reports of delayed recognition, inadequate assessment and dismissal during ...
Matched study links three factors with trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopian women
A 2023 matched case-control study found higher adjusted odds of trachomatous trichiasis among Ethiopian women who could not read and ...
ERC Grant Targets Sex-Based Biology Behind Women’s Heart Disease
A €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant project at Aarhus University will combine laboratory experiments, imaging and computational modelling to study ...
Malaria messages linked to net use, not knowledge mediation in Ugandan women
A national cross-sectional study of Ugandan women found that malaria messages were associated with greater insecticide-treated net use, but comprehensive ...
Hormone Therapy Started Near Menopause Tied to 22% Lower Cardiovascular Risk in SWAN Analysis
An observational analysis of more than 2,700 women in the SWAN cohort linked hormone therapy initiated during peri- or early ...
Vaginal Microbiome Linked to Mood Traits Through Metabolites
A study of 105 reproductive-aged women links vaginal community state types to behavioural activation and inhibition scores, with metabolites such ...
How Falling Estrogen May Weaken the Heart’s Mitochondria After Menopause
A new review proposes that declining estradiol during the menopause transition may weaken cardiovascular mitochondria by reducing PGC-1 coactivator signaling, ...
