Question: Oral contraceptives are prescription drugs sold with highly specific manufacturer instructions on how and when to take them, because the sequence of pill ingestion is critical to...
SAN DIEGO – The use of hormone therapy was associated with a lower urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and a decreased risk of albuminuria, results from a cross-sectional study suggest.
“This may be...
The Food and Drug Administration is providing a rare look into the agency’s decision-making process surrounding the approval of flibanserin (Addyi) for female hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)...
PHILADELPHIA – Women with epilepsy often reported having an increased number of seizures when taking a hormonal contraceptive, according to data collected from 1,144 women with epilepsy who completed...
Women with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a twofold greater risk of developing coronary heart disease, compared with men with type 2 diabetes, according to a scientific statement from the American...
Steroids and hydroxychloroquine remain the most widely prescribed treatment options for pregnant women with rheumatologic diseases, according to a study looking at prescribing patterns in a cohort of...
LAS VEGAS – Levonorgestrel and hysterectomy are probably the best treatments for adenomyosis – or at least the most well-supported medical and surgical options.
There are other therapies, <a...
ORLANDO – Women diagnosed with localized breast cancer while in their 70s have a higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than from their breast cancer, according to new data from the Women’s...
ORLANDO – A history of asthma was independently associated with a 24% increase in the risk of new-onset coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women in an analysis from the Women’s Health...
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is sounding the alarm about looming access to care problems if states are able to remove Planned Parenthood clinics and affiliates from their...