https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health Menopause, reproductive medicine, and the research gap. en-us https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/social-support-cognition-postmenopausal-null https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/social-support-cognition-postmenopausal-null A secondary analysis of the ELITE hormone-therapy trial found hints that social ties tracked with cognition, but none survived correction for multiple testing. Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/isthmin-2-first-trimester-preeclampsia-predictor https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/isthmin-2-first-trimester-preeclampsia-predictor Screening 2,904 proteins in early pregnancy, researchers found low maternal isthmin-2 was the strongest signal for later preeclampsia or fetal growth restriction, validated in two cohorts. Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/maternal-bmi-weight-gain-offspring-cardiovascular https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/maternal-bmi-weight-gain-offspring-cardiovascular In 2.5 million Swedish births followed to adulthood, mothers' early-pregnancy obesity was linked to a stepwise rise in offspring cardiovascular disease, though sibling analyses temper the size. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/periconception-b12-folate-birth-defects https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/periconception-b12-folate-birth-defects Among 3,032 couples sampled before conception, higher maternal and paternal vitamin B12 both tracked with lower predicted birth-defect prevalence. The paternal pattern was weaker, and this is observational. Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/what-a-normal-period-looks-like https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/what-a-normal-period-looks-like FIGO's system treats frequency, duration, regularity and volume as four separate questions. In 612,613 tracked cycles the mean length was 29.3 days, and the follicular phase did most of the varying. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/perinatal-sleep-insomnia-restless-legs https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/perinatal-sleep-insomnia-restless-legs 13% of women met criteria for insomnia disorder six weeks after delivery, and only two had been evaluated. In a separate cohort, restless legs in pregnancy tripled the risk of perinatal depression. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/emergency-contraception-effectiveness-weight https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/emergency-contraception-effectiveness-weight Trials put the pregnancy rate after emergency contraceptive pills at roughly 1-3%. But the risk rose more than threefold in obese women, and the levonorgestrel pill fared worst of all. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/childbirth-ptsd-intersect-31-countries https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/childbirth-ptsd-intersect-31-countries The INTERSECT study asked 11,302 women 6 to 12 weeks postpartum about birth trauma. The spread between countries is far wider than the average, and that is the finding. Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-density-notification-what-it-means https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-density-notification-what-it-means Dense tissue raises breast-cancer risk and hides cancers on a mammogram. US facilities must now tell patients — but the evidence on what to do next is a real trade-off: more cancers found, more false alarms. Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/vaginal-oestrogen-prolapse-surgery-trial https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/vaginal-oestrogen-prolapse-surgery-trial A 293-woman Dutch trial found more women reported improvement at 12 months with perioperative oestriol cream than placebo. Anatomical success, surgical success and reintervention were unchanged. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/postpartum-recovery-timeline-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/postpartum-recovery-timeline-evidence The professional guideline now frames recovery as an ongoing process through at least 12 weeks, and one pelvic-floor study found birth injuries still resolving a full year after delivery. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/long-covid-pregnancy-outcomes-recover https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/long-covid-pregnancy-outcomes-recover Among 603 RECOVER participants, 118 were classified as likely having Long COVID. The primary analysis found no association with preterm delivery, and one secondary signal that only appeared in a sensitivity analysis. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-pain-mastalgia-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-pain-mastalgia-evidence Most breast pain is self-limited, and cancer is rarely the cause — though it should be ruled out. A 2025 meta-analysis found no clear benefit from vitamin B6, a widely recommended remedy. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-age-brain-atrophy-longitudinal https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-age-brain-atrophy-longitudinal A cohort with serial MRI and autopsy data found earlier menopause tracked faster cognitive decline and white matter damage. The per-year coefficients are very small. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/perimenopause-cardiovascular-window https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/perimenopause-cardiovascular-window A study of 9,248 US women published in May 2026 found perimenopausal women twice as likely to fall into the lowest cardiovascular health band. The design cannot show that the decline happens within individuals. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/military-pregnancy-injury-risk-study https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/military-pregnancy-injury-risk-study Overall musculoskeletal injury was lower during pregnancy and the year after than in non-pregnant periods. Spine and back injuries were the exception, rising through pregnancy and postpartum. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-money-meets-research-gap https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-money-meets-research-gap The June commitment is the largest private push into midlife women's health yet. The named grants so far fund clinician training and maternal mental health — not the preclinical gap the field keeps citing. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormone-therapy-boxed-warning-removed https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormone-therapy-boxed-warning-removed Six products got revised labels in February 2026, removing cardiovascular, breast cancer, and dementia language. The scientific societies that welcomed the change also listed the distinctions the new label does not make. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/paternal-age-offspring-outcomes https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/paternal-age-offspring-outcomes Whole-genome sequencing of 78 families put the figure at two mutations per year of paternal age. A cohort of 40 million US births found small increases in preterm birth and gestational diabetes. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-no-cure-symptom-control-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-no-cure-symptom-control-evidence Hormones, surgery and painkillers can reduce pain and improve fertility, but none reliably alter the disease itself — and even removing the uterus does not guarantee the disease goes with it. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/brazil-obstetric-hemorrhage-maternal-mortality https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/brazil-obstetric-hemorrhage-maternal-mortality A national analysis of 2,985 haemorrhage deaths from 2015 to 2024 found no significant change over time — and Indigenous women dying at 2.87 times the rate of White women. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/pcos-management-what-the-evidence-shows https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/pcos-management-what-the-evidence-shows The 2023 global guideline puts lifestyle first for everyone, letrozole first for fertility, and the pill for cycles and excess hair — while rating much of its own evidence low to moderate quality. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/bacterial-vaginosis-recurrence-partner-treatment https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/bacterial-vaginosis-recurrence-partner-treatment Most women have a recurrence within a year of standard treatment. A 2025 trial stopped early once treating a woman alone proved inferior to treating her and her male partner together. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/egg-freezing-success-rates-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/egg-freezing-success-rates-evidence In two large clinics, the live birth rate per woman who returned to use her eggs was around 39-50% under 35 or 38, but far lower for older women — and most women who froze never came back to use them. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/recurrent-yeast-infections-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/recurrent-yeast-infections-evidence Weekly fluconazole kept most women free of thrush during treatment, yet by 12 months, six months after stopping, the advantage had narrowed sharply. A newer drug shows more durable suppression. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/fertility-decline-age-evidence-old-data https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/fertility-decline-age-evidence-old-data In modern couples timing intercourse, an estimated 18% of women aged 35-39 failed to conceive within a year — not one in three. The most alarming figures come from models, not from watching real couples try. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/recurrent-uti-methenamine-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/recurrent-uti-methenamine-evidence In the 240-woman ALTAR trial, methenamine hippurate was non-inferior to standard low-dose antibiotic prophylaxis over a year. Most other non-antibiotic prevention strategies still rest on weak evidence. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/fertility-awareness-apps-contraception-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/fertility-awareness-apps-contraception-evidence In a 22,785-user study of one temperature-based app, typical use failed 6.9 per 100 woman-years and perfect use 1.0 — but the study came from the maker, and traditional methods vary widely. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormonal-contraception-depression-mood-weight-evidence https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormonal-contraception-depression-mood-weight-evidence A million-woman Danish cohort found a modest rise in antidepressant use among hormonal contraceptive users. A Cochrane review of weight found no evidence the pill causes weight gain. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/pms-pmdd-what-the-evidence-shows https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/pms-pmdd-what-the-evidence-shows PMDD is the severe, mostly psychological form of premenstrual illness, affecting about 3.6% of women in one study. For it, SSRIs are the best-evidenced treatment, with side effects that are common and dose-related. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/contraceptive-effectiveness-typical-versus-perfect-use https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/contraceptive-effectiveness-typical-versus-perfect-use The numbers most methods advertise are perfect-use figures from clinical trials. In everyday use the pill fails about seven users in 100 a year, the condom about 13, withdrawal about 20. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-screening-europe-gp-role-32-countries https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-screening-europe-gp-role-32-countries A comparative survey finds four European countries still rely on opportunistic screening, and that where family doctors are most involved, participation tends to be lower — not higher. Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/vemora-vaginal-estrogen-vs-moisturizer-trial https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/vemora-vaginal-estrogen-vs-moisturizer-trial The VEMORA trial randomized 23 women with genitourinary symptoms. Vaginal estrogen improved dryness and pain scores more than Replens, with blood estrogen staying low. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/preeclampsia-history-breast-cancer-risk-finnish-registry https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/preeclampsia-history-breast-cancer-risk-finnish-registry A Finnish registry of over 123,000 women found pre-eclampsia linked to an 11% lower breast cancer risk decades later. Hormone therapy raised risk by a similar amount in both groups. Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/premature-ovarian-insufficiency-incidence-ontario https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/premature-ovarian-insufficiency-incidence-ontario Tracking 3.6 million women over 24 years, researchers found women with endometriosis were nearly 3.5 times more likely to develop the condition before 40. Seventy percent of cases still have no identified cause. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/us-maternal-mortality-cardiometabolic-burden https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/us-maternal-mortality-cardiometabolic-burden A Global Burden of Disease comparison puts the 2023 US maternal mortality rate at 33.8 per 100,000 live births, alongside cardio-kidney-metabolic risk burdens several times those of other high-income countries. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/tonga-hpv-vaccine-uptake-drivers https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/tonga-hpv-vaccine-uptake-drivers A 398-caregiver study across all five island groups finds the single biggest predictor of HPV vaccination was knowing the vaccine was free — after a decade of the programme running. Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/marie-project-global-menopause-symptom-burden https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/marie-project-global-menopause-symptom-burden The UK and Rwanda reported the highest anxiety, depression, and vasomotor symptom scores; Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Singapore reported the lowest. Burnout emerged as the symptom most connected to everything else. Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-mental-health-before-diagnosis https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-mental-health-before-diagnosis A Danish registry study of 136,842 women found elevated antidepressant and anxiolytic prescribing in the decade preceding diagnosis, with psychiatric hospital contacts rising about five years before. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-cardiovascular-disease-meta-analysis https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/endometriosis-cardiovascular-disease-meta-analysis Pooling 11 cohort studies, researchers found a consistent cardiovascular signal in Asian and North American cohorts. European cohorts showed no elevated risk at all, a geographic split the analysis can't explain. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-density-natural-menopause-timing-korean-cohort https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/breast-density-natural-menopause-timing-korean-cohort Extremely dense breasts on a routine screening mammogram were linked to a 20% lower likelihood of menopause over the following years, a possible marker of reproductive aging. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormonal-contraceptive-cardiometabolic-safety-review https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/hormonal-contraceptive-cardiometabolic-safety-review Pooling a decade of research on women with hypertension, diabetes and obesity, researchers found modest blood pressure and metabolic shifts only in select high-risk subgroups. Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/dietary-patterns-weight-gain-around-menopause https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/dietary-patterns-weight-gain-around-menopause In 38,283 nurses tracked through the transition, low-insulinemic and planetary-health eating patterns had the strongest associations with less weight gain. The average woman still gained 0.8 kg a year. Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/east-asia-breast-cancer-incidence-migration https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/east-asia-breast-cancer-incidence-migration An age-period-cohort analysis across five registries finds annual increases of 5.3% in Korea and 3.8% in Japan, against 1.6% among Japanese Americans and flat or falling rates in US White women. Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/dydrogesterone-vs-combination-perimenopause https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/dydrogesterone-vs-combination-perimenopause A 150-woman real-world comparison found combination therapy cut symptom scores further and produced more clinical responders. Endometrial thickness rose slightly but stayed normal. Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/sedentary-behavior-gynecologic-disorders-mendelian https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/sedentary-behavior-gynecologic-disorders-mendelian Using genetic variants as instruments, researchers found exercise and wellbeing lowered risk of PCOS, endometriosis and menstrual disorders, while screen time and mood swings raised it. Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-lung-function-hiv https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/menopause-lung-function-hiv In women 41 to 50, late perimenopause and postmenopause brought measurable declines in lung volume, with postmenopausal women losing up to 310 mL of FEV1. HIV status didn't change the pattern. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/sex-neutral-dosing-and-trial-representation https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/sex-neutral-dosing-and-trial-representation A systematic review of 27 studies finds women reach higher drug concentrations at the same psychotropic dose. A separate review of 103 atrial fibrillation trials finds 43% under-enrolled women against disease prevalence. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/masturbation-menopause-symptom-relief https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/masturbation-menopause-symptom-relief Rated against other symptom-management strategies women already use, masturbation scored among the highest for relieving mood changes and sleep disturbance. Nearly half said they'd try it if a doctor suggested it. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/leuprolide-goserelin-faers-adverse-events https://www.healthnewspapers.com/womens-health/leuprolide-goserelin-faers-adverse-events Both drugs suppress ovarian and testicular hormone production, but two decades of FDA safety reports show leuprolide skewing toward reproductive and cancer-related signals, goserelin toward endocrine ones. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT womens-health