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A new women's health programme has been launched to address the link between autoimmune disease and hormonal imbalances. The programme is geared towards those struggling with hormonal conditions such as PCOS, endometriosis, postpartum, hypothyroidism, perimenopause, menopause, and more. It has been designed to support women in navigating the bidirectional link between autoimmune disease and hormone [...]

New research has found a pervasive low-quality diet among pregnant and postpartum individuals, reflecting “an urgent need for widespread improvement.” The study assessed diet quality in the same individuals from the beginning of pregnancy through one year postpartum. Few studies have analysed diet quality in pregnancy and postpartum in the same participants. Researchers used the [...]

A recent study has found that Native American women were disproportionately affected by vaginal dysbiosis, a disruption in the balance of bacterial that increases the risk of human papillomavirus infection, which can cause cervical cancer. In Arizona between 2016 and 2020, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaska Native women had the highest rates of cervical cancer. “Despite [...]

The vast majority of women who contract bird flu during pregnancy and their unborn baby will die from the virus, according to a new study. The findings stress the importance of early inclusion of pregnant women in public health vaccination programs during pandemics. The research recommends that as human cases of avian influenza viruses A [...]

Approximately one in six couples trying to have a child experiences infertility. Each year, over five percent of children in Finland are born with the help of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), and to date, over ten million children worldwide have been conceived using these techniques. Although ART-conceived children are generally healthy, a slightly increased risk [...]

Screenings for breast cancer in the UK have caught more than 60,000 cases, however, participation in cancer screening is struggling to return to pre-Covid levels.  In England, breast cancer screenings are conducted to help prevent cancer or catch cancer at early stage. The new insights from Cancer Research UK reveal that from 2019 to 2023, [...]

Standard NHS procedures for processing gestational diabetes blood sugar tests lead to more than 50 per cent of cases being missed, shows research, which could lead to serious complications for mothers. Such complications include the development of preeclampsia, and for the baby an increased risk of admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for breathing [...]

A new study suggests that midlife nonheterosexual women are more likely to remain sexually active and less likely to report pain during sexual activity than heterosexual women. A woman’s sex drive may diminish with age, partially because of problems with genitourinary symptoms during the menopause transition. Yet, some older women maintain very active sex lives. [...]

CBD does not significantly change scan-related anxiety when compared to a placebo, according to a new study. However, researchers did find that the compound was safe and resulted in significantly lower overall anxiety levels. Anxiety is extremely common among adults receiving cancer care, with as many as one out of every four patients meeting the [...]

In a world first, a live human birth that used an ovarian support cell (OSC) technology that matures eggs outside the body has been successful. Unlike traditional IVF methods, which rely on 10 to 14 days of high-dose hormonal stimulation to mature eggs, this new method - named Fertilo - uses engineered, young ovarian support [...]