Several studies had previously suggested that regular physical exercise reduces the breast cancer risk of women. However, it had been unknown just how much exercise women should take in which period in life in order to benefit from this protective effect. Moreover, little was known about which particular type of breast cancer is influenced by [...]
Age at menopause may now be predicted more realistically according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology %26amp; Metabolism (JCEM). The study revealed that anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels are related to the onset of menopause and are able to specify a woman’s reproductive age more accurately than chronological age [...]
Postmenopausal women who regularly sleep more than nine hours a night may have an increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Compared to women sleeping seven hours, the risk of ischemic stroke was 60-70 percent higher for those sleeping nine hours or more, said lead author Jiu-Chiuan [...]
For premenopausal women, the decision of whether to undergo a hysterectomy – removal of the uterus – is a challenging one. To make things more complex, added pressure to decide whether to remove the ovaries can arise — a decision that researchers say relies more on the preferences of the woman or her surgeon than [...]
As testosterone progressively dominates the hormonal milieu during the menopausal transition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study suggests this may be a pathway by which cardiovascular disease increases during menopause. The study is published in the July 28 issue of the [...]
Beyond the happy façade– women still feel undue pressure to keep up despite the economic downturn. Women today are constantly comparing themselves to one another and often beating themselves up when they don’t measure up. BettyConfidential.com today released the results of a survey, which show that irrespective of all the educational attainment and economic prosperity [...]
An intensive campaign will begin tomorrow in the South West region to save women’s lives through screening for cervical cancer. The Department of Health’s WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program aims to increase cervical screening participation among women up to 70 years of age, especially among unscreened and under-screened women. WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Program Manager [...]
Low-income and minority women in California are more likely to be in poor health, obese and uninsured than whites and higher-income women, according to a University of California Center for Health Policy Research report released on Thursday, the Fresno Bee reports. The report, “Women’s Health in California,” is based on more than 50,000 telephone interviews [...]
There is no credible evidence that a single elective abortion of an unwanted pregnancy in and of itself causes mental health problems for adult women, according to a draft report released Tuesday by a task force of the American Psychological Association. The APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion reached its conclusions after evaluating [...]
As testosterone progressively dominates the hormonal milieu during the menopausal transition, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome increases according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The study suggests this may be a pathway by which cardiovascular disease increases during menopause. Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of death in women in [...]
