Heart symptoms can be mistaken for hormonal changes. Here is how perimenopause, heart attacks and broken heart syndrome overlap.
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The uncertainty of Haitian TPS status in the US is a significant source of stress for Haitian migrants, particularly women.
Sometimes, women who want a freebirth are aware of the risks. But some feel this is their only option.
In cardiology, sex and gender-sensitive diagnosis and treatment planning are crucial, but biological differences remain the missing link in AI-powered human virtual twin technology.
Polycystic ovary syndrome is an inaccurate name for a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Its new name can help address missed diagnoses and fragmented care.
A day of celebration for many, it is also a source of anxiety for those whose hopes of motherhood have been dashed by infertility, loss, and those who have chosen unconventional paths to parenthood.
The late postpartum period has the highest risk for maternal deaths, yet the standard of postpartum care in the US ends at approximately six weeks after birth.
Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the cardiovascular risk factors and is hormone therapy good for heart health?
Lipoedema affects how fat is stored in the body and can cause pain, bruising and reduced mobility.
Women with PMDD are twice as likely to die by suicide compared to those without the condition.
Periodic Bitch tells what it’s like to live with PMDD: an extreme, chronically understudied and widely misunderstood form of premenstrual illness.
PMOS is not primarily a disease of the ovaries. Its new name reflects the condition’s more complex and cyclical endocrine and metabolic features.
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, will now be used to describe the condition that affects around one in eight women.
Reducing pain and boosting body positivity are two benefits of ‘cycle syncing’, according to social media.
An international study examined how heat and humidity may affect pregnancy. A reproductive health expert unpacks its key findings.
Preterm births are associated with enduring trauma for mothers.
The UK’s healthy life expectancy crisis hits women hardest, but the government’s renewed women’s health strategy doesn’t come close to matching the scale of the problem.
Magnesium, lion’s mane, creatine and collagen are marketed for perimenopause and menopause symptoms. But the evidence shows their benefits may be overstated.
Wes Streeting wants to dock hospital budgets to fix NHS misogyny. The cure may be worse than the disease.
Each Australian state and territory has different rules around when, how and where you can access contraception. Two researchers unpack the details.
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