Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is thought to affect around 43 per cent of women, yet a recent report suggests it could be a figment of the drug industry’s imagination. Are these concerns justified, or is it a real condition?
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Have you noticed that whenever you feel angry, tearful, headachy, a bit below par, or lacking in sex drive, someone - helpful or otherwise - will tell you that: ‘it must be your hormones’?
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The FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) announced important new information from two recent studies that should be considered when making treatment decisions in pregnant women who take antidepressants.
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A study, led by William Cooper, at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, found infants born to mothers who took angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors ( ACE inhibitors ) during the first trimester of pregnancy had an increased risk of major birth defects, compared with infants whose mothers did not take these medications.
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Few women are consulting their doctors before opting to use herbal therapies and soy products to treat their menopausal symptoms, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found.
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In the first study to explore the role of estrogen in working memory function in premenopausal women, researchers at McGill University have documented a significant decrease in working memory among women whose estrogen levels were suppressed by chemicals, not age.
The prospective study, published online in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, monitored estrogen levels and working memory among 25 women between 25 and 40 years of age being treated for benign gynecological problems (fibroids, uterine polyps, endometriosis) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the McGill University Health Centre.
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Women have an irrational fear of breast cancer. At least that’s according to a study that compares a woman’s top five fears with the top five health threats, which appears in the September issue of Prevention Magazine. But while women spend more time worrying about breast cancer than any other disease, it’s not even in the top five.
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Doctors in Wales are calling on the National Assembly to promote discreet breastfeeding of babies in public places where children are allowed.
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When Denise Swanson developed rheumatoid arthritis nearly three decades ago, it was like a sudden storm of pain, swelling and fatigue.
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Oedema, is a medical jargon for swellings. Talking about oedema in pregnancy, our focus is on the swelling that manifest as a result of the presence or occurrence of pregnancy.
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