Researchers have found that women who are taking estrogen-based birth control pills have higher quantities of circulating vitamin D; similarly, women…
Women with lupus are at significantly greater risk for cervical cancer than those in the general population, concludes a new…
We are increasingly relying on smartphone apps to help keep track of our health; a recent survey found that more…
A recent study, published in Biology of Sex Differences, gives new hope to those females attempting to quit. Researchers from the Perelman…
An international study has identified five new gene regions – bringing the total of known regions to nine – that…
You may think that knowing when you are in labor is obvious, but for many women, it may not be…
A female condom is a flexible pouch inserted into the vagina or anus before sex. Their role is to prevent…
Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a protozoan parasite and affects more than 8 million people in the…
Common birth control pill side effects for oral contraceptives include: intermenstrual spotting, nausea, breast tenderness, headaches, weight gain, mood changes,…
Kegel exercises, also known as pelvic floor exercises or Kegels, are exercises that can be done to strengthen the muscles situated beneath the…