Menstruation Is Fast Becoming Optional
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For young women with a world of choices, even that monthly curse, the menstrual period, is optional.
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A blood test to identify the sex of foetuses at seven weeks could cut the need for further risky tests, say scientists.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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LISBON, Jul 20 (IPS) - Pleading "conscientious objection," a  significant proportion of doctors in Portugal are preventing  women from making use of the law authorising abortions up to 10  weeks of gestation, which entered into force on Sunday.
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The first birth control pill designed to stop monthly periods has been approved for use in the US.
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NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - For most women, the choice between sex and a new wardrobe is simple -- they go for the clothes.
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Research from Australia in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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NEW YORK  - Endometrial ablation, a treatment for excessive menstrual bleeding or "menorrhagia," appears to be effective in all women, including those who use blood thinners or have underlying bleeding disorders, new research suggests.
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Women who feel chronically  stressed may have a lower risk of developing uterine cancer  than their less harried peers, researchers have found.
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Injections of a hormone made by fat cells can jump-start an idling reproductive system, research shows. Twice-daily injections of leptin restored menstruation in female athletes who had become so lean that their periods had stopped.
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NEW YORK  - Women with inherited bleeding  disorders often find menstruation troublesome. For them, a UK  team reports, an intrauterine device that releases the hormone  levonorgestrel seems helpful.
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Nov. 18, 2004 -- It is known as elective C-section or C-section on demand, and now new research suggests that the once highly controversial practice of choosing surgical delivery when there is no compelling
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NEW YORK  - Young women with a family history of heart disease may be less careful about following a healthy lifestyle than their male counterparts, a study has found.
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NEW YORK  - The lining of the uterus or "endometrium" appears to play a small but significant role in reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish researchers report.
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Girls who are overweight as toddlers risk reaching puberty as early as nine years old, a study suggests.
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Public health officials are now encouraging women to make sure they are in optimal health well in advance of a pregnancy.
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The abdominal or low back pain that many women experience during their monthly menstrual periods may partly be due to stress, new study findings suggest.