The Claim: Menstrual Cycles Can Synchronize Over Time
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The idea that women who live together menstruate together dates at least to 1971.
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The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction &#151; the birth control pill &#151; is safe.
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NEW YORK  - Among women who complain of heavy periods, it's often the pain that accompanies menstruation -- not the heaviness itself -- that bothers them the most, UK researchers report.
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The new finding that birth control pills may actually help a woman&#39;s health is raising several questions, not to mention a few eyebrows.
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Life & style: Aida Edemariam: The answer, according to researchers at King's College, London, is yes.
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Women who exercise routinely  for four or more hours per week may reduce their chances of  having a successful pregnancy with in vitro fertilization  (IVF), new research suggests.
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Removing one or both ovaries before a woman reaches natural menopause increases the risk of both dementia and movement disorders such as Parkinson&#39;s disease.
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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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A common condition affecting fertility in women may be linked to migraine, new research reveals. The work could also help scientists understand the origins of migraine.
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If women are trying to  conceive, they may have more success when they use the  Clearblue Easy Fertility Monitor (Unipath), UK and US  researchers report in the medical journal Fertility and  Sterility.
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Pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix risk developing into tumours more than 25 years after treatment, according to a study published online Friday by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
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Researchers find that weight gain in middle-age occurs in two distinct phases.
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Studies of genetic recombination suggest that genetic shuffling varies by gender.
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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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Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel
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The lining of the uterus or  &quot;endometrium&quot; appears to play a small but significant role in  reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish  researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with diabetes find  that they become mentally and physically sluggish during  periods when their blood sugar level rises in the course of  their daily routines, investigators report.