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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Men who regularly balance their laptop computers on their laps when working may be jeopardizing their ability to have children, according to a new study from fertility researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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One of the largest studies carried out on the oral contraceptive pill has found it might protect women from heart disease and cancers of the ovaries and womb.
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NEW YORK  - 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.
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Birth control pills taken by about 100 million women worldwide may clog arteries when taken more than 10 years, according to a study.
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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NEW YORK  - A large study of African-American women indicates that those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to suffer from fibroids.
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Women treated with oestrogen at puberty to prevent them from growing &quot;too tall&quot; find it harder to get pregnant, according to a new study.
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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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The first birth control pill designed to stop monthly periods has been approved for use in the US.
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ATLANTA, June 20 -- Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain women who start taking them in their 50s.
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Scientists believe that some cases of infertility might be treated by injections of a hormone.
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Christy Jones says her idea for a business to freeze women&#39;s eggs came when her own biological clock alarm rang at age 32. It was 2002, and two of her close friends were having trouble becoming pregnant.
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Researchers studied the immune cells of women under extreme mental stress. They&#39;ve found that those cells age more rapidly in stressed-out women than in women living more normal lives.
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NEW YORK  - Women who experience headaches, irritability and mood swings as menopause nears will likely see these symptoms diminish as menopause progresses, new research suggests.
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A tiny device that is placed inside the uterus and releases the hormone levonorgestrel is an effective treatment for excessive menstrual bleeding, a problem called menorrhagia, new research shows.
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New research suggests that estrogen pills may offer some heart benefits for certain younger women who have had hysterectomies and start taking the pills in their 50s.