If you’re pregnant or even planning a pregnancy, you’ve probably found an abundance of information about sex before pregnancy (that is, having sex in order to conceive) and sex after childbirth (general consensus: expect a less active sex life when there’s a newborn in the house). But there’s less talk about the topic of sex… Continue reading
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According research chocolate is linked with depresive symptoms
Women and men eat more chocolate as depressive symptoms increase, suggesting an association between mood and chocolate, say researchers at the University of California School of Medicine in San Diego. Results of this paper, co-authored by Beatrice Golomb, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at UCSD School of Medicine, will appear in the April 26… Continue reading
How to find out that you are pregnant
If you’re unusually tuned into your body, you might begin to suspect that you’re pregnant within the first few days of pregnancy. But most women don’t suspect they are pregnant until they miss a period, and a few don’t suspect or believe they are pregnant for months after conception. Here are 5 common signs of… Continue reading
What are the signs of premature miscarriage
Miscarriage occurs in approximately 10-15% of all pregnancies that are confirmed and even more often when women don’t realize that they are even pregnant yet. The vast majority of miscarriages (over 90%) occur within the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. Does anyone know what causes a miscarriage? Experts say that miscarriages have several known causes:… Continue reading
Still world is man – dual-income husbands and wives
Decades of progress may have earned women their place at the office, but it hasn’t won them an equal partnership in the home – and that puts hard-working women at a distinct disadvantage to their male peers. Youngjoo Cha, Cornell doctoral candidate in sociology, finds that having a husband who works 50 hours or more… Continue reading
Which are causes for bulimia nervosa?
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorder which is most prevalent among females and there is also considerable overlap between this mental health condition and other disorders such as binge eating disorder, depression and anorexia nervosa. As with the majority of mental health problems, there are a variety of different theories and factors believed… Continue reading
Which the others advantages of HPV vaccine
A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer also may protect females from post-surgical recurrence of the disease, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). A new study shows that the Gardasil vaccine reduces the likelihood of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related disease recurring after teen and adult women already have had surgery to… Continue reading
Scientists looking for new generation treatment of breast cancer
Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes. Improving quality of life and potentially keeping the cancer under control for a longer period of time are goals… Continue reading