Women’s health

Non-hormonal biomaterial could help combat vaginal changes associated with menopause

Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Diego image: Samples of vaginal tissues removed after 14 days of treatment, showing, clockwise, healthy tissues, then menopausal tissues treated with saline, the vECM hydrogel, and collagen. In menopausal vaginal tissues treated with the hydrogel, stem cells (magenta) match the appearance of those in healthy tissues. view more Credit: […]

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Big data begins to crack the cold case of endometriosis

by University of California, San Francisco edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Big Data Begins to Crack the Cold Case of Endometriosis Records from millions of patients at UC health centers found correlations between endometriosis, one of the most common diseases in women, and a bounty of other diseases. Scientists at UCSF

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FDA advisory panel endorsements

An FDA advisory panel yesterday endorsed removing the “black box” warning on hormone treatments for menopause that critics say have discouraged women for decades from using the pills and creams. Why it matters: The meeting highlighted an area of particular interest for FDA commissioner Marty Makary, who cited warnings about hormone therapy in his book “Blind Spots”

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Depression often associated with early menopause: Why some women are at greater risk

by The North American Menopause Society edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Premature menopause has been described as a life-changing diagnosis with profound physical, psychological, and social consequences. Affected women not only experience the effects of estrogen deficiency, but they also experience the unanticipated loss of reproductive function. However, some women

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