Category: Study
Study Endorses HPV Testing for All Women Over 30
New DNA tests looking for the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer make sense for all women aged 30 or over, since they can prevent more cases of cancer than Pap smears alone, Dutch researchers say. Results of a five-year study involving 45,000 women provided the strongest evidence yet in favor of using…
Read MoreExercise Relieves Fibromyalgia Pain, Ups Cognitive Function
Six weeks of aerobic exercise can relieve the pain typically experienced by patients with fibromyalgia (FM) who discontinue analgesic medications, according to imaging studies reported at the Neuroscience 2011, the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. The exercise also improves their working memory. The researchers suggest that this is a result of the increased activation of…
Read MoreRecurrent PID Linked to Infertility, Chronic Pelvic Pain
Recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is associated with an increased risk for infertility and chronic pelvic pain (CPP), according to a study published in the September issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Compared with women without recurrent PID, those who did have a recurrence were 80% more likely to experience fertility and 4 times as likely to have common…
Read MoreSmoking Increases Women’s Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease
Among initially healthy women, smoking for even a short time is a potent risk factor for symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to the results of a prospective cohort study reported in the June 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. “This study showed that—as has been previously shown for heart attacks and for lung cancer—that smoking…
Read MoreMesh Better Than Colporrhaphy for Vaginal Prolapse, but Risks Higher
With more than 300,000 U.S. women facing surgery in the U.S. each year for pelvic-organ prolapse, a new study has concluded that the newer technique of supporting the internal organs with a mesh trampoline produces better short-term success, but complication rates are higher. The study, in the May 12th New England Journal of Medicine, comes…
Read MoreWomen With High Vitamin D Had Lower Risk for Early-Onset AMD
High vitamin D blood levels appear to be associated with a decreased risk for the development of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among women younger than 75 years, according to the results of a study reported in the April issue of theArchives of Ophthalmology. “…AMD, a chronic, late-onset disease that results in degeneration of the…
Read MoreVery High Caffeine Intake Linked to Leaky Bladder
Women who consume a lot of caffeinated beverages may have a slightly increased risk of urinary incontinence, a new study suggests. The results add to conflicting evidence on whether caffeine worsens a common condition. Researchers found that of more than 65,000 U.S. women, those with the highest caffeine intake — roughly equivalent to four or…
Read MoreLong-Term Use of Bisphosphonates Increases Risk for Atypical Fractures
Long-term use of bisphosphonates increases the risk for atypical (subtrochanteric or femoral shaft) fractures in older women, according to the results of a population-based, nested case-control study reported in the February 23 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, the investigators are not recommending stopping use of bisphosphonates in appropriate patients. They note…
Read MoreAntioxidants May Help Some Couples Conceive
Oral antioxidants for men may help some couples who are experiencing difficulty conceiving to achieve pregnancy, according to a review published online January 19 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. One in 20 men is affected by subfertility. In many cases, the difficulty may be traced to sperm cells altered by reactive oxygen species. Antioxidants…
Read MoreShort Interval Between Pregnancies Linked to Increased Autism Risk
Children born at shorter intervals between pregnancies are at increased risk of developing autism, according to new research published online January 10 in Pediatrics. “Second-born children who were conceived less than 12 months after their sibling’s birth were at well over 3 times the odds of an autism diagnosis vs those who were conceived 3 or…
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