Women's Health
107 Articles & Excerpts
Abortion Linked To Later Preterm Births
by eNotAlone.com
There is a link between abortion history and an increased risk of subsequent premature births and long-term complications, reports a new huge German study. Some previous studies have been pointing out to the connection, but the present research showed
Birth Control Shot Linked To Weight Gain
by eNotAlone.com
The birth control shot, which appears to be the most popular contraceptive choice, especially among younger women, can lead to an extreme weight gain and a body fat increase
Bad Marriage Affects Women More Than Men
by eNotAlone.com
Stressful marriage turns out to increase only women's risk of heart problems, a new study claims. According to experts it is women, and not men, that are the ones to suffer from increased levels of blood pressure, obesity and cholesterol
A Glass Of Wine Linked To Cancer?
by eNotAlone.com
Women who drink a large glass of wine every day are increasing their risk of developing breast, liver or other cancers by a quarter, according to a British study that looked at nearly 1.3 million middle-aged women.
Diabetes Can Be A Cause Of Postpartum Depression
by eNotAlone.com
Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly double the risk of experiencing postpartum depression compared to women without the blood sugar disorder, reports a new study.
No Stroke Risk For Women Who Drink Coffee
by eNotAlone.com
Women who consume coffee on a regular basis reduce their chances of having stroke, according to the latest findings by researchers from Spain and the United States. The study, which was published in the February 16 issue of Circulation
Plastic Surgery Numbers On The Rise
by eNotAlone.com
Data from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) showed a dramatic increase in the number of people undergoing plastic and cosmetic surgeries, compared with previous years.
Obese Pregnancy Linked To Birth Defects
by eNotAlone.com
Women who are obese while being pregnant have significantly greater risk of delivering babies with certain birth defects, than women with normal weight, according to a new report. Obese women are almost twice as likely to have a baby with neural tube
Older Women Do Not Benefit From Multivitamin Use
by eNotAlone.com
The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found no evidence that using pills can prevent postmenopausal women from developing heart disease and common cancers. Half of all Americans take vitamins and other dietary supplements on a regular
Pregnancy Does Not Affect Breast Cancer
by eNotAlone.com
A new study conducted at The University of Texas finds that young women who develop breast cancer during pregnancy, or who are diagnosed soon afterwards, do not have any differences in disease severity or overall survival, compared to other young women
HRT Hormone Use Linked To Breast Cancer
by eNotAlone.com
Two large new Stanford University studies found that taking estrogen plus progestin as HRT (hormone replacement therapy) for menopausal symptoms, increases the risk of breast cancer, but that risk drops about two years after stopping the hormone therapy.
Is It Possible Yo Prevent Postpartum Depression?
by eNotAlone.com
The latest research suggests that there could be a way to predict which pregnant moms-to-be are at risk for later postpartum depression. The research shows that women with an increased levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH)
Women Crave For Food More Than Men
by eNotAlone.com
According to a new research on the brain, women unconsciously find it much harder to suppress their cravings for food and resist their favorite meals than men, and are more likely to give in to temptation.
Fitness Important For Aging Women
by eNotAlone.com
New research, published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, found that women aged 50 to 90 who are aerobically fit and active have better blood flow to the brain which leads in its turn to better cognitive abilities.
Early C-Section Affects Babies
by eNotAlone.com
According to the latest large new study published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine elective (non-emergency) Caesarian sections can cause a variety of health problems and be very dangerous for newborns if performed early.
Unscrambling The Egg
 Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier
With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of The New York Times's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body.
Girls and Women
by Harriet E. Paine
Mr. Clapp says enthusiastically that we cannot imagine Rosalind or Portia or Cordelia or Juliet with neuralgia or headache. And I believe that Shakespeare's women have now taken the place of the more lackadaisical and sentimental heroines of the past
Doctor and Patient
by S. Weir Mitchell, M.D.
A good many years ago I wrote a short paper, meant to capture popular attention, under the title of 'Camp Cure.' I have reason to think that it was of use, but I have been led to regret that I did not see when it was written that what I therein
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
by George M. Gould, M.D., Walter L. Pyle, M.D.
Baudeloque speaks of a case of superfetation observed by Desgranges in Lyons in 1780. After the birth of the first infant the lochia failed to flow, no milk appeared in the breasts, and the belly remained large. In about three weeks after the accouchement
The Birth of the Female Brain
 The Female Brain
by Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with their female friends than men do with their male counterparts?
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