April 10, 2024
Tests currently in development seek to offer greater accuracy and reach more people.
April 9, 2024
A new expert consensus statement aims to improve endometriosis evaluation. Endometriosis is a common condition with substantial diagnostic delay, leading patients to experience pain, infertility, lost wages and interrupted relationships. The consensus provides recommendations for augmenting routine pelvic ultrasounds through additional maneuvers and imaging to improve diagnosis of deep endometriosis.
New consensus statement aims to improve endometriosis evaluation
April 8, 2024
The Purdue Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI) has awarded four 2024 research grants through its Women’s Health Research Pilot Grant Program. The Purdue projects address health issues that are critical to women throughout the world.
Purdue News: Women’s Global Health Institute awards four women’s health research grants
April 8, 2024
Pregnancy may carry a cost, reports a new study. The research shows that women who reported having been pregnant looked biologically older than women who had never been pregnant, and women who had been pregnant more often looked biologically older than those who reported fewer pregnancies.
Pregnancy accelerates biological aging in a healthy, young adult population
April 8, 2024
New technology uses a smartphone to analyze heart movement and detect heart failure.
Researchers developed new method for detecting heart failure with a smartphone
April 8, 2024
Focusing attention on your mobile phone instead of your partner doesn't just strain your relationship -- it also affects women's creativity in the workplace, caution researchers.
Prioritizing your phone over your partner affects creativity in the workplace for women
April 5, 2024
A new 'atlas' of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to engineers.
Atlas of the human ovary with cell-level resolution is a step toward artificial ovary
April 2, 2024
The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned. New research supports the idea of lowering or removing the current recommendation of a weight gain of at least 5 kg.
Women with obesity do not need to gain weight during pregnancy, new study suggests
April 1, 2024
Women are 40% more likely to experience depression in the perimenopause than those who aren't experiencing any menopausal symptoms, finds a new study.
Women are 40% more likely to experience depression during the perimenopause
March 28, 2024
Women affected by premenstrual disorders have a higher risk of perinatal depression compared with those who do not, according to new research. The relationship works both ways: those with perinatal depression are also more likely to develop premenstrual disorders after pregnancy and childbirth. This study suggests that a common mechanism might contribute to the two conditions.
Positive associations between premenstrual disorders and perinatal depression
