Women's Health

One mother details her journey with addiction in a group therapy session at Mothers and Infants Sober Together.

In Tennessee, Giving Birth To A Drug-Dependent Baby Can Be A Crime

10:17pm November 18, 2015

The state's "fetal assault" law punishes women whose babies are born with drug withdrawal symptoms. Proponents say the law spurs women to seek treatment, while opponents say it deters them.

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The online tool called Breast Screening Decisions explains the risks of screening vs. waiting, and also asks how a woman feels about the options.

Women In Their 40s Get Some Help With The Mammogram Decision

9:10am November 11, 2015

by Katherine Hobson

An online tool asks the right questions to put a woman's breast cancer risk in perspective. It also addresses the emotions that surround cancer screening.

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Menopause: A Gold Mine For Marketers, Fewer Payoffs For Women

7:50pm November 09, 2015

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Advertising for products to treat symptoms of menopause is becoming much more upfront about issues like painful sex. But more than a few of the remedies are solutions in search of a problem.

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Hormones May Help Younger Women With Menopause Symptoms

1:22pm November 09, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

Thirteen years after a study on hormone therapy was abruptly halted due to concerns about cancer risk, some doctors say that it's safe for most younger women if they take hormones short term.

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For decades, black women faced lower risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer than did white women.

Black Women's Breast Cancer Risk Rises To Equal White Women's

10:47am October 29, 2015

by Nancy Shute

African-American women's advantage in avoiding breast cancer has evaporated, with their rates rising to match white women's. Higher obesity rates, a risk factor for breast cancer, may be one reason.

Ask Us Anything About How Fertility Testing Is Like A Pandora's Box

9:30pm October 28, 2015

by Eliza Barclay

We're hosting a Reddit AMA tonight at 9 p.m. ET with Joann Galst, a psychologist who specializes in fertility issues. We'll be talking about the complex emotional issues surrounding fertility.

It may be fine. But do we know for sure?

Why Do People Get So Bent Out Of Shape About Drinking While Pregnant?

8:24am October 26, 2015

by Nancy Shute

A lot of people think doctors are being way too absolutist about moderate drinking in pregnancy. But the doctors say since there's no way to know what's safe, it's not worth the risk.

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The American Cancer Society has pushed back the age at which most women should begin having mammograms to 45.

Health & Safety

Cancer Group Now Says Most Mammograms Can Wait Till 45

5:29pm October 20, 2015

by Rob Stein

The American Cancer Society says new research supports changing the age at which most women should start getting yearly mammograms. But the group's latest advice still conflicts with other guidance.

Now? Later? It's definitely not a one-size-fits-all thing.

OK, When Am I Supposed To Get A Mammogram?

3:55pm October 20, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

The four major advice-givers can't agree on when to start or how long to continue. That leaves women understandably confused. And that doesn't make it easy to decide.

Abstaining while pregnant is the easiest way to reduce the risk of physical, intellectual and emotional problems in the baby, doctors say.

Pediatricians Say Absolutely No Drinking While Pregnant

2:33pm October 19, 2015

by Nancy Shute

Ten percent of pregnant women say they drink, even though doctors have spent decades saying that birth defects and developmental delays from alcohol can be prevented completely by abstaining.