Women's health

A large Korean study shows that breastfeeding during the first six months of life is associated with a reduced risk of central precocious puberty in both girls and boys.

Doctors are divided over whether there should be changes in ‘black box’ health warnings on some hormone treatments.

Researchers analyzed the medical records of more than three million women aged 40 and over.

More and more women are seeking advice from physicians on these issues.

Key considerations for pharmacists providing EC.

Diagnosing and treating non-anemic iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia can have a huge impact on health-related quality of life.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, so when PCOS symptoms are missed and untreated, women’s health is at risk.

Use of the contraceptives exposed women under 35 to a 39% greater risk of asthma attacks, likely due to an excess of the hormone from combined endogenous and exogenous progesterone.

After recovering from breast cancer, women experience greater physical health decline—but how much does that have to do with how their cancer was treated?

Emergent or worsening insomnia and sleep disturbances shouldn't be something your patients should have to take in stride—but finding the underlying cause per patient can be tricky.