Women's News

Recent large-scale studies show comorbidity (presence of both diseases at the same time) in women suffering from endometriosis or uterine fibroids, and suggest that it should be taken into account both for the diagnosis and treatment of fibroids and/or endometriosis.

Women over the age of 65 are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease at an advanced stage, when the prognosis is more uncertain and treatments may be less effective.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have analyzed data from 400.000 patient cells to better understand the disease and come up with more effective treatments.

Women are better than men at putting themselves in other people's shoes and imagining what the other person is thinking or feeling, according to the largest theory of mind study to date of more than 300.000 people in 57 countries.

Although women suffer from osteoporosis and bone fragility fractures far outnumber men, it is only recently that the scientific community has changed its approach to understanding this difference. Recently, a team of specialists has discovered that a single localized administration of estrogen to a fracture can speed healing.

Breastfeeding and drinking breast milk significantly lowers the risk of developing endometriosis for both the mother and her baby, according to a study by a team of researchers from Iran and Australia.

Treatment with a long-term regimen of ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone (drugs frequently found in birth control pills) improves health-related quality of life, according to a new study of Japanese women with painful periods or pelvic pain due to endometriosis.

Due to the male dominance of gynecological science, most gynecological research focuses on childbirth and reproduction rather than women's health and well-being, a new study from Tel Aviv University reveals.

Sperm counts are declining at a rapid rate around the world, according to the largest study ever conducted, which has included more than 57.000 men from 53 countries.

Taking care of the health of both the father and the mother before pregnancy can be very beneficial for both the mother and the newborn, by reducing the occurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as low birth weight, miscarriage, or premature delivery.

Dr. Santiago Dexeus, founder of Women's CD together with Dr. Damian Dexeus and Dr. Francisco Carmona, has received recognition for his professional career in the field of cervical pathology during the XXXIV Annual Congress of the Spanish Association of Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy (AEPCC),