Women's Health

There is conflicting information regarding the use of nitrofurantoin in pregnant patients.

Exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy does not impact a baby's risk for autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder after birth.

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Pharmacists in Oregon rang in the New Year with permission to prescribe birth control.

Pharmacists should use caution when providing antibiotics to pregnant women, as prenatal antibiotic use has been linked to subsequent asthma in offspring.

Invasive fungal disease due to the genus Candida can be life threatening.

Women with type 2 diabetes have greater difficulty with exercise than those without the condition.

More than 100 women have filed a lawsuit after a birth control packaging error led to unplanned pregnancies.

Even though women are more likely to have a college education and white-collar job, they still typically earn less than their male peers.

Abbott's commitment to support working mothers with progressive benefits and extraordinary career opportunities was recognized today by Working Mother magazine.

Planned Parenthood funding cuts would save taxpayers $235 million over a decade, but also reduce health care access for nearly 400,000 women and children.

Allergan and the US Women's Health Alliance (USWHA) have announced an agreement to make Liletta available to patients across 26 Alliance health care groups nationwide.

The FDA has approved flibanserin (Addyi), the first drug to treat generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women.

Women with nodular thyroid disease or Hashimoto's thyroiditis face a higher risk of developing benign breast diseases.

Two different classes of drugs, aromatase inhibitors and bisphosphonates, may be able to reduce breast cancer mortality among postmenopausal women.

Using a common local anesthetic during surgery can reduce the likelihood of women developing chronic pain following the a mastectomy.

Making birth control available OTC would improve women's access to oral contraceptives while producing dramatic cost savings, a new National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) brief argues.

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Pharmacists may have noticed greater emergency contraception (EC) use among teens over the last decade, a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study suggests.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome face an elevated risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, mental health conditions, reproductive disorders, and endometrial cancer.

Recent study results have indicated that female smokers may be at higher risk for developing menstrual pain.

Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks may start their menstrual periods earlier than those who do not, recent study results suggested.

A new state law will allow women in Oregon to receive birth control from their pharmacist.

The belief that math ability is developed through learning, also known as a growth mindset, may motivate more women to pursue careers in physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science.

Women with lupus have been warned about becoming pregnant in the past, but new research posits that those with mild or moderate disease activity can carry a baby safely.