Blogs Examine State Ballot Initiatives, Gender Violence, Contraception As Campaign Issue, Women's Rights The following is a summary of selected women's
health-related blog entries.~ "Amendment 48 Goes Too Far," Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-Col.), RH Reality Check: In a post about the possible implications of Colorado's
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHouston-Area Couple Gives Thanks Early This Year With Arrival Of Quintuplets At The Woman's Hospital Of Texas When Bill and Kelly Phillips first met over a game of dominoes at Texas A&M, they could never have predicted just how full their lives together would be. The Phillips are giving thanks for five new bundles of joy after Kelly delivered quintuplets at The Woman's Hospital of Texas (Woman's) in Houston this past week. The quintuplets were delivered via C-section on October 25 by Dr.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOverweight Women More Likely To Report Ever Having Sex With A Man Researchers in the US found that women who were overweight were more likely to report ever having sexual intercourse with a man, but apart from that women's sexual behavior did not vary by body mass index. The study was by researchers at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, and other research centres in the US and is published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVigorous Exercise Protects Against Breast Cancer New research from the US suggests that vigorous exercise cuts the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women and is particularly effective for women who are not overweight. The study was the work of researchers at the National Cancer Institute and is published in the 31 October issue of the journal Breast Cancer Research.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMany C-Sections Can Be Avoided By Waiting Out Stalled Labor, UCSF Study Shows Pregnant women whose labor stalls while in the active phase of childbirth can reduce
health risks to themselves and their infants by waiting out the delivery process for an extra two hours, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. By doing so, obstetricians could eliminate more than 130,000 cesarean deliveries - the more dangerous and expensive surgical approach - per year in the United States, the researchers conclude.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comColo. Group That Supporting Personhood Amendment Sues State Over Funds To Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Centers The Christian Family Alliance of Colorado -- which supports Amendment 48, a November ballot initiative that would define a fertilized egg as a person in the state constitution -- on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the state, Planned Parenthood and
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSexual Problems In Women Prevalent But Not Always Associated With Distress The largest such study ever published finds that, while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress. The report led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physician appears in the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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