womens health
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The Real Reason Women Live Longer Than Men
Ask your smartphone how to drive from Copenhagen to Berlin and it will give you an estimate of how long the trip will take, based on current traffic. If there is a traffic jam in Hamburg, say, the extra time this traffic jam takes will be included in the estimate. But, of course, you are…
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Menstrual Cups Are Indeed A Safe Alternative To Tampons And Pads, Research Review Finds
People who prefer using menstrual cups during their period can be reassured by a new study out this week. It suggests the products are cost-effective and environmentally friendly compared to tampons and pads, while still being safe and able to provide roughly the same level of protection against leakage. But there needs to be more…
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Why This Fertility App’s First Scientific Study Is So Exciting
Unless you’re a tech-savvy woman looking to get pregnant, you’ve probably never heard of Ava. Slim and discreet, it’s a wearable tracker that in tandem with its companion app monitors your heart rate, body temperature, and breathing while you sleep to predict when you’re ovulating. None of that is particularly exciting on its own —…
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Webcam Abortion Services Offer Crucial Access – So What’s Stopping Them?
A woman contacted Dr Ghazaleh Moayedi’s team on a Friday afternoon, nine weeks and three days into an unwanted pregnancy. Although she butted right up against the US Food and Drug Administration’s 10-week regulatory deadline, the patient wanted a medication abortion – a difficult request to satisfy on any doctor’s busy schedule, but especially tough…