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Giving Birth Can Bring Financial Strain and Ruin in the United States

November 7, 2024

While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.

The Birth Rate Fallacy

November 7, 2024

Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.

Choice in Birthing Position Tied to Satisfaction

November 4, 2024

A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.

Russian Women Have to Report Sexual Activity for Fertility Gains

November 4, 2024

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.

Trump Promises Conspiracy Theorist RFK Jr. Will Run Women’s Health

November 4, 2024

At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.

Lack of Sleep Due to Apnea Tied to Dementia

October 31, 2024

An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.

The Truth About Later Abortions

October 31, 2024

Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)

OBGYN Pain Goes Beyond IUDs

October 31, 2024

Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.

Do You Really Want RFK Jr. In Charge of Health Agencies?

October 31, 2024

The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.

To Prevent the Cancer from Returning

October 30, 2024

An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.

The Menopause Treatment Messaging Conundrum

October 30, 2024

A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.

Another Mother Dead Thanks to Abortion Bans

October 30, 2024

Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.

Moms Using Marijuana During Pregnancy Don’t Know About Negative Side Effects

October 30, 2024

70% did not associate using marijuana with any negative side effects, even though it can be associated with preterm labor and low birth weight

Trump Again Says He Is a Protector of Women, Despite Americans Dying from Abortion Bans

October 30, 2024

“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”

Could Ozempic Prevent Fibroids?

October 29, 2024

Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.