What: Brittany Barreto explains how Kegg, a device that helps women do Kegel exercises and measures cervical mucus electrolytes to predict fertility, now has enough data to study this as a potential type of nonhormonal birth control.
Why it matters: This is the virtuous cycle in action – paying attention to women’s health needs leads to potentially better/expanded options for women.
Source: Forbes
I think that most women remember, and may even still have that book on their shelves, What to Expect When You’re Expecting. …Well, there’s no equivalent of that for women over 40. I wrote this book saying to myself, how about what to expect when you expect to live past 40?
The third time was the charm for Arizona state House Democrats, who got three Republicans to join them in repealing the 1864 total abortion ban that was set to go into effect in the coming weeks.
It’s not just about avoiding counterfeits, providers need training to know where the forehead artery is, for example, or how to treat potential complications.
Hera Biotech company said they got good interim results from clinical trials of their endometriosis diagnostic tool.
TikTok is cracking down on creators who focus on weight loss, restricting content about “restrictive diets, ‘using medication or supplements for weight loss or muscle gain,’ or promoting weight loss products” to users who are 18 and up.
Shalene Gupta reminds us that unequal pay “is not the only way inequality manifests” among men and women in the workplace.
One of the women, Sunni, told viewers that “she was craving information when she was planning her abortion. ‘This is the video I was looking for.’
An essay from Lucy Pasha-Robinson opens with one of the most gripping depictions of endometriosis pain I’ve ever read.
A new book covers how cardiovascular care for women was nonexistent for decades, starting with Wiliam Osler, the physician who in 1889 created the residency model still in use today.
The CDC formally warned doctors Tuesday about counterfeit Botox that has sickened 22 people across 11 states.
A study that aims to identify why Black women are at a higher risk of getting and dying from certain cancers.
Supreme Court justices seemed split mainly along ideological lines during oral arguments over a federal requirement that hospitals provide emergency care to stabilize a patient, including abortions when necessary.
a deep dive on why hospitals are closing OBGYN units throughout the country, and the answer isn’t the fall of Roe making obstetrical care legally dangerous. It’s far simpler than that: money.
An article from Duke’s Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy says it is “the first to evaluate new and existing laws criminalizing abortion…”
A progressive group, Campaign for Accountability, sent letters to state attorneys general in Idaho, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
The New York Times has an obituary for Kris Hallenga, who died from breast cancer this week at age 38.
The AP has the dystopian details on what pregnant women face in America after Roe: “One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in.”
The Biden administration issued new regulations to protect medical records for reproductive health care across state lines.
A deep dive worth spending your time on describing the reporter’s journey getting diagnosed and surgical treatment for endometriosis.
Examining the never-ending allure of menstruation being tied to the cycles of the moon.