reproductive-health

Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.

Black mothers in the U.S. are three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Actress Tatyana Ali became an advocate after her own awful experience giving birth.

New research shows that administering the antidepressant escitalopram during the luteal phase eases the debilitating irritability and anger associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder, while simultaneously reducing the brain’s neural response to aggressive social stimuli.

IntroductionRetained products of conception (rPOC) are a common complication following early pregnancy loss (EPL) and may contribute to infertility and delays in subsequent fertility treatment. Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) are frequently initiated after EPL in infertility patients to synchronize the menstrual cycle prior to fertility treatment; however, it is unknown whether immediate initiati…

For years, many women have faced a confusing message about menopause hormone therapy. It can be extremely effective for hot flashes and night sweats, yet older research created fears that the same treatment might harm the heart. A new U.S. study offers a more detailed picture. Researchers found that women with menopause symptoms who started […] The post Menopause Hormone Therapy May Protect Heart…

Hot flashes and night sweats are among the most common symptoms of menopause. For some women they are mild, but for others they can interrupt sleep, make work difficult and continue for many years. Hormone therapy is the most effective treatment for these symptoms, but its relationship with heart health has been debated for decades. […] The post Starting Menopause Hormones Earlier May Matter for …

FRIDAY, Sept. 11, 2026 — Women with obesity might be able to improve their fertility through weight-loss surgery, a new study says.Bariatric surgery appears to improve menstrual cycle frequency and reduces hormonal fluctuations that can affect...

IntroductionEndometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease associated with pelvic pain, infertility, and reduced quality of life. Ovarian endometrioma is its most common manifestation. Although laparoscopic cystectomy is widely used, concerns regarding ovarian reserve have led to increasing interest in conservative approaches. Ultrasound-guided ethanol sclerotherapy (EST) has emerged as a minim…

New study details how Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations can improve maternal health care quality. The post Medicaid ACOs can lead the U.S. toward maternal health equity appeared first on Kaiser Permanente Division of Research .

Increasing numbers of Australian women are using a blood test to assess their fertility, but new research suggests it may not provide the answers many are looking for.

THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2026 — Hormone therapy started during menopause might reduce a woman’s risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study says.For common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, which affect as many as 80% of women...

University of Manchester scientists have uncovered a hidden role for immune cells in the womb, opening the door to new treatments for infertility, miscarriage and other reproductive conditions that affect millions of women worldwide.

Scientific Data, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-08213-z Cesarean Scar Defect Segmentation in Transvaginal Ultrasound Images: a Dataset and Benchmark

In a nationwide Japanese cohort of more than 86,000 women, higher fish intake before pregnancy was associated with lower odds of early-onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, while fish intake during pregnancy showed different associations with late-onset disease, particularly among women who had not previously given birth. Total dietary omega-3 and omega-6 PUFA intake showed much less consist…

Female reproductive health depends on precisely coordinated metabolic, hormonal, immune, and epigenetic networks. Lactylation is a lactate-derived lysine post-translational modification that provides a direct mechanism by which glycolytic metabolism influences chromatin activity and protein function. Lactylation exerts diverse biological effects across multiple systems, including the cardiovascul…