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Women who want the convenience of long-lasting contraception can choose among various devices, from a weekly patch to a monthly vaginal ring to an IUD that lasts for years. (Photo: AP)

Scientists experiment with once-a-month birth control pills

Once-a-month birth control pill? Experiment works in animals.

5 Dec 2019 9:33 AM

UC researchers developed a device that uses ultraviolet light to measure stress hormones in a drop of blood, sweat, urine or saliva. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

New test detects stress using UV light

Researchers develop test that detects stress levels.

25 May 2019 3:00 PM

About 10 to 20 per cent of women experience postpartum depression after childbirth. (Photo: ANI)

Oxytocin can combat postpartum depression

Love hormone effective in treating postpartum depression.

30 July 2019 5:36 AM

Characterising sex steroid concentrations during pregnancy may yield important insights into the mothers own future risk of disease as high levels of exposure to oestrogen have been shown to increase the risk for breast and ovarian cancer later on. (Photo: ANI)

Hormone concentrations during pregnancy affects maternal age and BMI

Mother's age, race, weight affect hormone concentration in pregnancy.

12 Aug 2019 3:59 AM

Obesity and type 2 diabetes can lead to very serious and potentially life-threatening conditions such as cancer, stroke and heart disease. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Lose weight with hormonal injections

Hormone injection helps weight loss in obese patients.

7 Aug 2019 5:03 AM

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Young women are facing lower than normal ovarian reserve

Read on to to find out why.

11 March 2018 5:32 AM

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New study investigates Finasteride's link to prostate cancer

Here is what a new study has found.

20 May 2018 11:10 AM

Higher levels of chemicals in our day-to-day lives are affecting hormone levels in both men and women, leading to a higher incidence of infertility.

Your surroundings may be making you infertile

Phthalates are typical examples of endocrine disrupting hormones.

10 Dec 2018 6:35 PM

Photos show Kate barely looked pregnant in the late stages of her previous pregnancies, however the royal has displayed a blooming figure during her recent official engagements. (Photo: AP)

Here's why Kate has a bigger bump in current pregnancy

According to expert, most women who have given birth twice before will have bigger bumps in subsequent pregnancies.

16 March 2018 1:28 PM

We discovered that a specific protein, thrombospondin-2 (TSP2), is elevated in wounds of patients with diabetes. (Photo: Pixabay)

All you need to know about gestational diabetes

It typically emerges between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy, causing an increase in blood sugar levels.

12 May 2018 1:59 PM

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Anxiety in middle age linked to dementia later

The current study isn't designed to explain how anxiety and dementia might be connected.

1 May 2018 3:59 AM

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Eating out exposes consumers to harmful chemicals

The study is the first to compare phthalate exposures in people who reported dining out to those more likely to enjoy...

29 March 2018 10:10 AM