Indian sex worker Shaalu is using fewer condoms when she meets her clients in New Delhi – not out of…
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Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons
Women in surgical training programs who feel that those around them endorse negative stereotypes about female doctors have poorer psychological…
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Fewer women know heart attack risks or get ideal treatments
Young women may be less aware than men of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and less likely to receive procedures…
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6 important things every woman should understand about breast cancer
We hear so much about breast cancer (especially this time of the year) that it’s easy to think we’re on…
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Gay, bisexual men report more indoor tanning, skin cancer
Sexual orientation may be a factor in a person’s risks of skin cancer and of using indoor tanning devices, suggests…
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Women are missing from HIV drug trials
Although women make up roughly half of the world’s HIV cases, they remain largely excluded from clinical trials testing drugs,…
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Strength training may improve sexual function with ovary syndrome
Strengthening arm, leg and trunk muscles could make sex less painful and more enjoyable for women with polycystic ovary syndrome,…
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The gross reason to rethink getting a full Brazilian wax
Forget the basic bikini wax. The Brazilian wax— which entails removing all of the hair down there (even between the…
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More teens using long-term birth control
More U.S. teens are using long-term forms of birth control that they don’t have to remember every day, but these…
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Study finds new type of mutation in breast cancer
Oncologists may now have a better way to classify – and ultimately treat – breast cancer. Researchers out of the…
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