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Obstetrician Focuses on Environmental Factors for Health of Babies, Moms
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Women May Be at Increased Health Risk Due to PTSD
<p><span>Research has shown that women are at greater risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men. Now, scientists based at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) have found that women with the condition might be more likely to experience faster aging at the cellular level and increased risk for diseases of aging than men with PTSD.</span></p>
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New Standards to Improve Diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome
<p><span>Sjögren's syndrome largely was unknown to the American public until tennis star Venus Williams withdrew from the U.S. Open last year and announced she had the autoimmune disease, in which a person’s white blood cells attack glands that produce tears and saliva.</span></p>
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Cracks in the Test: Doctors Improve Osteoporosis Screens
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Women's Health Marks Milestone with Implementation of New Preventive Care Benefits
<p>Women’s health is marking a significant milestone Wednesday, as a law requiring health insurance plans to provide new preventive care benefits officially takes effect.</p>
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Diabetes Reported to Impact Sexual Satisfaction in Women
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Women with Diabetes More Likely to Experience Sexual Dissatisfaction
Women with diabetes are just as likely to be interested in, and engage in, sexual activity as non-diabetic women, but they are much more likely to report low overall sexual satisfaction, according to a UCSF study.
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Chicago Woman's Family Lawyers Up After Abortion-Related Death
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FDA Bans BPA from Baby Bottles and Sippy Cups
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Woman Sues FDA for Right to Use Donor's Free Sperm
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Fertility Drugs' Link to Breast Cancer Hinges on Pregnancy, Study Says
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More In Vitro Patients Picking One-Embryo Method
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Failed IVF Attempt Tied to Depression, Anxiety
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Can IVF Treatments Reverse A Woman's Biological Clock?
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Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated with Higher Risk of Female-to-Male Transmission of HIV
An investigation led by UCSF has found that the risk of female-to-male HIV transmission is increased three fold for women with bacterial vaginosis, a common disorder in which the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina is disrupted.
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Panel: Postmenopausal Women Shouldn't Take Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements to Prevent Fractures
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Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma
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A Special Burden for Women
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New Study Sounds Warning on Hormone Replacement Therapy
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A Glimpse Inside Construction of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
<p>Construction of UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay is well underway, with the building’s exterior panels, glass, and interior studs being installed.</p>
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Cancer and Infertility: Dodging the 'Double Blow'
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Prenatal Smoking Tied to Worse Asthma in Kids
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Social Security: Fixing the Glaring Gap for Women
After a lifetime of lower wages and time out of the labor market for caregiving, women typically receive less from Social Security than men, with millions of widows and women of color falling into poverty in old age.
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Senate Panel OKs Scaled Back Early-Term Abortion Bill
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What Caused Frida Kahlo's Infertility?
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Most Breech Births Are Now by C-section: Study
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Team Approach to Individualized Childbirth at New Mission Bay Women's Hospital
<p>The new Women’s Specialty Hospital at UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay will offer abundant opportunities to build on the collegiality UCSF already fosters between patient and provider.</p>
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Most Young Women with Cancer Don't Try to Preserve Their Fertility
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Chancellor Presents 2012 Award for Advancement of Women to Three
<p>UCSF Chancellor <a href="http://profiles.ucsf.edu/ProfileDetails.aspx?From=SE&Person=4769489">Susan Desmond-Hellmann</a> awarded three members of the campus community for their efforts to advance women at UCSF and beyond at ceremony on March 28.</p>