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Abortions Via 'Telemedicine' are Safe, Effective, Iowa Study Finds
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Breast Pump Not Best Way to Succeed at Breast Feeding
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Translational Research Begins to Explain Chronic Health Problems Associated with Intimate Partner Violence
<p>Janice Humphreys, a associate professor of Family Health Care Nursing, is working with an interdisciplinary group of UCSF colleagues to study the long-term health and aging effects of intimate partner violence with funding made possible by UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute.</p>
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Breast-Feeding May Not Protect Moms Against MS Relapse
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Study Shows Flame Retardants May Be Harmful
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When Should Women Begin Having Mammograms?
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Which Birth Control Now?
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Mixed Report on Women's Health Research
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Researchers Look at Abortion 'Stigma'
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UCSF-Led Team Decodes Evolution of Skin and Ovarian Cancer Cells
A team of researchers led by scientists at UCSF has developed a way to uncover the evolution of human cancer cells, determining the order in which mutations emerge in them as they wend their way from a normal, healthy state into invasive, malignant masses.
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Ovarian Cancer Outcomes May Improve with "Dose-Dense" Chemotherapy
<p>UCSF gynecologic oncologist John K. Chan, MD, is leading a nationwide endeavor to evaluate a new strategy called “dose-dense” chemotherapy to improve treatment outcomes for women with ovarian cancer.</p>
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Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey Announces Retirement
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Sleep and Pregnancy with Kathryn A. Lee, RN, PhD, FAAN
<p>With years of sleep research under her belt, Lee has recently focused on helping parents — especially new and expecting mothers — get enough sleep. From these studies, Lee has found worrisome correlations between sleep deprivation during pregnancy and increased instances of Cesarean operations and length of labor. By educating families about proper sleep hygiene, she hopes to promote healthier home environments for mothers and babies.</p>
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More Bay Area Women Trying Acupuncture to Help Them Have Children
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Letter to the Editor: Feeding a Growing World Population
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Hispanic Women Have Same IVF Success as Whites
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Indian Women in US Also Go for Sex Selection to Have Sons
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Pressure to Bear Sons Leads Some to Sex Selection: Study
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Abortion Foes Push To Redefine Personhood
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UCSF Joins Caltech in Creative Problem Solving to Advance Health Care
<p>Experts at UCSF and Caltech are pushing the boundaries of creative problem solving to address important clinical problems with the hope that the talent pool at both institutions, combined with an entrepreneurial spirit, will advance health care innovation.</p>
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Pressure to Bear Sons Leads Some Immigrant Indian Women to Sex Selection, Abortion, Study Finds
<p>Cultural pressure to bear male offspring leads some immigrant Indian women in the United States to use reproductive technology to select sons or abort female fetuses, steps that are illegal in India, according to a UCSF study.</p>
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Hysterectomy 'Lowers Ovarian Cancer Risk'
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Should Hysterectomy Mean the Ovaries Come Out Too?
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Labor Wards Looking at Laughing Gas
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The New Toxic Threats to Women's Health
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UCSF Team Takes Second Place for 'Smart' Diaphragm Device in National Innovation Competition
<p>A UCSF team that developed a low-cost diaphragm device, which monitors early signs of pre-term labor and sends a wireless alert to the patient’s physician, has won second place in a national competition and could lead to clinical trials of the product.</p>
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Oh Baby - New Options for Conceiving
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Early Interventions Result in High Rates for Breastfeeding at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
<p>UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital ranks number four out of hospitals throughout California based on their rates of exclusive breastfeeding, when the infant only receives breast milk, according to a recent report.</p>
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Shots, patches among alternatives to the Pill