Women More Vulnerable to Multiple Sclerosis, Research Shows
...roduced, and there has been a trend toward earlier menstruation and later childbirth. These factors influence levels of the sex hormones, and there is some evidence that sex hormones play a role in MS by suppressing the immune system. Most women with MS have fewer symptoms of the disease during pregnancy. Aft...Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?
...osed as// a lifestyle choice for women who dislike menstruation or find it inconvenient. But is menstrual suppr...pression is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a mod...FDA Approves Wyeth's Oral Contraceptive Lybrel
...shows that the side effects of pills that suppress menstruation are similar to those of other birth control pills. The most significant risk of the pills is cardiovascular complications in women who smoke. Daniel Shames, deputy director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said that eliminating mon...Should Menstrual Suppression Be a Lifestyle Choice?
...posed as a lifestyle choice for women who dislike menstruation or find it inconvenient. But is menstrual suppr...pression is safe, even beneficial, because monthly menstruation is unnecessary, even unhealthy. They believe that monthly menstruation throughout adulthood is a mod...Novel Investigational Drug May Help American Women Suffering from Breast Pain
...enderness and lumps that increase prior and during menstruation and may continue for several days. The pain is not only physical. Psychological stress is often associated with undergoing mammograms, ultrasound scans and breast biopsies, techniques frequently utilized by physicians to rule out other diseases of th...The Queen Of All Contraceptives Released
...rel is landing on pharmacy shelves this month. Now menstruation may never be the same- it may disappear altogether...r, reflected popular opinion when he observed that menstruation doomed girls to failure in college.Comparing boys and girls, Maudsley insisted in an article, was no......s also taken steps to educate girls above 10 about menstruation so they are well versed with the changes in their body, and are prepared to tackle them. "We have introduced this scheme since girls in rural areas were hesitating to go to school during the menstrual period," said A. Devaraj, Tamil Nadu project of...