Women who use Depo-Provera face a higher risk of developing a slow-growing brain tumor, known as a meningioma, while the ...

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The HER Salt Lake Contraceptive Initiative’s approach, which centered the user and made refills easy, meant all types of ...

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Meningiomas are the most common brain tumors in adults, accounting for 38% to 42% of all primary central nervous system ...

Not getting your period after you go off birth control can be concerning, but it’s fairly common. Learn what happens to your ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

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A new drug for pancreatic cancer is generating excitement with patients and oncologists after a large clinical trial showed it more than doubled survival times for some patients with advanced disease.

A new oral GLP-1 medication helped people with type 2 diabetes dramatically improve blood sugar control and lose weight in a major clinical trial. The results suggest that highly effective diabetes ...

When I was twenty-two, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Though I experienced symptoms for years, it wasn’t until I went a full year without getting a period that I realized I ...