Tag: Uterus

  • According to a new study, endometriosis can affect fertility even before diagnosis

    According to a new study, endometriosis can affect fertility even before diagnosis

    It was found that women who were later diagnosed with endometriosis by surgery gave birth to about half as many children compared to those who were not later diagnosed with endometriosis. Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs in up to 10 percent of women of reproductive age. The condition involves the growth of…

  • The long and winding history of the war on abortion drugs

    The long and winding history of the war on abortion drugs

    Along with the stethoscope and camembert cheese, mifepristone may be one of France’s greatest inventions. It is one of two drugs taken for medical abortions, along with misoprostol, and has made headlines in the US, where a judge in Texas issued an order banning it nationwide. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the history of…

  • Frozen embryo transfers linked to high blood pressure risks during pregnancy

    Frozen embryo transfers linked to high blood pressure risks during pregnancy

    Dallas [US]Sep 26 (ANI): According to new research published today in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, in vitro fertilization (IVF) using frozen embryos may be associated with a 74% increased risk of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. Pregnancies from fresh embryo transfers — transferring the fertilized egg immediately after in vitro fertilization (IVF)…

  • Roskilde 2022: A party for the senses through art and culture

    Roskilde 2022: A party for the senses through art and culture

    After several years with unprecedented times, fittingly enough, this year’s Roskilde Festival, the 50th anniversary of the calendar stand, was in itself also quite unprecedented. From the lukewarm (at best) line-up to the lack of volunteers, questions would always be asked – and even more so at a festival that is apparently frequented by people…

  • The study finds hormone exposure in the uterus associated with migraine risk later in life

    The study finds hormone exposure in the uterus associated with migraine risk later in life

    Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): According to a new study of genetic and environmental information from the world’s largest database of twins, hormone levels in the uterus have potentially been linked to the risk of developing migraines in adulthood. The research has been published in the ‘Frontiers in Pain Research Journal’. The research was also…

  • The study finds a feeling of unreality in mothers after uterine transplantation

    The study finds a feeling of unreality in mothers after uterine transplantation

    Gothenburg [Sweden], 5 December (ANI): According to a study from the University of Gothenburg, new mothers have a feeling of unreality after childbirth because they have had a uterine transplant that was not possible for a decade. The research has been published in the ‘Human Reproduction Journal’. The first author was Stina Jarvholm, associate professor…

  • The study finds a feeling of unreality in the mother after uterine transplantation

    The study finds a feeling of unreality in the mother after uterine transplantation

    Gothenburg [Sweden], 5 December (ANI): According to a study from the University of Gothenburg, new mothers have a feeling of unreality after childbirth because they have had a uterine transplant that was not possible for a decade. The research has been published in the ‘Human Reproduction Journal’. The first author was Stina Jarvholm, associate professor…

  • Trans athletes face hate speech on and off the field

    Trans athletes face hate speech on and off the field

    Messages received by a 17-year-old high jumper Jade Nyström, are scary, if not downright malicious. "You will never become a real woman. You don’t have a uterus, you don’t have ovaries. You are a homosexual man, and the artificial hormones you use act as an extreme mockery of the perfection of nature. “ When Nyström…

  • Covert folk disease destroys many women’s lives

    Covert folk disease destroys many women’s lives

    Incontinence is a hidden public disease permeated by shame, which severely affects many women’s quality of life. 15 percent of 40-60-year-old women experience incontinence at least weekly. The problem most often occurs after childbirth, but often shows up later when pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue that support the bladder become slack. For the many…

  • The situation of pregnant women and babies has deteriorated during the pandemic

    The situation of pregnant women and babies has deteriorated during the pandemic

    More stillborn children, more mothers who have died, increased depression. At several points, the situation has worsened for pregnant women and babies during the pandemic. Researchers link the cause of impaired maternity care. The pandemic has in many ways worsened the situation for pregnant women and babies before, during and after childbirth, especially in low-…

  • The woman gives birth in France’s first successful uterine transplant

    The woman gives birth in France’s first successful uterine transplant

    A 36-year-old mother who underwent a uterine transplant has given birth to a healthy girl at Foch Hospital outside Paris. It is the first successful birth after such a transplant in France. Such births are extremely rare but unparalleled and come after a groundbreaking procedure to transplant a healthy uterus into a woman whose own…

  • Right now

    Right now

    A woman who operated on her uterus at the US in Linköping in November last year may have suffered extensive brain damage. According to a lex Maria report, the woman had a rising heart rate after the operation and was found lifeless after three hours. A large genital haemorrhage was discovered in an emergency operation…

  • The banner sends a clear message to the Polish ambassador to Iceland

    The banner sends a clear message to the Polish ambassador to Iceland

    On October 23 and 26, Polish women and their supporters gathered at the Polish embassy building in solidarity with protesters in Poland. Both meetings were covered by the Icelandic media and hundreds of people came in solidarity. In this video, the activist and organizer of the organization, Anna Marjankowska, explains why a banner was hung…