Women’s Health Archive — Page 10 of 11
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April 2, 2014
VU study tracks urinary incontinence therapy
More than 15 million women in the United States are impacted by stress urinary incontinence (SUI) at a cost of nearly $20 billion a year to treat. -
August 23, 2013
Pregnancy promoter and protector
Alkaline phosphatase enzymes appear to play roles in promoting pregnancy and in protecting the uterus from bacterial infection. -
August 22, 2013
Initiative makes cesarean births a family affair
Robert and Michele McClellan expected the experience of their infant son’s birth via cesarean section to be like that of other women who had had the procedure — unable to witness their son’s exit from the womb and for him to be immediately whisked away. -
May 14, 2013
2013 Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card shows movement in the right direction
The Tennessee Women’s Health Report Card, released May 14, indicates women’s health is moving in the right direction, but there’s much more work to be done. -
March 6, 2013
Tick-tock – predicting menopause
An ultrasound count of potentially egg-producing follicles could predict the timing of menopause. -
November 2, 2012
Toxin provides endometriosis clues
Environmental toxins may contribute to endometriosis-related infertility by disrupting endometrial response to progesterone. -
September 27, 2012
Study ties early menopause to heart attack, stroke
Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women whose menopause occurs at a later age, according to a new study by Melissa Wellons, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism.