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First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

The Right Decision for Breast Cancer Treatment? It’s Up to You

Angelina Jolie certainly has good intentions in sharing her experience with breast cancer genetic testing and her decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy, and her announcement marks another welcomed example of well-known women coming forward about ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 17 2013]

Entities: Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2, Mutation

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Truth in Medicine: Vast Majority of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Fail

by Miriam Zoll In an essay recently published in the Wall Street Journal , Sarah Elizabeth Richards, author of the new book “Motherhood Rescheduled,” encourages women to ward off age-related infertility by simply freezing their eggs — like she did. ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 16 2013]

Entities: Fertility, Infertility, In Vitro Fertilisation

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Week in Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception

Plan B on a drugstore shelf in Canada. Photo / Cory Doctorow What a disappointing week in the ongoing battle over evidence-based health policy. To the surprise and disappointment of women’s health advocates, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 02 2013]

Entities: Emergency Contraception, Drugs, Contraceptive Pill, nonprescription

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

“Cracked Open”: New Book Looks at Fertility and Reproductive Technology

Our Bodies Ourselves board member Miriam Zoll has a new book coming out on May 1, “ Cracked Open: Liberty, Fertility and the Pursuit of High Tech Babies .” Zoll tells her own story of infertility and IVF treatments, and shares what she learned ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Fertility, Infertility, treatments, Bioethics

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

How Can We Help Teen Mothers Avoid and Cope With Postpartum Depression?

Although there is a fair amount of information and research available on postpartum depression in general, very little of it seems to focus specifically on the needs or care of teen mothers. A pilot study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Antidepressant, Gynaecology

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Study: IUDs Offer Safe Contraception Option for Teens But Rarely Prescribed

Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are a fairly safe, long-acting form of contraception, but many myths about the devices persist. For example, it’s somewhat common to hear that women who haven’t already had a baby, and especially teenagers, are not good ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Contraception, Copper, Contraceptive, Dysmenorrhea, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

American Civil Liberties Union

Supreme Court Hears Case Against Myriad Genetics: Why Patents Hurt Women’s Health

Click here to view the embedded video. On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the lawsuit against Myriad Genetics , challenging the company’s right to hold patents on two genes linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer: ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Myriad Genetics Inc, Patent, genetic testing, Supreme Court, American Civil Liberties Union

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

“Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?”: Film on Commercial Surrogacy in India Screens in Boston

The rise of commercial surrogacy has led to numerous concerns and conversations involving women’s health and medical ethics. On Monday, April 22, Our Bodies Ourselves will sponsor a screening of “Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?” — a documentary ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: India, Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Nepal

First reported Apr 12 2013 - Updated Apr 13 2013 - 1 reports

The Long Political History of Increasing Access to Emergency Contraception

Last week, a judge ordered the FDA to make emergency contraception pills available over the counter, with no age restrictions, capping a long and frustrating legal battle to increase access. Versions of levonorgestrel-based emergency contraceptive ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 12 2013]

Entities: Emergency Contraception, Kathleen Sebelius, nonprescription, Contraceptive, Drugs

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Eating Disorders in Adolescence Can Have a Long Term Effect on Women’s Health

Despite the prevalence of eating disorders in adolescent girls, it’s difficult to find information about longer term health consequences in adults, as little follow-up has been done. A new article in the journal Maturitas on the long-term health ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Eating Disorder, Density, Mineral, Anorexia Nervosa

First reported Apr 05 2013 - Updated Apr 05 2013 - 1 reports

Study: Expand Abortion Access by Expanding the Types of Professionals Who Can Provide Care

In the United States, 87 percent of counties have no abortion provider, forcing some women to travel potentially long distances for reproductive health services, while others delay making a decision until later in the pregnancy, when an abortion is ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 05 2013]

Entities: Abortion, Health Care, Reproductive Health, University of California San Francisco, Vermont (United States)

First reported Apr 03 2013 - Updated Apr 03 2013 - 1 reports

What’s Wrong With Fertility Clinics and Online Advertising

Did you know the United States and New Zealand are the only nations that permit direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical ads? A decade ago, Kaiser Family Foundation found that every $1 the pharmaceutical industry spends on direct-to-consumer (DTC) ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 03 2013]

Entities: Fertility, guidelines, Online Advertising, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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The Right Decision for Breast Cancer Treatment?... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 17 2013]
Truth in Medicine: Vast Majority of Assisted Re... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 16 2013]
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Week in O... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 02 2013]
“Cracked Open”: New Book Looks at Fertility and... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 30 2013]
How Can We Help Teen Mothers Avoid and Cope Wit... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 25 2013]
Study: IUDs Offer Safe Contraception Option for... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 23 2013]
Supreme Court Hears Case Against Myriad Genetic... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 18 2013]
“Can We See the Baby Bump, Please?”: Film on Co... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 17 2013]
The Long Political History of Increasing Access... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 12 2013]
Eating Disorders in Adolescence Can Have a Long... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 10 2013]
Study: Expand Abortion Access by Expanding the ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 05 2013]
What’s Wrong With Fertility Clinics and Online ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 03 2013]
Lessons in Denial: A Student Perspective on Hig... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 02 2013]
Access to Contraception Increases Social and Ec... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 29 2013]
What Explains Variation in Cesarean Rates Betwe... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 27 2013]
Are Right-to-Know Breast Density Laws Good for ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 21 2013]
Our Bodies Ourselves Heads to Austin and Chicag... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 15 2013]
Rally This Morning at the Supreme Court – Breas... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 15 2013]
Women’s History: The New York Times Reviews “Ou... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 13 2013]
FDA Approves Silicone Gel Breast Implant Withou... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 11 2013]
Europe Takes on Review of Birth Control Pills C... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 05 2013]
Hospitals Clamp Down On Dangerous Early Electiv... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Mar 04 2013]
Delivery of “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to Members ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 28 2013]
Women’s History: “Our Bodies, Ourselves” Featur... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 26 2013]
Hospitals Clamp Down On Dangerous Early Electiv... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 26 2013]
CDC Releases Data on Intimate Partner Violence ... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 25 2013]
Selling Sickness Conference Takes on Disease Mo... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 21 2013]
New Coverage May Spur Younger Women To Use Long... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 19 2013]
Happy Valentine’s Day – A Safer Sex Reminder [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 14 2013]
One Billion Rising on V-Day: Are You Ready to D... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Feb 13 2013]

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The Right Decision for Breast Cancer Treatment?... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 17 2013] Angelina Jolie certainly has good intentions in sharing her experience with breast cancer genetic testing and her decision to have a prophylactic mastectomy, and her announcement marks another welcomed example of well-known women coming forward about ...
Truth in Medicine: Vast Majority of Assisted Re... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 16 2013] by Miriam Zoll In an essay recently published in the Wall Street Journal , Sarah Elizabeth Richards, author of the new book “Motherhood Rescheduled,” encourages women to ward off age-related infertility by simply freezing their eggs — like she did. ...
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Week in O... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - May 02 2013] Plan B on a drugstore shelf in Canada. Photo / Cory Doctorow What a disappointing week in the ongoing battle over evidence-based health policy. To the surprise and disappointment of women’s health advocates, the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday ...
“Cracked Open”: New Book Looks at Fertility and... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 30 2013] Our Bodies Ourselves board member Miriam Zoll has a new book coming out on May 1, “ Cracked Open: Liberty, Fertility and the Pursuit of High Tech Babies .” Zoll tells her own story of infertility and IVF treatments, and shares what she learned ...
How Can We Help Teen Mothers Avoid and Cope Wit... [Published Our Bodies Our Blog - Apr 25 2013] Although there is a fair amount of information and research available on postpartum depression in general, very little of it seems to focus specifically on the needs or care of teen mothers. A pilot study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics ...