Health Research Ignores Women, And That Needs To Change ASAP
When the Food and Drug Administration approved Addyi, a prescription drug for women with low libido, this summer, it did so with a major caveat: Absolutely no drinking while taking the drug, or risk...
View ArticleMedical law expert on womb transplants, unisex pregnancy, and the ‘right to...
Shutterstock Could a womb be transplanted into a transgender woman – or even cisgender (non-transgender) men? Could pregnancy soon be unisex? These questions may sound as though they come from a sci-fi...
View ArticleUS hospital to offer uterus transplants
A leading US hospital said Thursday it is preparing to offer women uterine transplants, a technology that has been proven in Sweden and could help those struggling with infertility. The Cleveland...
View Article6 Things To Know About Uterus Transplants In The U.S.
Ten women in the United States will soon be chosen to undergo the nation's first uterus transplants, as part of a study at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors at the hospital hope to perform the first uterus...
View ArticleOhio Hospital Performs First Uterus Transplant In The U.S.
(Reuters) - Surgeons in Cleveland have performed the first uterus transplant in the United States, an Ohio medical center said on Thursday. The 26-year-old patient, who was not...
View ArticleThis is huge: A U.S. clinic has performed the country’s first uterus transplant
This is huge: A U.S. clinic has performed the country’s first uterus transplant Through the miracles of modern medicine, people without functioning uteruses have had other options for having biological...
View ArticleHow Gender Bias Plays A Role In Elections
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina will have a more challenging time than their male opponents convincing voters that they're qualified to lead our country -- and it's all...
View ArticleOvercoming unconscious gender bias in academia
Training for staff in “overcoming unconscious bias” is promoted by Athena Swan, a UK-based gender equality organisation, from which NUIG is now seeking accreditation. Examples of such bias range from...
View ArticleClaiming sexism in science is over is just wishful thinking
"Anti-female bias in academic hiring has ended," declare husband and wife social psychologists Wendy Williams and Stephen Ceci in an opinion piece on CNN this week. They just published the results of a...
View ArticleDoctors Perform The First Uterus Transplant In The U.S.
A woman has undergone a uterus transplant for the first time in the United States. The team of transplant surgeons and gynecological surgeons carried out the 9-hour operation at Cleveland Clinic last...
View ArticleMouse Gata2 gene can affect female fertility and uterine susceptibility to...
(Source: Baylor College of Medicine) Understanding what affects the uterus' ability to prepare for pregnancy might someday help prevent or treat female infertility and cancer. In a study published in...
View ArticleUS Uterus Transplants: 6 Things to Know
Ten women in the United States will soon be chosen to undergo the nation's first uterus transplants, as part of a study at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors at the hospital hope to perform the first uterus...
View ArticleBaylor University Medical Center at Dallas Opens Womb Transplant Clinical...
(Source: Baylor Health Care System) Researchers are among the first in the U.S. to explore new infertility treatment option 01/29/2016 - Dallas Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas is among the...
View ArticleUterus transplants may soon help some infertile women in the US become pregnant
Six doctors swarmed around the body of the deceased organ donor and quickly started to operate. The kidneys came out first. Then the team began another delicate dissection, to remove an organ that is...
View ArticleTake This Test to See How Biased You Are Against Having a Woman as President
Last week, Vox writer Emily Crockett wrote a great article about gender bias in how we think about leadership. She reviewed the results of new political science research. "One�experiment," she wrote,...
View ArticleCongenital abnormalities
Surgical solution Sometimes the cause of female infertility can be attributed to congenital anomalies or birth defects in the uterus. Other than infertility, these anomalies can cause recurrent...
View ArticleMen Who Want To Be Fathers Could Stand To Watch Their Drinking, Too
According to a report this week from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 3.3 million women -- or roughly one in 10 pregnant women -- are at risk for alcohol-exposed...
View ArticleFirst Uterus Transplant In U.S. Fails, Organ Removed Due To Complications
The first uterus transplant in the United States has failed only a month after the operation took place. Earlier this week, the Inquisitr reported that the first uterus transplant had been completed...
View ArticleCleveland Clinic performs first uterus transplant in the U.S.
(CNN)A team of surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic performed the first uterus transplant in the United States this week. A 26-year-old woman received the new womb in a nine-hour operation, the hospital...
View ArticleFirst Uterus Transplant In United States Fails, Organ Removed From Recipient
The first uterus transplant in the United States, which took place at the Cleveland Clinic just last month, has failed. CNN reports that the recipient, a 26-year old woman known only as Lindsey, had to...
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