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Society for Menstrual Cycle Research
re: Cycling
November 16th, 2011 by Laura Wershler
Of the growing list of reasons why women might want to reconsider using birth control pills, this could well be the strangest.
Researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto published a study on Nov. 15 in the BMJ Open Journal in which they found a “strong correlation” between the use of birth control pills and the incidence of prostate cancer worldwide.
Health News Digest
By Staff Editor
Nov 15, 2011 – 9:37:55 AM
[Guttmacher_7_1] The most common reason U.S. women use oral contraceptive pills is to prevent pregnancy, but 14% of pill users—1.5 million women—rely on them exclusively for noncontraceptive purposes. The study documenting this finding, “Beyond Birth Control: The Overlooked Benefits of Oral Contraceptive Pills,” by Rachel K. Jones of the Guttmacher Institute, also found that more than half (58%) of all pill users rely on the method, at least in part, for purposes other than pregnancy prevention—meaning that only 42% use the pill exclusively for contraceptive reasons.
ThirdAge.com
Boomer Health and Lifestyle
Posted by Claire Shefchik on November 12, 2011 1:30 PM
[Gardasil_vaccine] Vaccinating girls for human papillomavirus (HPV) early in life could reduce the need for later screenings, U.S. and Finnish researchers said Wednesday.
“Provided that organized vaccination programs achieve high coverage in early adolescents before sexual debut, HPV vaccination has the potential to substantially reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, probably allowing the modification of screening programs,” Matti Lehtinen from the University of Tampere in Finland told Reuters.
The Star.com
Malaysia
Sunday October 23, 2011
CIRCADIAN rhythm disorders driven by changes in the sleep-wake cycle has been identified as one of the major causes of depression, the fourth most disabling disease in Malaysia, affecting up to 10% of the population.
Misdiagnosis and/or sub-optimal treatment of depression and the relatively little attention paid to changes to circadian rhythms that control physical, mental and behavioural patterns that follow roughly a 24-hour cycle is further hampering treatment of this malady.
A new study found that women who take birth control pills for a decade lower their risk of getting ovarian cancer. On the other hand – BCP’s raise the incidence of cervical cancer – and we are now beginning to see that Gardasil is a vaccine gone bad…..Why are they poisoning our girls? Isn’t this Continue Reading …
Menstruation taboos: un-clean, un-well and un-right Thousands of years of patriarchal propaganda have made women feel un-clean, un-well and un-right about the supremely natural cycle of menstruation and fertility. Menstruation taboos, ignorance and fear still drive women’s feelings and more shockingly, the scant understanding of their own bodily functions. The blessing from the Goddess — Continue Reading …
New Scientist
Life
Zoologger is our weekly column highlighting extraordinary animals – and occasionally other organisms – from around the world
13:20 20 October 2011 by Michael Marshall
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Species: Macaca assamensis
Habitat: dense forests of south-east Asia, doing what their neighbours do
[Monkeys] Supposedly, if women live together their hormonal cycles start to synchronise, thanks to a pheromone. If that were true it would mean that they all have their period simultaneously. Just think about it.
This “menstrual synchrony” argument was first reported in 1971 by psychologist Martha McClintock, who noticed signs of it in her own college dorm. But it may not really exist. Studies have had mixed results, often reporting no synchrony at all.
New England Journal of Medicine
N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1304-1314October 6, 2011
Background
Before 1971, several million women were exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) given to their mothers to prevent pregnancy complications. Several adverse outcomes have been linked to such exposure, but their cumulative effects are not well understood.
Mail Online By John Naish Last updated at 11:33 PM on 12th September 2011 More women than ever are reaching for the happy pills, it was revealed last week. New research suggests there has been a massive increase in the number of women with depression. Women are twice as likely to suffer from the illness Continue Reading …
The Spoof
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
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