Starting a Family When You Have HIV
If you’re living with HIV and are thinking about having kids – you can. With the right care and medication, people living with HIV can have healthy pregnancies and children..
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Soaring house prices create a new crisis in Australia
“I’ll be happy if I can just get a little roof over my head,” Faye says, pausing to correct herself. “A safe roof over my head.”
If Abortion Becomes Banned, Women Still Have Some Options
In September, Texas passed one of the most restrictive laws in the country that bans abortions after 6 weeks (once a fetal heartbeat is detected).
New Documentary Probes ‘the Pill’
12 million women are currently on the pill, and 80% of women have used it at some point in their life either to prevent pregnancy or regulate their periods.
Alexis ‘Scrappy’ Hopkins becomes first woman to be drafted by a professional baseball team
History was made when the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes drafted Alexis Hopkins, the first woman ever drafted by an American professional baseball team for an on-field role.
Early Menopause May Raise a Woman’s Odds for Dementia
Women who enter menopause early may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, new research indicates.
Colombia becomes latest Latin American country to partially decriminalize abortion
Colombia became the latest country in Latin America to partially decriminalize abortion on Monday, marking a major victory for the nation's feminist movements.
Saudi Arabia claims victory in its first ever women’s international match
It was a historic day for Saudi Arabia as the women's national football team played, and won, its first official international match on Sunday.
Third Person Living With HIV Has Been Cured by Transplant
A woman has been in remission from HIV for 14 months after being treated for leukemia with transplants of adult stem cells and umbilical cord blood.
Infertility Amid COVID-19: ‘Our Hopes Were Taken Away’
Jan. 24, 2022 -- Kim Tranell had egg retrieval, a key procedure in her fourth and final cycle of in vitro fertilization, on March 16, 2020 -- the day before the American Society for Reproductive Medicine suggested halting fertility treatments due to COVID-19.
In the time between that procedure and the embryo transfer -- the final step of the process -- the rest of the cycle was postponed.
Tranell and her husband had been trying for a baby since 2017. One miscarriage, countless doctor appointments, and $45,000 later,…
HPV Vaccine Cutting 90% Cases Cervical Cancer
The initial data obtained from numerous testing across the world has shown that human papillomavirus antidote or HPV vaccine is able to cut down cervical cancer cases by about 90%.
Afghan Secondary Schools Reopen for Boys Only as Girls Excluded
A public statement has been given by the Taliban for reopening of Afghan secondary schools throughout the country, and nothing mentioned about continuation of classes for female students or teachers.