A cancer news roundup covers hormone therapy risk, a projected Medicare oncology pay cut and imaging after double mastectomy.
Hormone Therapy And Cancer Risk; Oncology Pay Cut; Mammograms Post-Double Mastectomy
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Women’s Health & Sexuality
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Booze, Tobacco Together In Pregnancy May Worsen Baby’s Facial Abnormalities
A South African study linked prenatal alcohol and tobacco co-exposure to greater facial differences in infants than either exposure alone.
Brain Health Linked With Longer Lifetime Estrogen Exposure
A Swedish study linked longer reproductive lifespan and hormone therapy use with lower small-vessel disease burden, but did not establish cause and effect.
Incretin Drug May Improve Menstrual Regularity
A prospective cohort analysis linked combined GLP-1/GIP drug use with shorter cycles and less cycle variability, but did not establish cause and effect.
Menopause Can Affect Your Heart Health—here Are Three Symptoms A Cardiologist Says Women Should Never Ignore
Cardiologist Roy Jogiya says new chest discomfort, unusual breathlessness and persistent palpitations need attention during menopause.
How Intimacy Without Penetration Became Her Best Sex Yet
A couple say building an intimate life without penetration improved communication and pleasure, while one partner continues to experience pain.
Alabama’s Frozen Embryo Ruling Didn’t Change Disposal Choices, For The Most Part
A Georgia clinic study found most frozen-embryo disposition choices stayed similar after Alabama’s 2024 ruling, with one notable shift.
Couples Achieved Live Births Faster With IVF First
A New Zealand trial found higher live-birth rates with IVF at seven months, while rates were similar by 20 months after the IUI group could switch to IVF.
This Is How We Do It: ‘Our Fertility Doctor Told Us We Were Having Too Much Sex’
Ines and Ross describe fertility treatment, miscarriage and how becoming parents changed their sex life without reducing their closeness.
Older Breast Cancer Survivors Fall Through Medicare Home Health Gap
A study of older breast cancer survivors found about 6 in 10 highly frail women received no Medicare home health care in a given year.
