New research shows a link between earlier first birth, a higher number of live births, and starting periods at a younger age with a greater risk of atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart ...

Though the ovary is often reduced to its role in reproduction, research shows it plays a surprisingly central role in a woman’s health throughout her body and lifetime. It is becoming more important ...

AMH versus AFC in women with cancer: an abstract from the 2026 Annual Congress of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology.

A woman’s gum health can influence her ability to get pregnant because poor gums may cause inflammation that affects the ...

Reproductive justice was created by Black women in response to the lack of inclusion in reproductive rights spaces. It's now growing in popularity as a term. Many reproductive justice activists say ...

A previous version of chapter 3 was published as "Nurse, mother, midwife: Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail and the struggle for Crow women's reproduction autonomy," Montana: The Magazine of Western ...

It is difficult to speak about progress when women and girls are still dying from preventable causes. In Kenya, unsafe abortion remains a quiet but persistent public health crisis. An estimated 2,600 ...

NMAH copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Overview: When black women were brought from Africa to the New World as slave laborers, their value was determined by their ability ...