Women’s Health

Use of antidepressants was associated with a 26% higher risk of diabetes…. 

Women who had been on hormonal contraceptives before conception were 1.43 times more likely to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy compared to women who were not on contraceptives, researchers found….

Women with diabetes were at 40% to 50% greater risk for developing and dying from coronary heart disease than diabetic men, and sex disparities in pharmacotherapy didn’t appear to explain the excess risk…. 

Among women who had gestational diabetes, those who upped their exercise by a little more than 20 minutes a day after giving birth had half the longer-term diabetes risk of women who didn’t change their activity levels….

A graded association between HbA1c and stroke risk may exist among women…. 

New information on gender specific responses may help with more patient-specific prescribing…. 

Women with diabetes were 14% less likely than those without the disease to undergo breast cancer screening…. 

Women disproportionately affected by stroke but cause is unknown….

High post-menopausal estrogen levels may be risky…. 

Study showed positive impact for women with type 2 diabetes but….