http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, than women who were taking OC. http://www.physorg.com/news176622901.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:30:01 EST news176622901 There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, compete for and retain her preferred mate? A new paper published by Cell Press in the October issue of the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution reviews emerging evidence suggesting that contraceptive methods which alter a woman's natural hormonal cycles may have an underappreciated impact on choice of partners for both women and men and, possibly, reproductive success. http://www.physorg.com/news174140457.html Biology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:10:01 EST news174140457 Exercise and electro-acupuncture treatments can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), according to a new study. The finding is important because women with PCOS often have elevated sympathetic nerve activity, which plays a role in hyperinsulinemia, insulin resistance, obesity and cardiovascular disease http://www.physorg.com/news165475002.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:17:54 EST news165475002 (PhysOrg.com) -- Young Australians need to be better informed about the use of emergency contraception to reduce terminations and unwanted pregnancies. http://www.physorg.com/news163263273.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:55:18 EST news163263273 Nearly one percent of the population suffers from bleeding disorders, yet many women don't know they have one because doctors aren't looking for the condition, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news163145690.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:15:30 EST news163145690 Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have identified in mice two proteins essential for ovulation to take place. http://www.physorg.com/news161529970.html Medicine & Health Thu, 14 May 2009 14:26:42 EST news161529970 New research suggests the hormone kisspeptin shows promise as a potential new treatment for infertility. The research is being presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate. Scientists led by Dr Waljit Dhillo from Imperial College London, have shown that giving kisspeptin to women with infertility can activate the release of sex hormones which control the menstrual cycle. This research could lead to a new fertility therapy for women with low sex hormone levels. http://www.physorg.com/news156449617.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:14:01 EST news156449617 Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain and affects approximately 15% of women of reproductive age. Endometriosis is also associated with infertility, with 50% of infertile women affected by the condition. http://www.physorg.com/news137149737.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:08:57 EST news137149737