International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Women's health breast screenings using MRI are not being attended by many high-risk females.

This is the finding of a new study published in the journal Academic Radiology and conducted by a team at the University of Colorado in the US, who analysed data on 64,659 patients.

Previous women's health research has shown surgical breast biopsies are conducted too often, but a new study has suggested doctors are not overusing this technique.

The risk of obstetrical complications following fertility treatment via egg donation is not higher for women over 50 compared with those under the age of 42, a study has found.

A team led by Drs Mark Sauer and Daniel Kort conducted the largest single-centre analysis of this issue and their findings contradict previous epidemiological data.

Pregnant women who are overweight and smoke could be putting the development of their child's heart at risk, maternal and newborn health research has shown.

Women's health research has shown postmenopausal use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for indigestion comes with additional risks.

Women's health could be improved with vaccination in early stages of breast cancer, as a study has found immunisation can eradicate a significant proportion of tumours.

A researcher at Tel Aviv University in Israel is to test his theory that the survival rates of patients with tumours could be improved with drugs to combat stress after operations, which could be a step forward in the treatment of gynaecological cancers.

An Indian woman from an Ismaili Shia Muslim sect called the Bohras is leading a petition against the practice of female genital mutilation, which still exists in her community, it has been reported.

A team of researchers in Ireland has produced a vaccine to treat preclinical tumours, which could be of interest to those working with patients with gynaecological cancers.

Professor of experimental immunology at Trinity College Dublin Professor Kingston Mills led scientists to the discovery of a way to manipulate the body's defence system to attack malignant growths.

Maternal and newborn health research has discovered a link between women eating a diet high in animal fat and cholesterol before pregnancy and an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes.