Women's Health

Jul 1, 2009

Pregnancy and childbirth is an amazing experience for a mother. But the physical changes to the body can leave a woman unhappy with her appearance.

Jul 1, 2009 | 1 comment

Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? That’s so last summer. This year, there’s a new body part to fret over: the cankle.

Jun 29, 2009

C-section rates are skyrocketing - and so are the costs for delivering a baby.Now one South Florida hospital is hoping a spa atmosphere might coax women into taking a more natural approach.

Jun 28, 2009

PMS, or pre-menstrual syndrome, can be far more debilitating than most people think. It affects your mood, energy leavels and your behavior, but some forms are worse than others.

Jun 26, 2009

You thought regular PMS was bad? Some women have something worse: PMDD.

Jun 25, 2009

The latest trend in self-defense class: host a party in your home.

Jun 23, 2009 | 3 comments

If times were tough—I mean, really tough—would you sell your body for money? In her Salon column “Pinched,” Tracy Clark-Flory reports that more women are entering the sex industry due the recession.

Jun 22, 2009

Could you go a year without sex? By choice? Taking a 12-month vow of chastity, writer Hephzibah Anderson did just that and wrote all about it for the U.K.’s The Guardian.

Jun 19, 2009 | 2 comments

A campaign called "Don't Think Know" has been launched that provides young women with an at-home kit to test for sexually transmitted diseases.

Jun 18, 2009 | 1 comment

Three little letters can bring some women nearly to tears: P-M-S, or premenstrual syndrome. And now experts say some women may suffer from its more severe form and not even know it.

Jun 18, 2009

During pregnancy, a woman's body goes through huge changes. After the baby is born, it's difficult for women to reverse some of those changes even with healthy diet and exercise.

Jun 19, 2009

Chocolate bars or potato chips, anyone? You may crave them, but choosing healthier foods can help you survive that time-of-the-month without feeling as bloated, cranky and crampy.

Jun 15, 2009

According to a Penn and UCLA study women who socialize with their female friends tend to be healtheir and better mothers.

Jun 12, 2009 | 13 comments

Cameron Diaz thinks your kids are bad for the environment... and other reasons not to procreate.

Jun 9, 2009 | 5 comments

A unique treatment can help add some lift to a bustline that has "headed south."

Jun 5, 2009 | 3 comments

A healthy sex life - from the deed itself to the aftermath - does a body good in all kinds of ways.

Jun 4, 2009 | 1 comment

The Institute of Medicine has come up with new health guidelines on how much weight some pregnant women can safely gain.

Jun 3, 2009

Women who take folic acid for at least a year before they conceive are 50 to 70 percent less likely to have a premature baby.

Jun 4, 2009 | 5 comments

Remembering to take birth control pills every day at the same time can be a hassle. Buying condoms adds another thing to our pages-long to-do list. Wouldn’t it be nice if there were an effective birth...

May 28, 2009 | 2 comments

Kaiser Permanente researchers studied the effects of an e-mail intervention program for weightloss at work.

May 27, 2009 | 1 comment

CDC officials say antiviral drugs are highly recommended for pregnant women who have flu-like symptoms.

May 27, 2009

Researchers are working on a new vaccine that better protects women from the Human Papillomavirus.

May 26, 2009

Women are more likely than men to be underinsured, or not have coverage at all, according to a new report.

May 23, 2009 | 10 comments

Fashion's latest victim? Your thighs. Super-tight jeans can pinch a nerve and result in a condition called "tingling thigh syndrome."