Women's health news

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Alternate-day iron dosing in women 'effective and better tolerated'

In iron-depleted women, alternate-day iron supplementation...

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NICE highlights effectiveness of CBT for menopausal symptoms

The risks and benefits of HRT are also reassessed in...

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Hormone treatment approved for breast cancer prevention

Anastrozole is now licensed to prevent breast cancer...

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Study linking HRT to dementia risk 'does not show causal effect'

An observational study linking use of menopausal hormone...

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MHRA reminds prescribers of NSAID risk during pregnancy

Prolonged use of systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...

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Progesterone HRT shortage: guidance issued on alternatives

The British Menopause Society has recommended alternative...

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New women's health supplement from MIMS

The digital supplement focuses on contraception and...

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Serious Shortage Protocols end as HRT product and penicillin back in stock

Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) have expired for...

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HRT safety alert highlights excessive oestrogen dosing

The joint safety alert, issued by six key health bodies,...

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Cheaper HRT payment option to be introduced from 1 April

Women in England prescribed HRT will be able to purchase...

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HRT supply issues continue

Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) are in place for...

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NICE approval for oral fibroid treatment

Ryeqo (relugolix/estradiol/norethisterone) is now a...

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HRT prescribing leaps more than a third in one year

A total of 7.80 million items for HRT were prescribed...

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Body-identical HRT available on NHS in Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted...

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Over-the-counter HRT product now available

Gina (estradiol) is the first HRT product women can...

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Vaginal HRT to be available over the counter

From September women in the UK will be able to obtain...

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NICE approves breast cancer drug as first women's health strategy launched

NICE has approved abemaciclib for use in early breast...

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New best practice recommendations for menopause care published

The British Menopause Society (BMS), the Royal College...

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Prenatal exposure to combination therapy for epilepsy linked to neurodevelopmental risk

New research links the use of combination therapy for...

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Draft NICE approval for new fibroid treatment

Around 4500 women in England and Wales will be eligible...