Studies show cell-free DNA (cfDNA), including cf-nDNA and cf-mtDNA, is released during stress, offering a potential biomarker ...

The below chart from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital outlines the normal range of beats per minute for resting heart rate, based on age. Target heart rate refers to a range of heart beats per ...

However, it might complicate conception for other reasons. A 2017 study conducted with 50,203 women using oral contraceptives in the United States and seven European countries women backs this up.

Although birth control pills typically reduce or eliminate period pain, some people report cramping as a side effect. Cramping caused by oral contraceptives is usually temporary. Most birth ...

Nonetheless, given the current climate surrounding birth control access — in early 2024, Senate Republicans blocked a bill designed to protect access to contraception and Project 2025 recommends ...

Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptives) contain hormones that prevent your ovaries from releasing eggs during ovulation. They also encourage the thickening of cervical mucus to act ...

HSV-2 transmission through oral sex alone is rare ... such as using barrier contraception and possibly taking regular medication. Although the symptoms can be painful and uncomfortable and ...

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The number of women seeking abortions because “natural” contraception has failed has risen sixfold over five years, a new study shows. Experts said the trend was being fuelled by “hormone ...

The data, published in BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, shows a "shift" in contraception use in the last five years, from "more reliable" hormonal contraceptives such as the pill, to "fertility ...

Women seeking contraception are facing a growing lack of access to services in light of legislative and clinical workforce changes. Primary care is widely seen as a critical sector in filling ...