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Women who take the Pill for 10 years almost halve their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study.

Women who use intrauterine devices (IUDs) for birth control, even for a short time, have a lower cervical cancer risk than those with no history of IUD use, new research suggests.

Women who start smoking are more likely to develop coronary heart disease than men who take up the habit, say researchers.

(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that many doctors report that they do not appropriately offer breast and ovarian cancer counseling and testing services to their female patients.

Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that efforts are needed to encourage these services for high-risk women and discourage them for average-risk women.

Women who smoke while pregnant should be aware that they are increasing the chance their baby will be born malformed, say experts.

Women who put on too much weight during their pregnancy are more likely to give birth to newborns with excessive body fat, and this may set their children up for being overweight or obese as they age, a study suggests.

Women who drink more than five cups of coffee a day may be reducing their risk of one type of breast cancer, new research suggests.

(MedPage Today) -- The so-called FEM-PrEP trial of emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for preventing HIV infection in at-risk women will be stopped after an interim review indicated that its effectiveness was unlikely, according to study's sponsor.

Women who have been diagnosed with preeclampsia, pregnancy-induced hypertension, or diabetes during pregnancy are now considered at risk for heart attack or stroke going forward, according to newly updated guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Women with a "high risk" breast cancer gene may find out more about their chances by having other parts of their DNA checked, say researchers.