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In the EPIC-Norfolk* study, a sex-specific association was found between daily potassium intake, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings particularly suggest that in women with high sodium intake, higher potassium intake was tied to lower SBP.

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) that contain gestodene confer a fivefold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in young women as compared with those that contain levonorgestrel and the lowest doses of ethinylestradiol, as shown in a study.

Women who become pregnant and have a live birth following a diagnosis of breast cancer may have better overall survival (OS) outcomes than those without live births post-cancer, according to a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Local researchers note a rising trend of late-stage cervical cancer in Singapore, a pattern that they say is likely to be an effect of a less than optimal uptake of screening for the disease.

Urgency urinary incontinence is common among women with bacterial vaginosis, according to a study.

Children born to mothers who were exposed to labour epidural analgesia do not appear to be at greater risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study.