First-trimester hyperglycemia is rising and linked to adverse outcomes, but uncertainty persists over diagnostic thresholds and timing of treatment decisions.

Pseudocyesis can be distinguished from related phenomena such as delusion of pregnancy (belief in being pregnant with no physical signs or symptoms), simulated pregnancy (a deliberate attempt to ...

Despite progress in improving access to family planning, misconceptions about contraception continue to prevail and influence ...

Mirena is a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) that can cause periods to stop (amenorrhea) in about 20% of people within a year. This happens because Mirena thins the uterine lining, so there’s less ...

The two phases are increasingly colliding for a special kind of hormonal chaos.

Goldenhar syndrome, also known as oculo-auriculo-vertebral syndrome, has been described since 1952. Traditionally, the syndrome has been described as having eye, ear, facial and vertebral anomalies.

Blood tests for PCOS help diagnose the condition and rule out other health problems with similar symptoms. A 17-hydroxyprogesterone blood test detects a hormone made by the adrenal glands to help rule ...

Medically, when a girl has not started menstruating by the expected age of 15 or 16 years, doctors define it as primary ...