Hacker News with Generative AI: Women's Health

Why Autistic Women Have Been Overlooked for Decades (undark.org)
It’s been more than 30 years since the award-winning film “Rain Man,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, put a spotlight on autism — or, more specifically, on a specific type of autism characterized by social awkwardness and isolation and typically affecting males.

Autism, Women's Health, Representation, Science, Disability

10 points by EA-3167 12 hours ago | 0 comments

Women should avoid all alcohol to reduce risk of breast cancer, charity says (theguardian.com)
Women should avoid alcohol altogether to reduce their risk of breast cancer, a charity has warned.

Health, Breast Cancer, Alcohol, Charity, Women's Health

5 points by n1b0m 17 days ago | 1 comments

Pregnancy's true toll on the body: birth study paints detailed picture (nature.com)
Biologists have built up one of the most detailed pictures ever of the changes that occur in women’s bodies before and after pregnancy, by pooling and studying around 44 million physiological measurements from more than 300,000 births.

Pregnancy, Biology, Health, Science, Women's Health

8 points by ohjeez 27 days ago | 0 comments

Breast cancer rates rise, especially among women under 50 (usatoday.com)
Over the past decade, breast cancer rates have risen by 1% a year, with the steepest increase occurring in women younger than 50, according to a new report published by the American Cancer Society Tuesday.

Health, Cancer, Statistics, Women's Health

5 points by gmays 201 days ago | 4 comments

Health Officials Urge Doctors to Address IUD Insertion Pain (nytimes.com)

Health, Women's Health, Medicine, Pain Management

3 points by chrisdroukas 261 days ago | 0 comments

1/3 of women < 44 have no children and the trend is rising. What is causing it? (twitter.com)

Demographics, Social Trends, Women's Health, Family Planning

22 points by lopkeny12ko 292 days ago | 69 comments

First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead (publichealth.berkeley.edu)

Public Health, Toxic Metals, Tampons, Women's Health, Research

15 points by peutetre 292 days ago | 10 comments

Plant-based Mediterranean diet lowers women's early death risk by 23% (indiatvnews.com)