UCSF Health Named a Top Hospital for Maternity Care
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New Healthy, Hopeful, Care Guidelines for Pregnant Women with IBD
Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face increased pregnancy risks, often leading to confusion and fear. UCSF’s PIANO study and global guidelines highlight safe medication use, debunk myths, and improve care.
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Insomnia, Anxiety or Perimenopause? Your Phone Might Know First
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First Treatment Guidelines for Low Sexual Desire in Women
In a first, experts have created treatment guidelines and recommendations for women who experience low sexual desire or Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), a common yet largely undertreated issue experienced by women.
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Why Does Female Fertility Decline So Fast? The Key Is the Ovary
New research shows that the surrounding cells and tissues of the ovary play a crucial role in how eggs mature and how quickly fertility wanes.
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Small Leak Due to a Big Laugh? Pelvic Floor PT Might Fix It
UCSF’s Physical Therapy department debuts a new Women’s Health Residency Program this fall, which will include training on women’s bodies during and after (peri)menopause.
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How 100,000 Grandmas Fight Cancer in Every Human Cell
A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, which is held in celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week.
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First Global Guidelines for Pregnancy and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Developed
For women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), pregnancy can be an uncertain time due to limited clinical data about how IBD medications impact pregnancy outcomes and infants who have been exposed
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Assessing Severe Surgical Complications from Cesarean Deliveries
Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to
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‘Patient-Led Revolution’: With Menopause Medicine Booming, Here’s How to Find a Specialist
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Big Data Begins to Crack the Case of Endometriosis
Records from millions of patients at University of California health centers found correlations between endometriosis, one of the most common diseases in women, and a bounty of other diseases.
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UCSF Health Named Among Nation’s Best for 2025-2026
UCSF Medical Center has been ranked among the country’s best hospitals in adult care in U.S. News & World Report’s prestigious Best Hospitals survey.
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UCSF Experts Featured at National Endocrinology Meeting
Endocrine disruption during pregnancy and genetic drivers of bone disease were among the topics experts from UC San Francisco presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society — ENDO 2025 — in
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How State Bans Increase Costs and Delay Abortion Care
People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study.
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Telehealth Might be a Good Option for Women with Incontinence
A new study finds that telehealth physical therapy can be a good option to in-person physical therapy to treat stress urinary incontinence in postpartum women.
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Equity in Maternal Care: Going Beyond One Birth at a Time
The School of Nursing is transitioning its midwifery program from a two-year masters-level training program to a three-year doctoral (Doctorate of Nursing Practice) program.
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‘The Turnaway Play’ Exposes the Real Cost of Forcing Women To Give Birth
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Aging Women’s Brain Mysteries Are Tested in Trio of Studies
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Could Brain Aging Be Mom’s Fault?
Researchers found that female mice using only maternal X chromosomes showed faster cognitive decline, which could help explain the variation in brain aging between the sexes.
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What’s Behind Preterm Birth? Scientists Just Found a Big Clue
Scientists discover how cells in the uterus keep track of pregnancy to ensure an on-time delivery.
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For Women With MS, Mobility Takes Step Backward at Menopause
A new study found that menopause can speed up the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), affecting mobility and cognitive ability.
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Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
In this decade-long study of adoption, UCSF sociologist Gretchen Sisson, PhD, sheds light on the often-overlooked experiences of mothers who put their infants up for adoption.
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Health Hazards on the Rise
The trending risks you may not know about.
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Medication Abortions May Be More Painful Than Women Expect, Study Finds
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US News Rates UCSF Health a Top Hospital for Maternity Care
UCSF Medical Center has received the highest possible rating for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report.
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Is Contraception Under Attack?
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How the Oral Microbiome is Connected to Overall Human Health
Oral health has long been siloed from the rest of a person's health. But increasingly, researchers and clinicians, including those at UCSF, are finding ties between a person's oral health and their overall health.
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Younger Asian American Women Had the Second-Lowest Breast Cancer Rate. Why They’re Now Tied for No. 1.
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Some IUDs Linked to Higher Rates of Breast Cancer, but Overall Risk Remains Low
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Precision Breast Cancer Trial Shows Improved Treatment by Tumor Subtype
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. and worldwide, pointing to the continuing need to improve treatment strategies and therapies that better patient survival and