…cause early infection may not show symptoms.4 Left untreated, each disease comes with serious health complications.4 Both chlamydia and gonorrhea can move into the upper reproductive tract—such as the uterus and fallopian tubes—and lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID increases the risk of infertility, ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain, and is linked to chronic conditions like uterine fibroids. Women can also pass chlamydia onto their newbo…

…enlarge the uterus.5 Results showed that higher concentrations of phthalates, especially for individual DEHP metabolites (MEHHP, MEOHP, MECPP), ∑DEHP, and ∑AA phthalates, were linked to an increase in uterine volume.1 Researchers found that twice the ∑DEHP and ∑AA phthalates was associated with a 33.2% and 26.8% increase in uterine volume, respectively. They found few associations between phthalate biomarkers and fibroid size. Although this was a…

…contribute to the gender anxiety gap are major reproductive events and illnesses. Childbirth and the postpartum period have been seen to increase anxiety in women, as have reproductive diseases, such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis.3,4,5 And as if being from Mars and Venus weren’t enough, a woman’s brain chemistry differs greatly from that of a man’s, as do our coping mechanisms. When women face stress, they’re more likely to ruminate about…