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The end of menstruation: The drug Lybrel promises to free women from their monthly curse. But today it's a sales pitch that seems hopelessly outdated.; By Tracy Clark-Flory Feb 4, 2008
Is thyroid disease the new hysteria?: A New Age doctor blames hypothyroidism on women's behavior.; Carol Lloyd Oct 25, 2007
News flash: Americans support pregnancy prevention: But conservatives are still fighting comprehensive sex ed, family planning and access to contraceptives.; Tracy Clark-Flory Jun 8, 2007
Stem cells are one thing: But we also need to know more about the embryos they come from.; Lynn Harris Jun 6, 2007
Why I won't stay silent anymore: By upholding the ban on "partial-birth" abortion, the Supreme Court has injected rigid Catholic teaching into law. That's a crime against the Constitution and women.; By Frances Kissling May 11, 2007
Do you know your breast cancer risk?: Also, bad news for lefty ladies.; Carol Lloyd May 4, 2007
Breasts: An educational (?) slide show: Jane Magazine rounds up photos of 23 topless women to "show the world that we're all perfect."; Tracy Clark-Flory Apr 18, 2007
Plan B: Budget cuts: Is this the beginning of the end for the Office of Women's Health?; Catherine Price Feb 27, 2007
Taking research to heart, finally: A new model for assessing women's risk of heart attacks.; Carol Lloyd Feb 15, 2007
Glamour exposes "the new lies about women's health": And ideally, more women's mags will expose their good writing on their Web sites.; Lynn Harris Apr 5, 2006
Does the Pill make women less interested in sex?: New evidence suggests that oral contraceptives may squash women's sex drive.; Lori Leibovich Jan 10, 2006
Religious right would kill to stop safe sex: The Family Research Council wants to block a vaccine that may prevent human papillomavirus (HPV), the STD thought to cause around 70 percent of cervical cancer cases.; Rebecca Traister May 5, 2005
The battle over birth control: The right has moved its war on abortion from the clinic to the pharmacy, where it now seeks to cripple the sale of contraceptives.; By Gretchen Cook Apr 27, 2005
Head case: Paula Kamen has had a headache for 14 years. Her unlikely and often hilarious memoir explores the secret history of women and pain, and introduces us to a new (but very old) social phenomenon: The Tired Girls.; By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 15, 2005
Death by hormones: It's been more than 50 years since studies first sounded the alarm about hormone replacement therapy. Women, silenced by shame, have been guinea pigs of the pharmaceutical industry for too long.; By Trisha Posner Jul 10, 2002
Knowing what's up down there: Life is one long vagina monologue for this precocious teen, the daughter of a sex educator.; By Carmen Winant May 17, 2000
Girl rubbers: Japanese women now have their own condoms.; By Jack Boulware Apr 27, 2000
Getting mad: A new study shows women can keep anger in and still be OK.; By Amy Standen Mar 22, 2000
The joys of anorexia: Not everyone is destroyed by eating disorders.; By Georgie Binks Jan 27, 2000
False memory syndrome: As women bring lawsuits, therapists are having to pay for their mistakes.; By Kevin Giordano Dec 22, 1999
My first biopsy: Medical tests revealed a most insidious disease: Fear.; By Eleanor Stacy Parker Aug 19, 1999
Sjogren's syndrome: You don't know what it is, but you might have it.; -- Jon Bowen Apr 27, 1999
"A razor in my bladder": Interstitial cystitis causes excruciating pain -- but some doctors deny it even exists.; By Nancy Evans Apr 26, 1999
Go with the flow: By Jenn Shreve Nov 30, 1998

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