A gynecologist who used to work for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been found guilty of sexually abusing female students. On Thursday, former UCLA gynecologist Dr. James Heaps was found guilty on five counts of sexually abusing female patients in a criminal case that followed after the …
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USC Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit; Pays More Than $1 Billion In Damages To Victims Of Former Gynecologist
The University of Southern California has agreed to pay more than $1 billion in damages to women who were abused by the school’s former gynecologist. On Thursday, USC‘s settlement, the largest sex abuse settlement against an American college or university in history, was announced. The lawsuit stems from hundreds of …
Read More »Dutch Gynecologist Fathered At Least 17 Children After Secretly Inseminating Their Mothers With His Sperm
A now-deceased Dutch Gynecologist who worked at an artificial insemination program has recently been found to have fathered at least 17 children without the parents’ knowledge. Gynecologist Jan Wildschut worked at Sophia Hospital, now known as Isala Hospital, in Zwolle from 1981 to 1993. The hospital found that Wildschut used …
Read More »T.I. Talks Going To The Gynecologist With Daughter Every Year To Make Sure She’s Still A Virgin
“I will say, as of her 18th birthday, her hymen is still intact,” T.I said of his annual visits with his oldest daughter. Rapper, Actor & Entrepreneur T.I. sat down with PodcastOne ‘Ladies Like Us’ hosts Nazanin Mandi and Nadia Moham to discuss various topics, including his parenting style. When …
Read More »Husband Storms Stage at Medical Conference and Slaps Doctor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Wife [Video]
A husband took matters into his own hands during a medical conference when he allegedly slapped the doctor accused of sexually assaulting his wife. The incident took place during the middle of the annual American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), last month in Baltimore. The enraged husband confronted the …
Read More »Marsai Martin Opens Up About Her Ovarian Cyst Surgery: “I Wanted to Share My Experience So That Other Women Wouldn’t Suffer in Silence”
Marsai Martin is opening up about her ovarian cyst surgery. In December, Martin took to Instagram Live to detail her pain leading up to the diagnosis and her decision to undergo surgery. In last month’s Women’s Health issue, the Black-ish star revealed that she was getting the cyst removed. “I wanted to …
Read More »FDA Finalizes Rule That Increases Access To Abortion Pills
As of Tuesday, the FDA finalized a rule change that expands abortion pill availability to large chain and mail-order pharmacies. The change comes after the Biden administration announced last year that they would no longer require women to pick up the pills in person. Following the official update, more retail …
Read More »Study Shows COVID-19 Vaccination Can Temporarily Change Menstrual Cycles
A new study shows COVID-19 vaccines may temporarily change a woman’s menstrual cycle. A new study that’s now been published in the British Medical Journal shows there’s a connection between vaccinated women having longer periods as a result of the COVID-19 vaccination. The study consisted of 20,000 participants who recorded …
Read More »Indiana Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Physician Who Performed Abortion On 10-Year-Old Rape Victim From Ohio
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita will investigate the license of a physician who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. Indiana obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard publicly shared that she performed the procedure on the victim who was banned from having an abortion in her home state due to …
Read More »Kandi Burruss Reacts After Marlo Hampton Calls Her a “Ho*” Who “F*cked Everybody for Free” on Latest Episode of RHOA
Marlo Hampton is working overtime to keep that peach, and Kandi Burruss was her next casualty. In last night’s episode, Hampton felt some kind of way after the Grammy winner did not reach out to Shereé regarding her being left in Philly in the cold waiting on her beau and …
Read More »Womb-Shaped Cereal Created To Help Form Discussion About Periods
A menstrual-themed breakfast is now an option for the morning time. The cereal, which features womb-shaped flakes, has been to kickstart conversations about periods in the home. Apparently, the wellness brand INTIMINA felt there was a lack of period conversations among friends and family and therefore created Period Crunch, a …
Read More »‘Period Crunch’ Womb-Shaped Cereal Aims to Normalize Conversations About Periods
To start conversations about periods at home, a menstrual-themed breakfast with womb-shaped cereal has been released. INTIMINA, a personal wellness brand, has created Period Crunch, a distinctive uterus-shaped breakfast cereal, to highlight the absence of period talks among friends and family. Every raspberry-flavored cereal piece is shaped like a uterus and …
Read More »New Study Shows Vibrators May Be Good For Women’s Health
A new study shows sex toys for women, specifically vibrators, may be good for women’s health. This past Friday, Dr. Alexandra Dubinskaya of Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and a group of her colleagues presented results that came from an investigation that analyzed the impact of vibrators being used on function, pelvic …
Read More »Group of Scientists Wants Common Painkiller to be Investigated to See if it Affects Fetal Development
13 international scientists have called on the health care community to thoroughly investigate the painkiller acetaminophen (APAP) to see if it impacts fetal development in the womb. The statement was published in the Nature Reviews Endocrinology journal on Thursday and stated that mounting research shows that “prenatal exposure to APAP …
Read More »ICE Says It Will No Longer Hold Women At Detainment Center Where Migrant Women Were Allegedly Given Hysterectomies Without Their Consent
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has transferred women out of the detention center called out for allegedly sterilizing migrant women. Last year, a nurse named Dawn Wooten released information about ICE officials at the Irwin County Detention Center right outside of Atlanta allegedly performing hysterectomies on detained women, …
Read More »Mother Shot To Death As She Held Her Baby Inside Of A Stopped Car
A family is pleading for answers after a young mother was shot to death as she held her daughter in her arms. K’Mia Simmons of St. Petersburg, Florida, was in the passenger seat of a vehicle on Tuesday evening. As the car sat at a stoplight, another car pulled up …
Read More »Russell Wilson Jokingly Says It’s Time For Ciara To Stop Breastfeeding Their 7-Month Old
Russell Wilson jokingly said Ciara should stop breastfeeding. When is the right time to stop breastfeeding your child? The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding a child for at least two years, but the average mother stops nursing their baby after six months. Wilson might believe Ciara is a month past …
Read More »Illinois Mother Says She Was ‘Shocked’ When She Was Turned Down For A COVID-19 Vaccination
An Illinois mother was denied the COVID-19 vaccine because she is breastfeeding. Kate Raess says she was “shocked” to find out she couldn’t receive a Moderna coronavirus vaccine despite her consulting with her doctor and doing her own research. “I was so shocked,” Raess told the Chicago Tribune. “To sit …
Read More »Federal Judge Reject’s Trump Administration’s Request To Reinstate Rule On Abortion Pill Dispensing
Maryland Federal Judge Theodore Chuang has rejected the Trump administration’s case to reinstate a rule that would make it a requirement that women would have to go to a hospital, clinic, or medical office before getting an abortion pill during the pandemic. The judge referenced the worsening health risks for …
Read More »Zonnique Says That T.I. & Deyjah Are In A Better Place After Hymen Controversy: “He Just Goes About Everything A Little Bit Differently Now”
Tiny’s daughter Zonnique Pullins recently opened up to Entertainment Tonight about how life has been since her step-father T.I.’s controversial comments took the internet by storm last year, regarding his daughter Deyjah’s gynecologist appointments. “He’s definitely just been learning with the girls on how to handle certain things and how …
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