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Diagnosed with thyroid cancer, new mom counted the days until she could have another child
Radioactive iodine treatment required her to wean her baby

Investigating pregnancy outcomes among visually impaired women in Washington State
From the Mueller Group, Public Health Sciences Division

Opposing immunologic requirements in the female genital tract
From the Hladik lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division

Malaria during pregnancy can alter babies’ immunity
Mothers infected with the mosquito-borne parasite during pregnancy can pass more of their own cells to their offspring and change their babies’ risk of later infection, new study shows

Being pregnant — and diagnosed with cancer
Inaugural retreat explores painful issues, unanswered questions surrounding cancer, fertility and pregnancy

The microbiome’s murky role in pregnancy loss and complication
The same vaginal bacteria linked to promotion — and prevention — of various pregnancy complications, studies find

Fertility after cancer: Young women less likely to be told about options
New study finds young male cancer patients twice as likely to be counseled on preserving fertility

The child giveth and the child taketh away: Presence of fetal cells in women lowers risk of breast cancer but raises risk of colon cancer
Study is first to find possible causative link but biological reasons are unknown

Births raise risk of ‘triple-negative’ breast cancer
Study finds the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of rare, aggressive breast cancer, while never giving birth offers protective effect

The more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of rare but aggressive 'triple-negative' breast cancer
Conversely, never giving birth significantly lowers the risk of such cancer, study finds

Pregnancy may lower rheumatoid arthritis risk
Mothers nearly 40 percent less likely to have the disease

The ties that bind: mothers and offspring can share cells throughout life — with positive and negative effects
On Mother's Day May 11, give her flowers but amaze her with science

Time between first period, first pregnancy affects breast-cancer risk
Study finds longer interval between ages at first menstruation and first pregnancy is associated with higher risk of certain types of breast cancer

Long-Term Smoking is Associated With Up to 40 Percent Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Combination HRT appears to more than double the risk in women who smoke