Epilepsy in women isn’t static. It doesn’t stay the same year after year, or even month to month. It shifts. And a big part of that has to do with hormones quietly rising and falling in the background ...

About 50 million people globally have epilepsy. Half of these are women. Until now, treatments for men and women have been identical. But men and women experience epilepsy differently. For women, ...

Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of their birth control, a new study ...

LOS ANGELES — The majority of women with epilepsy are inadequately educated about the potential risks associated with anti-seizure medications (ASMs), which include teratogenicity and a reduction in ...

Could certain types of hormonal contraceptives cause an increase in seizures in women with epilepsy? A recent Texas A&M Health Science Center study suggests that ethinyl estradiol, the primary ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 100,000 U.S. women in a long ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The study included 426 women with IGE or tonic-clonic ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although doctors sometimes prescribe anti-seizure drugs to treat chronic pain in the vulva, just a handful of low-quality studies have examined the drugs' effects, ...

Researchers found that 67.8% of ASMs had dose increases during pregnancy, beginning at a median of 32 days postenrollment. HealthDay News — More than two-thirds of pregnant women with epilepsy (PWWE) ...

Many women with epilepsy don’t fully understand the ways anti-seizure drugs can interact with pregnancy and birth control Two-thirds of women answered at least one question incorrectly about these ...