Mallory Locklear, Author at Women's eNews

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Infertility Specialist: Embryo Testing Improving IVF Outcomes

By Mallory Locklear ● Health & Science ● September 19, 2016

Dr. David Keefe, a specialist in infertility at New York University’s School of Medicine, talks about what is known, what remains unexplained and how genome sequencing is helping to reduce miscarriages.

Scientist Who Mapped U.S. Zika Risk Now Working on Awareness App

By Mallory Locklear ● Health & Science ● July 25, 2016

“Most of us in the U.S. are lucky to be in the periphery,” says Kacey Ernst, an epidemiologist. “But of course with sexual transmission it doesn’t matter where you live.”

Health System Skimps on Trans Health Care Training

By Mallory Locklear ● Health & Science ● June 15, 2016

A scarcity of physicians with special training in the needs of one trans man left him giving his doctor guidance on his own testosterone dosage. “There’s a huge online community,” he says, “and luckily I knew from YouTube and Facebook what was typical.”

This Heart Doctor Wants to Clear Up Confusion About HRT

By Mallory Locklear ● Health & Science ● April 26, 2016

Dr. Howard Hodis just finished talking about this at a major annual conference on women’s health. He says HRT has definite cardiac benefits as long as it starts soon after menopause, before heart health begins to decline with age.

Social Anxiety Isn’t Helping Women Close the Pay Gap

By Mallory Locklear & Por Alison Bowen ● Health & Science ● March 24, 2016

The disorder is more common in women and can take a toll on career prospects since, as one researcher here says, “everybody has to interact socially.” But celebrities are starting to raise awareness and the disorder is rather treatable for those who seek help.

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