Top in women’s health: Breast density counseling; preeclampsia and thromboembolism risk

In a recent survey, 69% of women said their clinician asked them about their concerns regarding breast density, 64% said their clinician discussed future breast cancer risk and 61% had discussions about other breast cancer screening options.

The findings suggest that clinician-patient breast density conversations, which varied significantly by race and ethnicity, need to address concerns and unanswered questions, according to researchers. It was the top story in women’s health last week.

Another top story was about a link between preeclampsia and an increased venous thromboembolism risk during pregnancy and beyond 6 weeks postpartum.

“As women with preeclampsia also have been identified as being at increased long-term risk of other cardiovascular outcomes, this finding stresses the importance of increased attention and further research in prevention and treatment of preeclampsia,” Eva Havers-Borgersen, MD, a PhD fellow in the department of cardiology at Copenhagen University Hospital — Rigshospitalet, Denmark, and colleagues wrote.

Read these and more top stories in women’s health below:

Breast density counseling requires improvement to address worries, concerns, questions

Clinician-patient breast density conversations need to address worries, concerns and unanswered questions, especially for Hispanic and Asian women and those with low literacy, according to survey findings published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Preeclampsia linked to long-term venous thromboembolism risk during, after pregnancy

Preeclampsia was associated with a significantly increased venous thromboembolism risk during pregnancy and beyond 6 weeks postpartum, according to an observational cohort study published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Substantial variations found in US county-level preterm birth rates

Researchers found substantial variations in U.S. county-level preterm and early preterm birth rates, which were associated with local social disadvantages, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Parent reminder, health care professional audit increased adolescent HPV vaccination

Implementation of parent reminder/recall and health care professional audit/feedback increased HPV vaccination uptake compared with usual care approaches, according to study results published in JAMA Pediatrics. Read more.

Adverse mental health symptoms with repeated short-term hormonal contraceptive withdrawal

Repeated withdrawal from contraceptive steroids during monthly pill pause was linked to adverse mental health symptoms, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open. Read more.