Gynecology/Obstetrics News

COVID-19 vaccination was not associated with ovarian reserve changes for women seeking fertility treatment, regardless of type of vaccine, according to a retrospective cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

A bill introduced to the Senate will provide funding for the next 5 years to medical school programs for abortion care training and for students who have to travel out of state for abortion training, according to a press release.

Panelists at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting discussed the safety, efficacy and increasing interest in self-managed abortions in the wake of the Dobbs decision.

Among people who gave birth between 2014 and 2018, those who identified as transgender experienced similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth as cisgender parents regardless of insurance type, researchers reported in JAMA.

In March, the FDA updated mammography regulations to include a lay language summary for patients on breast density reporting.

A recent survey of medical students indicated most were unlikely to apply to any residency programs in states with abortion restrictions, which researchers said are now a “key factor” for many in the wake of the Dobbs decision.

OB/GYN providers practice in a social and political setting that can lead to poor mental health, which is driving a mental health crisis, according to a speaker at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Repeated use of water-based lubricants did not appear to significantly alter the vaginal microbiome of premenopausal and postmenopausal women for up to 4 weeks after application, researchers reported.

BALTIMORE — Preterm deliveries were associated with significantly higher postpartum hemorrhagic composite maternal morbidity rates compared with term pregnancies, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — Elagolix plus add-back of estradiol and norethindrone improved bleeding and non-bleeding symptoms linked to uterine fibroids among premenopausal women, according to researchers at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.