Gynecology/Obstetrics News

A mailed DVD with information about personal cancer risks, particularly when followed by a phone call from a patient navigator, increased adherence to recommended screenings among rural women at modest costs, according to study data.

The surgical approach was the strongest predictor of total costs for outpatient benign hysterectomy, recent data show.

Women with Medicaid experienced significantly longer new patient wait times for obstetrics and gynecology appointments compared with those with commercial insurance, according to a national mystery caller study.

U.S. polycystic ovary syndrome incidence remained stable from 2006 to 2019, but prevalence was almost double prior estimates, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Breast cancer mortality rates at age 40 to 49 years are much higher for Black women than for others.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order putting on hold recent lower court rulings that would have restricted access to — or banned entirely — the abortion drug mifepristone.

Considering self-managed abortion with medication was common before accessing care at abortion clinics, particularly among women with access issues or at-home care preferences, according to a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

A federal judge in Texas suspended FDA approval of mifepristone, while another judge in Washington ruled to maintain access in states allowing abortion.

Adolescents seeking an abortion demonstrated comparable accuracy in estimating gestational duration as older age groups, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Black women had a greater probability of undergoing urine toxicology testing at delivery compared with other racial groups regardless of substance use history, researchers reported in JAMA Health Forum.