Gynecology/Obstetrics News

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Zaraq Khan, MBBS, MS, FACOG, about fertility preservation options for transgender patients.

Women who had any of five major adverse pregnancy outcomes had elevated risk for ischemic heart disease for as long as 46 years after delivery, researchers reported in The BMJ.

Self-reported gender of surgeons was not associated with risk for maternal morbidity or postpartum hemorrhage after cesarean section, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.

Nearly three-quarters of people using testosterone therapy for gender affirmation reported pelvic pain, according to findings of an online survey published in LGBT Health.

Among postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy, ospemifene treatment and hormone therapy improved the vaginal microbiome in different ways, according to findings published in Menopause.

Pregnant women with COVID-19, especially those with symptomatic disease and those who were not vaccinated, had worse pregnancy outcomes during the omicron wave of the pandemic, according to data published in The Lancet.

During the second trimester of pregnancy, the presence of certain vaginal metabolites often found in cosmetic and personal hygiene products may be early indicators of preterm birth, according to data published in Nature Microbiology.

Using a wide range of data on contraception and preconception care, researchers in the United Kingdom developed a community-based model that holistically addresses women’s reproductive health care and needs throughout their lives.

A study of pregnant people with syphilis found that substance use during pregnancy was nearly twice as common among those who delivered an infant with congenital syphilis than among peers who did not pass the infection to their baby.

Being infected with SARS-CoV-2 at any time during pregnancy was associated with greater risks for maternal death, severe maternal morbidity and neonatal morbidity, according to the findings of an international meta-analysis.