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Fewer filled oral contraceptive prescriptions in states restricting abortion
The Dobbs decision was associated with declines in prescriptions for oral contraceptive pills, especially for emergency contraception, in states with the most restrictive abortion laws, according to cohort study results.
Similar safety, success with mail-order telehealth, in-person abortion medication care
Obtaining medication abortion after no-test telehealth screening and mail-order medication dispensing was tied to similar abortion completion rates as in-person care with ultrasonography, according to study results published in JAMA.
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Survey: OB/GYN residents, early-career faculty face parental leave challenges
Obstetrics and gynecology residents, fellows and early-career faculty report experiencing significant challenges when it comes to childbearing and parental leave, according to survey results published in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Shorter, longer interpregnancy intervals tied to spontaneous abortion risk
After a healthy live birth, interpregnancy intervals shorter than 18 months or 36 months or longer were associated with an increased risk for subsequent spontaneous abortion, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.
Postpartum sexual life satisfaction not affected by mode of delivery
Mode of delivery did not affect self-perceived sexual life satisfaction overall or at any time postpartum, according to cohort study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
US Supreme Court: Mifepristone abortion drug remains legal with no new restrictions
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that access to mifepristone for medication abortion remains legal including rules adopted since 2016 loosening original dispensing requirements and gestation limits.
Preeclampsia may drive risk for young-onset dementia
Women diagnosed with preeclampsia were 2.6 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia during 9 years of follow-up compared with women who did not have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, according to registry data.
Data show longer intervals between HPV testing likely safe
A 5-year interval between cervical cancer screenings using HPV testing does not increase risk for cervical precancer detection compared with cytology every 3 years and may be a more effective screening method long term, researchers report.
Top in women’s health: Algorithm predicts preeclampsia; OB/GYNs often face bullying
An algorithm from the Fetal Medicine Foundation used a blood test, ultrasound data and maternal characteristics in the first trimester of pregnancy to predict preterm and early-onset preeclampsia, a recent study showed.
'Quelling anxiety' essential for rheumatologists ensuring safe pregnancies
DESTIN, Fla. — Ongoing, frank discussions about reproductive health with patients of childbearing age is critical to safe pregnancy outcomes, according to a presenter at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.
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