Women’s Health News

To improve morbidity and mortality rates for postpartum Black women, clinicians must focus on patients’ lived experiences, communication needs and the consequences of structural racism, researchers reported in O&G Open.

Women with fetal overgrowth or hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have notable continuous glucose monitor-derived glycemic patterns detected during early pregnancy, sometimes without a gestational diabetes diagnosis, researchers reported.

A single combined measure of three modifiable biomarkers in healthy women at midlife was predictive of 30-year risk for future cardiovascular events, according to new research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Both pelvic floor yoga and general physical conditioning reduced the incidence of urinary incontinence in middle-aged women, results from a randomized study showed.

At-home first-dose misoprostol administration increased the proportion of women completing medical abortion after 12 weeks’ gestation through outpatient care with a favorable safety profile, according to findings published in The Lancet.

Obstetric outcomes for gestational carriers were similar to non-surrogate pregnancies using fertility treatments, with both groups having higher odds for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy vs. general pregnancies, data show.

From 2022 to 2023, U.S. birth and fertility rates dropped while the percentage of women receiving no prenatal care rose, according to a report from the CDC.

Postmenopausal women with a history of hormone therapy use were biologically younger compared with never-using counterparts, regardless of socioeconomic background, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Despite lack of evidence, midlife women report using cannabis to manage symptoms overlapping with menopause including insomnia, anxiety, mood and musculoskeletal pain, according to results of two studies.

Current and prior heavy alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or opioid use were all independently associated with vasomotor, mood or musculoskeletal symptoms experienced during menopause, researchers reported.