Women’s Health News

Menopause onset before age 40 years appears to negate a longevity benefit women typically have over men, particularly among women who also undergo hormone therapy, researchers reported.

Women who consume the greatest daily amount of ultraprocessed foods on average demonstrate a 56% higher risk for systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, or AA and NH/PI, communities continue to face significant racial disparities in health care access and outcomes across the United States, according to an expert.

Multidisciplinary care is key when managing patients with pregnancy-related gastrointestinal and liver diseases, with a “paramount goal” of keeping both the patient and the fetus safe, according to an AGA clinical practice update.

Among postmenopausal women in China, a longer reproductive lifespan was associated with a lower prevalence of experiencing multimorbidity, according to findings published in Menopause.

The decline in maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision was likely affected by a spike in COVID-19-related deaths during 2021, complicating efforts to assess the ramifications of restrictions on abortion access, researchers reported.

Preexisting diabetes was associated with a more than tripled odds of experiencing stillbirth or perinatal mortality, with higher risks for mothers with type 2 vs. type 1 diabetes, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Compared with anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms have a stronger association with both psychological and somatic menopause symptoms, according to study results published in Menopause.

Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer have a low incidence for women with recurrent abnormal uterine bleeding, with predictive factors being older age, nulliparity, polyp history and shorter intervals between samplings, data show.

Cesarean deliveries declined statewide in California from 2015 to 2019 after efforts to support vaginal birth, including a marked reduction in cesarean deliveries before labor and those due to obstructed labor, researchers reported.