Women’s Health News

Polycystic ovary syndrome presents in many forms with many manifestations, which is why providers must work with patients to treat the condition while factoring in their preferences and top concerns.

Late last month, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced H.R. 8839, the bipartisan Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act.

Uterine fibroids increase risks for adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes with size, not number, tied to breech presentation, postpartum hemorrhage and placenta previa risks, according to a meta-analysis.

Twenty percent of pregnant women reported using CBD-only products during pregnancy despite limited available data on potential adverse outcomes of CBD, according to findings published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

More than one-quarter of sexually active adolescents who accessed care in EDs reported not using contraception, raising their risk for pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Diagnoses of chronic pain increased significantly among U.S. active-duty servicewomen and civilian dependents during a time of heightened employment intensity in 2006 to 2013, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Some women with sexual arousal disorder reported improved sexual function after receiving topical sildenafil cream compared with placebo cream, according to results of a phase 2b study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Many women aged 75 years and older are aware of the importance of breast cancer screening and desire to continue screening regardless of health status or age, according to a scoping review published in BMC Women’s Health.

Transvaginal ultrasonography triage resulted in misclassification for more than one in 10 Black women, suggesting it is not a reliable strategy to identify Black women at risk for endometrial cancer, according to a diagnostic study.

Women treated for uterine fibroids had greater risks for long-term reintervention after uterine artery embolization, endometrial ablation and hysteroscopic myomectomy vs. abdominal, laparoscopic or vaginal myomectomy, researchers reported.