Women’s Health News

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.

Fidelma Dunne, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPI, describes herself as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister and daughter who draws satisfaction from her family and from her career in endocrinology.

Fezolinetant was associated with significant improvements in patient-reported vasomotor symptom frequency and menopause-specific quality of life, according to an analysis published in Menopause.

In Food and Drug Administration et al v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the FDA, preserving access to mifepristone for medication abortion under rules adopted in 2016.

The FDA recently cleared two over-the-counter continuous glucose monitoring systems, one for adults with type 2 diabetes who do not use insulin and another for adults without diabetes who are looking to improve overall health and wellness.

At 2 months postpartum, about one in 11 women with cesarean deliveries at 34 weeks’ gestation or longer developed PTSD symptoms, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Live birth rates were lower for women with vs. without deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or endometrioma undergoing first IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to study results published in Fertility and Sterility.

Maternal and paternal metformin use during conception did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, two studies in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

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.

Past-year Pap smear testing rates were lower in 2022 than in 2019, highlighting the need to increase screening access, especially in rural areas, to prevent cervical cancer, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.