Women’s Health News

Regardless of socioeconomic status, menopause symptom severity was associated with race and ethnicity, highlighting differences in symptom experiences, according to study results published in Menopause.

SAN FRANCISCO — Socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors are associated with opioid overdose in pregnant and postpartum women, highlighting the need for more research, drug screening and judgment-free services for those at high risk.

SAN FRANCISCO — Ordering urine drug screens with no prenatal care indication may have disproportionately negative effects on Black pregnant patients, according to an oral presentation at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Transitioning to parenthood was associated with reduced mental health therapy attendance among a large cohort of U.S. service member families, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions discusses opportunities for heart disease prevention in women at the time of menopause transition.

Results of Women’s Health Initiative trials highlight the importance of personalized health care in combination with shared decision-making for postmenopausal women, according to a review published in JAMA.

SAN FRANCISCO — Health care providers must combat menopause misinformation on social media by providing evidence-based information at visits and on online platforms, according to presenters at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

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.

Researchers found that screening men for perpetration may be more useful than screening women for victimization to identify and prevent intimate partner violence.

Acute increases in physical activity were associated with greater odds of objective and subjective hot flashes during waking and sleeping periods, according to findings published in Menopause.