Women’s Health News

A 5-year interval between cervical cancer screenings using HPV testing does not increase risk for cervical precancer detection compared with cytology every 3 years and may be a more effective screening method long term, researchers report.

SAN FRANCISCO — With rising rates of cannabis use and changing legalization throughout the United States, more and more patients and physicians have questions about cannabis use before, during and after pregnancy.

Mean total daily sleep duration was shorter, but wakefulness and awakenings were lower for inpatient vs. outpatient pregnant women, suggesting better sleep characteristics for inpatients despite shorter duration, researchers reported.

The AAP reversed its long-held stance against breastfeeding with HIV, now saying that parents with HIV who wish to breastfeed should be supported in their decision, so long as they are on treatment and virally suppressed.

SAN FRANCISCO — When two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach described the 3x5 victory photo taped to a wall that inspires her to this day, it was not the “win” one might expect.

SAN FRANCISCO — Nearly 20% of women of reproductive age with epithelial ovarian cancer undergo fertility-sparing surgery, which may not negatively affect overall survival, except in the case of high-grade endometrioid tumors, data show.

SAN FRANCISCO — For second-trimester medical abortion, 12- and 24-hour mifepristone-misoprostol regimens produced similar success rates, adverse effects and satisfaction but different times to mifepristone and misoprostol fetal expulsion.

SAN FRANCISCO — TikToks about oral contraceptive health had low quality and reliability of information. Most videos were made by non-health care providers, and adverse effects of contraception was the most common topic, data show.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this video exclusive, Sarah Horvath, MD, MSHP, describes the current shortage of Rh immunoglobulin and outlines strategies for ethical use of the limited supply.

SAN FRANCISCO — To identify and prevent intimate partner violence, screening men for perpetration may be more useful than screening women for victimization, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.