Women’s Health News

DENVER — Continued physical activity during ovarian stimulation reduced stress levels without increasing rates of ovarian torsion for women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to new data presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

DENVER — Among men undergoing semen analysis for fertility purposes, those with higher masturbation frequency also had better ejaculatory function but worse orgasmic function, researchers reported.

DENVER — Poor air quality during the Canadian wildfires in 2023 did not affect embryology outcomes for patients at a fertility clinic in New Jersey who underwent oocyte retrieval or frozen embryo transfer, researchers reported.

DENVER — LGBTQ+ service members reported various barriers in both knowledge of and access to reproductive services while in the military, according to survey results presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “How to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women.”

DENVER — Black women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss had a higher likelihood of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, delivering offspring earlier and delivering offspring with lower birth weights, researchers reported.

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses women’s reproductive rights in connection to the 2024 presidential election with guests Angela Chaudhari, MD, and Oren Jacobson.

DENVER — Modeling data suggest the decision to grant personhood status to embryos in Alabama was associated with hundreds fewer IVF cycles and live births and poorer quality of life, though there was less monetary cost to the health care system.

DENVER — Women with cancer had similar serious adverse event risk as women without cancer after undergoing fertility preservation procedures, according to study results presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

DENVER — IVF and older maternal age were both independently associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, and the risk weakened for women who utilized IVF at older ages, researchers reported.