Women’s Health News

Telemedicine consultations for medical abortion appear safe, effective and acceptable to U.K. women seeking to terminate their pregnancy at home, according to results of a small randomized controlled trial published in BMJ Open.

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, commonly called morning sickness, is a complex condition that can occur at any time of the day and includes and combination of nausea, vomiting and retching.

Women who underwent laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis treatment reported progressive, but mild, urinary function deterioration over time, according to study results published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology.

The results of the second annual national primary care scorecard suggest the field is facing major problems — poor funding and a diminishing workforce, among them — but increased attention on the issues may offer hope, according to experts.

The Affordable Care Act introduced policies to increase access to maternal health care that were associated with a rise in innovation and competition in the breast pump market, according to a research letter published in JAMA.

Long-term adherence to healthful or unhealthful plant-based diets was not associated with risk for hip fracture among postmenopausal women, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

A new at-home test promises the ability to indicate women’s stage in menopause, but some experts are skeptical about how useful the product actually is.

Living in counties with high jail incarceration inequities between Black and white individuals was tied to increased severe maternal morbidity risk, especially for Black and Hispanic women, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Extreme daily and nighttime heat exposure in the third trimester of pregnancy was linked to preterm birth in an Australian study, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

There is inadequate evidence to recommend for or against the use of iron supplements during pregnancy or screening pregnant people for iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.