Women’s Health News

For midlife women, urinary incontinence has a strong association with multiple disability domains, including mobility and social engagement, according to study findings published in Menopause.

Low-dose calcium supplementation of 500 mg daily may be as effective as the current WHO recommendation for high-dose supplementation of 1,500 mg daily in reducing preeclampsia and preterm birth risks, researchers reported.

Older adults and women of childbearing age who consumed mangos had a greater intake of several key nutrients that are recommended for those stages in life, a study found. They also had better diet quality.

Intervening for type 2 diabetes, BMI, smoking, HDL cholesterol level and systolic blood pressure may reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes tied to lower educational levels, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Telemedicine medication abortion services in primary care were well received by patients thanks to clear communication and previously established relationships, researchers found.

Patients with autoimmune disease demonstrate a 30% higher risk for perinatal depression, while those with perinatal depression have a 30% higher risk for subsequent autoimmune disease, according to data published in Molecular Psychiatry.

Three experts recently discussed the need for nutrition and exercise as women age.

Exposure to heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, was associated with lower anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations and/or increased decline during the menopause transition, researchers reported.

A quality improvement intervention was associated with increased prenatal primary care visits within the first several months after delivery, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

Menarche after the age of 14 years, or going through menopause before 45 years of age, are among the hormonal and reproductive factors that increase the risk for rheumatoid arthritis, according to data published in RMD Open.