Women’s Health News

Validating communication from health care professionals and close family and/or friends for women with endometriosis can increase health-related quality of life, according to survey results.

Telemedicine requests for advance provision of abortion medications increased following Dobbs and FDA mifepristone rulings, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Postpartum women with chronic hypertension have an increased risk for CVD within the first year after childbirth, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Following positive topline data for moderate to severe vasomotor symptom treatment, a phase 2 study of elinzanetant is underway to assess its safety and efficacy on sleep disturbances associated with menopause, Bayer said in a news release.

Infertility history was associated with lower overall and biomedical cardiovascular health scores among women who had a singleton birth, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Fezolinetant 45 mg once daily was statistically significantly more effective in reducing moderate to severe vasomotor symptom frequency compared with other nonhormonal — but not hormone-based — therapies in the U.S., researchers reported.

Vaccination against HPV and routine screening are the primary methods for cervical cancer prevention, and the convenience of at-home HPV tests may increase screening and lower cervical cancer prevalence in the U.S.

Use of NSAIDs significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolism when used concomitantly with hormonal contraception already associated with medium/high risk vs. low/no-risk, according to study results published in The BMJ.

Statin therapy could lower the odds of blood clot formation conferred by hormone therapy in perimenopausal women, according to a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Women aged 35 years or younger with breast cancer had a higher risk for developing contralateral breast cancer compared with women older than 35 years, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.