Women’s Health News

Among routinely screened women, annual vs. biennial screening was not a strong risk factor for advanced breast cancer and accounted for a small proportion of diagnoses, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Oncology.

Women who had undergone bariatric surgery gained less weight during pregnancy compared with matched controls who did not have a history of bariatric surgery, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers in Peru tested the efficacy of an oral herbal supplement with glucosinolates, phytosterols and citrus flavonoids in alleviating menopause symptoms.

Among women in China, depressive symptoms during pregnancy were associated with slower fetal growth rate in the rapid growth stage during weeks 30 and 37 of gestation, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 lists of the best maternity care access hospitals and hospitals that were high performing for maternity care, according to a press release from the publication.

Stillbirth was associated with an increased risk for severe maternal morbidity during delivery hospitalization and up to 1 year postpartum, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Women who regularly attended their mammogram screenings before a breast cancer diagnosis had up to a 72% reduced risk for death compared with those who attended none, according to a recent study.

Children born to women with infertility who utilized assisted reproduction methods had slightly higher risk for autism spectrum disorder, independent of fertility treatment used, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Hormone therapy with transdermal estradiol may benefit bone and CV health and overall quality of life up to 20 years after hysterectomy, according to study results published in Menopause.

COVID-19 caused a surge in premature births in California that “fully disappeared” by 2022, likely because of vaccines, researchers reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.