Women’s Health News

ORLANDO — More than one in three adolescents experience period poverty — or difficulty accessing menstrual products — according to a study presented at the AAP National Convention & Exhibition.

The addition of HPV vaccination into routine postpartum care may increase vaccination rates, which can reduce patient costs, prevent HPV-related cancers and vaccinate vulnerable populations, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Third-trimester subclinical hypothyroidism and first- and third-trimester isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia were tied to various adverse pregnancy outcomes, highlighting the importance of trimester-specific thyroid function evaluations.

Mental health counseling is more effective at mitigating the risk for preterm birth compared with antidepressant treatment among pregnant women with depression, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

CHICAGO — Many midlife women experience hypoactive sexual desire disorder, impacting both partner relationships and mental health, but FDA-approved treatments are available, according to a speaker.

Prepregnancy bariatric surgery was linked to lower risks for gestational hypertension, large for gestational age infants and gestational diabetes but increased risks for preterm birth and small for gestational age infants, data show.

Approximately four of five healthy pregnant women in Ireland were iron deficient during their third trimester despite none of the women presenting as anemic during the first trimester, according to a large longitudinal analysis.

Hormone therapy use markedly declined among postmenopausal women of all ages, races and ethnicities in the U.S. during the past 2 decades, according to findings published in JAMA Health Forum.

Menopausal women experiencing hot flashes may find relief from “visiting” a snowy landscape via a virtual reality headset, according to a speaker at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

Adolescent and young adult women who initiated the etonogestrel contraceptive implant experienced small weight changes over 3 years similar to women who received depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, researchers reported.