Preventive Health News

Phthalates and replacement plasticizers, chemicals used in food packaging and processing, were commonly found in fast-food items, according to a study published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology Qualitative.

The offspring of mothers who received 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate during pregnancy may face nearly double the risk for cancer compared with those who were not exposed, according to a recent study.

A study in Brazil suggested that vaccinating women earlier in the influenza season could improve birth outcomes.

Studies used to determine nutritional recommendations in the U.S. and Canada often lack women, including those who are pregnant, according to findings published in Science Advances.

A considerable proportion of women who never received an HPV vaccine also never underwent cervical cancer screening or were not up to date on screening in 2019, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Mortality rates due to all causes and drug or alcohol poisoning significantly increased among recently pregnant women in the U.S. from 2015 to 2019, according to findings published in JAMA.

In a small survey study, 60% of women seeking fertility care reported receiving at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, while 50% reported that they have never been offered the vaccine by their medical providers.

COVID-19 vaccination did not impair fertility, early pregnancy outcomes or sperm quality, according to findings from three studies presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

Less than 1% of women believed solely in their physician’s contraceptive advice, according to research presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

In an urgent Health Advisory on Sept. 29, the CDC strongly recommended that women who are pregnant, who were recently pregnant, who are trying to conceive or who may become pregnant in the future get vaccinated against COVID-19.