Reproductive Health News

Unintended pregnancy after kidney transplantation was not linked to perinatal acute allograft rejection but was associated with mycophenolate exposure and allograft loss at 2 years postpartum, according to data published in O&G Open.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to screen for syphilis in people who are pregnant as early as possible.

Chewing gum containing xylitol before conception and during pregnancy was associated with reduced preterm birth and low birth weight deliveries for women in Malawi, according to cluster-randomized trial data published in Med.

More than half of the top videos on TikTok about conception strategies without treatment were not backed by science, with most created by nonprofessionals and content creators for profit, according to a research letter.

Most lipid-lowering medications lack safety data for pregnant and lactating women, complicating management of hyperlipidemia and hypertriglyceridemia, but data suggest statins can be used for those at high risk for cardiovascular events.

Significant barriers to divorce during pregnancy and reproductive health care led to serious health risks among pregnant or recently pregnant women in the U.S. between 2018 and 2021, according to results of a cross-sectional study.

Sexually active women in the U.S. made moderate changes to their contraceptive use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to national survey estimates published in Contraception.

Even as a young child, Hugh S. Taylor, MD, was fascinated by how the world works.

Women who traveled out of state for abortion care were more likely to incur catastrophic health expenditures, which were associated with increased symptoms of anxiety and depression, survey data show.