Reproductive Health News

Midlife women with repeated episodes of heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding over 6 months were 40% to 60% more likely to report feeling fatigued, underscoring the clinical importance of menstrual history during the menopause transition.

A clinician nudge for referral to a gynecologic oncologist at the time of suspected ovarian cancer diagnosis improved referral rates by 20 percentage points, according to study results.

The addition of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to progestin therapy may help reduce endometrial cancer risk among certain women, according to study results.

Pelvic exams and procedures are a routine part of ambulatory gynecology, yet research suggests some women experience pain that goes unrecognized or undertreated, eroding trust and putting patients at risk for having pain poorly managed.

SAN FRANCISCO — Switching to long-acting ART from oral treatments was cost effective for postpartum women with HIV and improved infant outcomes, researchers said at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

SAN FRANCISCO — Providing feedback following point-of-care urine testing for tenofovir concentrations was associated with increased PrEP adherence among pregnant and postpartum women, researchers found.

SAN FRANCISCO — HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa has declined substantially, according to both UNAIDS estimates and empirical data pulled from decades of studies, researchers found.

The March of Dimes awarded a grant to further research into profiling the vaginal microbiome and investigate its connection with spontaneous preterm birth, part of a larger effort to develop a test for preterm birth risk.

Micro- and nanoplastics accumulate in preterm birth placentas, but not term placentas, and further investigation is needed to fully understand the impact on fetal development and pregnancy outcomes, findings show.