Reproductive Health News

Fewer than half of hospitals participating in a maternity care quality collaborative reported systematic screening for social determinants of health in pregnancy, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

At 2 years, women who had received relugolix combination therapy for 52 weeks and then withdrew therapy continued to have less menstrual blood loss and pain caused by uterine fibroids, researchers reported.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Women with celiac disease had statistically higher odds of experiencing ovarian dysfunction, irregular menstruation, infertility and other women’s health disorders, according to a presenter.

The overall incidence rate of abortions reimbursed through commercial insurance decreased 14% during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic despite eased regulations, and it did not return to pre-pandemic levels, a recent study found.

The offspring of adolescent and young adult women with a history of cancer experienced a higher risk for birth defects, according to study results published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Undergoing second-stage cesarian deliveries where mothers are at full cervix dilation, may increase the risk for subsequent spontaneous preterm birth vs. vaginal delivery, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

NEW ORLEANS — Live birth rate was higher and preterm delivery risk lower with gestational carriers, or surrogates, compared with assisted reproduction cycles not using a gestational carrier, according to study findings.

NEW ORLEANS — In this video exclusive, Anuja Dokras, MD, PhD, highlights 2023 updates to the International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

NEW ORLEANS — Same-sex female couples and unpartnered women had better rates of first pregnancy success after intrauterine insemination compared with heterosexual couples, researchers reported at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

NEW ORLEANS — Popular fertility supplements contain common vitamins and minerals, with great variation in ingredients and listed dosages, according to a new study presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.