Reproductive Health News

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone, but this ruling will not go into effect unless it is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Heat wave exposure in the final weeks of pregnancy was associated with preterm birth, especially for pregnant women in rural regions who had exposure to daytime-only heat waves, researchers in China reported.

Following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning federal abortion protections, rheumatologists must change their practice with regard managing patients’ reproductive health, said presenter at the 2023 AWIR annual conference.

Delivery at 39 weeks gestation among pregnancies conceived with infertility treatment was associated with the lowest perinatal risk when comparing delivery risk at a given vs. subsequent gestational week, researchers reported.

Rheumatologists can help patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases avoid potentially dangerous unintended pregnancies by regularly documenting their contraception use, according to a presenter at the 2023 AWIR annual conference.

Publication of the ARRIVE trial was linked to a rise in 39-week labor induction rates and a decrease in cesarean birth rates among low-risk nulliparous women, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

A large analysis of UK Biobank data indicated no increased CV risk from birth control and even suggested a potential cardioprotective effect from oral contraceptive use, researchers reported.

Midlife women aged 45 years or older with a history of infertility were more likely to experience menopausal symptoms than women without infertility, according to secondary analysis results published in Menopause.

Among women who said they wanted permanent contraception after giving birth, those with Medicaid were less likely than those with private insurance to receive sterilization procedures, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.

AUSTIN, Texas — Although reproductive health represents a unique challenge in patients with lupus, success is possible with careful planning and consideration, said a presenter at the 2023 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.