Reproductive Health News

Women of childbearing age with hidradenitis suppurativa are often prescribed teratogenic medications, and the majority do not receive physician-led counsel on how these medications could impact childbearing, according to published data.

Compared with simple or no surgery, hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was associated with reduced risks for ovarian and breast cancer for some women, but increased risks for colorectal cancer and CVD, researchers reported.

Current guidelines for the management of twin pregnancies differ regarding recommendations about preterm birth screening and prevention, aspirin use to prevent preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction definitions and delivery timing.

COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccination during pregnancy resulted in a robust immune response without adverse outcomes for both mothers and infants for almost 6 months after birth, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Past or current use of menopausal hormone therapy is significantly associated with GERD among postmenopausal women, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Last month, Pfizer announced that it was facing a “limited supply and impending stock out” for two of its injectable penicillin products, in part because of a surge in syphilis infections.

From 2008 to 2021, delivery-related mortality decreased for all races, ethnicities, age groups and modes of delivery in the U.S. while severe maternal morbidity increased, according to an HHS study.

Levonorgestrel 52 mg IUD reduces blood loss by more than 90% over 6 months among women with severe heavy menstrual bleeding, according to results of a prospective trial published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The FDA today approved a progestin-only pill as the first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive to prevent pregnancy.

Postpartum blood pressure monitoring at home compared with clinic may improve BP ascertainment and may reduce racial disparities observed in office-based follow-up, according to a systematic review published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.