Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

ORLANDO — In this video exclusive, James R. Gavin III, MD, PhD, Healio | Endocrine Today Co-editor, talks with Camille Powe, MD, about use of continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy for women with type 1 diabetes.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be protected from future lawsuits for their roles in the opioid epidemic.

On Thursday, June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s current strict abortion ban, allowing for abortions to be performed in the state in emergency situations.

Perinatal vs. non-perinatal suicide was more likely to be associated with depression, substance use, physical health issues and recent bereavement, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and policies, researchers reported.

Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis incidence was greater than previously reported, suggesting potentially overlooked patients, with vertebral fracture the most common type of premenopausal osteoporosis, researchers reported.

ORLANDO — Since 2005, an Irish diabetes in pregnancy program has steadily improved pregnancy and neonatal outcomes through extensive research and development of services for care before, during and after pregnancy.

The Dobbs decision was associated with declines in prescriptions for oral contraceptive pills, especially for emergency contraception, in states with the most restrictive abortion laws, according to cohort study results.

In a phase 2b study, select healthy premenopausal women with sexual arousal disorder who received topical sildenafil cream reported improvements across multiple aspects of sexual function compared with those who received placebo cream.

When it comes to screening perinatally exposed infants for hepatitis C virus, the earlier the better, a study showed.

NEW YORK — Gynecological conditions with hormonal derangements may contribute to secondary psychosis among adolescent females, according to results of a literature review presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.