Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

BOSTON — In a phase 2b trial, a hormonal contraceptive gel for use by men worked faster than expected, suppressing sperm count to effective levels by week 8 of use, making it an “attractive” product, according to a speaker at ENDO 2024.

BOSTON — The percentage of women with osteoporosis who also had diabetes increased from 2009-2010 to 2017-2018, despite a decline in overall diabetes rates for women aged 50 years and older, according to data presented at ENDO 2024.

In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions discusses opportunities for heart disease prevention in women at the time of menopause transition.

Results of Women’s Health Initiative trials highlight the importance of personalized health care in combination with shared decision-making for postmenopausal women, according to a review published in JAMA.

BOSTON — Breast cancer survivors are more likely to have weight gain of 10% or more during follow-up compared with healthy controls, with the strongest predictors younger age at diagnosis and lower weight at baseline, data show.

CHICAGO — Trastuzumab deruxtecan extended PFS compared with standard chemotherapy for certain patients with pretreated breast cancer, according to findings presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Health care providers must combat menopause misinformation on social media by providing evidence-based information at visits and on online platforms, according to presenters at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Children exposed in utero to higher levels of some types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals have a higher risk for developing metabolic syndrome, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Women diagnosed with preeclampsia were 2.6 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia during 9 years of follow-up compared with women who did not have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, according to registry data.

Acute increases in physical activity were associated with greater odds of objective and subjective hot flashes during waking and sleeping periods, according to findings published in Menopause.