Women’s Health & OB/GYN News

DENVER — LGBTQ+ service members reported various barriers in both knowledge of and access to reproductive services while in the military, according to survey results presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

DENVER — Black women with a history of recurrent pregnancy loss had a higher likelihood of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, delivering offspring earlier and delivering offspring with lower birth weights, researchers reported.

Nonqualified plans offer a valuable alternative or supplement to qualified retirement plans for physicians seeking to enhance their retirement savings.

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses women’s reproductive rights in connection to the 2024 presidential election with guests Angela Chaudhari, MD, and Oren Jacobson.

A voice-activated, in-home cognitive behavioral therapy program alleviated symptoms of insomnia among breast cancer survivors, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

DENVER — Modeling data suggest the decision to grant personhood status to embryos in Alabama was associated with hundreds fewer IVF cycles and live births and poorer quality of life, though there was less monetary cost to the health care system.

DENVER — Women with cancer had similar serious adverse event risk as women without cancer after undergoing fertility preservation procedures, according to study results presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

DENVER — IVF and older maternal age were both independently associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, and the risk weakened for women who utilized IVF at older ages, researchers reported.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to provide counseling that supports breastfeeding to people who are pregnant or who recently gave birth.

DENVER — For women with polycystic ovary syndrome and overweight or obesity, neither oral contraceptive pills nor metformin altered the characteristic markers of metabolic syndrome, either alone or in combination, researchers reported.