Conception

Maternal and paternal metformin use during conception did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, two studies in Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Jennifer Smith, RD, LD, CDCES, to discuss steps women with type 1 diabetes can take to prepare for a healthy pregnancy.

Conception via assisted reproductive technology appeared associated with increased risk for childhood cancers compared with natural conception or subfertility and nonassisted reproductive technology conception methods, study results showed.

Paternal and maternal use of 5-aminosalicylic acid for treatment of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis before conception and during pregnancy is safe, based on offspring outcomes in a nationwide Danish cohort study.

Children whose fathers who took metformin before conception are more likely to have major birth defects, especially male genital birth defects, compared with no paternal preconception exposure, according to study findings.

COVID-19 dominated the headlines in 2021, as doctors and patients alike feared its effects on pregnancy. Here are Healio’s top 10 stories about the intersection between the disease and reproductive health.

Women nurses and nursing students of reproductive age have fluid intentions when it comes to pregnancy, according to a study presented at the ASRM Scientific Congress & Expo.

Most people who were trying to become pregnant or attempted pregnancy before the COVID-19 pandemic but then changed their conception plans said they did so temporarily because of pandemic-related concerns, survey data show.

Among a cohort of professional male soccer players in Chile, those who took part in high-intensity training when they conceived a child with their partner were more likely to have a girl, researchers reported in Human Reproduction.