Contraception

SAN FRANCISCO — An updated evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome includes new recommendations for a timelier diagnosis and evidence that firmly supports PCOS is a risk factor for CVD.

An investigational hormone-free contraceptive device left in place for 21 days demonstrated preliminary evidence of contraceptive efficacy in a small early-phase study, researchers reported in Contraception.

DESTIN, Fla. — Ongoing, frank discussions about reproductive health with patients of childbearing age is critical to safe pregnancy outcomes, according to a presenter at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

In the past decade, STDs have increased among women aged at least 55 years, highlighting the importance of discussing sexual partners, sexual history and condom use with all patients, regardless of age.

The use of most contraceptive methods steadily decreased from 2019 to 2022, with the exception of vasectomy, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

The Biden-Harris administration, through the office for Civil Rights at the HHS, announced a final rule that strengthens privacy protections for lawful reproductive health care under HIPAA.

Numbers of tubal ligation and vasectomy procedures increased after Dobbs for young adults, with a substantial increase observed among women vs. men, according to a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum.

A new study found that the development or worsening of acne was not a common cause of long-acting reversible contraception discontinuation among adolescents, according to a study.

Pelvic floor muscle training was associated with improvements in areas of sexual function such as arousal, orgasm, satisfaction and pain, according to a systematic review published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs — such as medrogestone, medroxyprogesterone acetate and promegestone — increased the risk for developing intracranial meningioma, according to data published in The BMJ.