Menstrual Irregularity

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who initiated any weight-loss intervention saw improvements in some glycemic and hormonal measures as well as improved menstrual frequency, data from a meta-analysis show.

Preterm and early-term birth rates increased significantly from 2014 to 2022, with a 42% increase in births at 37 weeks’ gestation, according to CDC researchers. Rates of late-term and post-term births fell during the same period.

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, MSCP, about diagnosing primary ovarian insufficiency, a condition similar to but different from menopause among women younger than 40 years.

Menstrual cycle irregularity and age at menarche were significantly associated with parameters of cardiometabolic health in early adulthood among a mostly Black cohort of young women, researchers reported.

Women with long or short menstrual cycles are more likely to develop CVD or atrial fibrillation compared with women reporting regular menstrual cycles, but they are no more likely to experience HF or stroke, researchers reported.

Women with chronic kidney disease may experience menstrual abnormalities and shorter reproductive lifespans compared with those without CKD, according to data in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Irregular and long menstrual cycles were associated with elevated risk for incident CVD events, primarily CHD, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

Women who experienced greater levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to have variability with menstruation, according to findings presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

New findings from the phase 3 LIBERTY trials showed that relugolix combination therapy significantly improved pain associated with uterine fibroids compared with placebo.