Reproductive Health

Mothers who smoked during pregnancy had daughters who showed signs of increased testosterone exposure, which could result in long-term reproductive health problems, according to findings presented at the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting.

WHO revised its recommendations on hormonal contraceptive use to say that women at high risk for HIV can use any form of reversible contraception — including implants, intrauterine devices and progestogen-only injectables — without an increased risk for infection.