Reproductive Health
Elevated first-trimester TSH may increase risk for gestational diabetes
Women who have a higher thyroid-stimulating hormone level early in pregnancy may have an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Ketogenic diet may improve reproductive hormone levels in women with PCOS
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome could improve some reproduction hormone levels if they switch to a ketogenic diet, according to systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.
With more training during residency, PCPs could expand reproductive health workforce
Family medicine physicians who received residency training in programs that incorporated community-based care and family planning were more likely to provide reproductive health services than those who did not, recent data show.
Rheumatologists must be ‘more proactive’ in response to patients losing abortion access
Following last year’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning federal abortion protections, rheumatologists must change their practice with regard managing patients’ reproductive health, said presenter at the 2023 AWIR annual conference.
‘We are rarely documenting contraception’: Rheumatologists can improve pregnancy planning
Rheumatologists can help patients with lupus and other rheumatic diseases avoid potentially dangerous unintended pregnancies by regularly documenting their contraception use, according to a presenter at the 2023 AWIR annual conference.
‘Contraception is really important’: Lupus poses unique reproductive health challenges
AUSTIN, Texas — Although reproductive health represents a unique challenge in patients with lupus, success is possible with careful planning and consideration, said a presenter at the 2023 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.
Pregnancies in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome have ‘very good prognoses’
Pregnancies among patients with Sjögren’s syndrome demonstrate “very good prognoses” for both the parent and fetus, and do not reflect an increased risk for adverse outcomes, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
Q&A: Breastfeeding has beneficial effects on cardiometabolic health
Breastfeeding has lasting beneficial effects on cardiometabolic health, including lowering the risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, for mothers and obesity in their children, according to a life course epidemiologist.
Water-based lubricant use does not appear to alter vaginal microbiome
BALTIMORE — Repeated use of water-based lubricants did not appear to significantly alter the vaginal microbiome of premenopausal and postmenopausal women for up to 4 weeks after application, researchers reported.
Dobbs decision could worsen physician shortages in some states
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Initiative decision in June 2022 had, and continues to have, broad implications for reproductive health rights nationwide.