Reproductive Health

The rate of cocaine use during pregnancy increased in a Northern California health system compared with population-level increases in the United States from 2011 to 2019, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

Women younger than 40 years had limited knowledge of menopause, results from an online survey showed. The results also showed that women in different age groups had different approaches to learning about menopause.

Among Healio Women’s Health & OB/GYN content, abortion-related articles were some of the most read content this year.

Among the top content with the hashtag #IUD on TikTok, more videos were negative about IUDs than positive, and more than one in four discussed distrust of medical professionals, according to data published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

The FDA “appears poised” to withdraw the only drug indicated for the prevention of preterm birth from the market following a recent recommendation to do so.

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.

Among pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 infection during the first and second trimesters was associated with greater risks for stillbirth and preterm birth compared with infection during the third trimester, data show.

Match 2023 applications have been submitted, signals designated, and students are awaiting interviews.

A greater number of live births causally reduced the risk for endometrial cancer, according to study results published in BMC Medicine.

Among women with spondyloarthritis, those who are of older age and use of NSAIDs during preconception demonstrate longer time to conception, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2022.