Women's Health
Neighborhood poverty may contribute to lower ovarian reserve over time
Greater neighborhood disadvantage was related to lower ovarian reserve, with initially higher anti-Müllerian hormone levels leading to greater ovarian follicle loss over time, researchers reported in Menopause.
Q&A: Normalize seeking proper bacterial vaginosis diagnosis, treatment
Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection many U.S. women experience, but there continue to be knowledge gaps requiring research to help understand its development, risk factors and treatment.
Pregnancy often advised for endometriosis management, despite lack of evidence
In a survey of women with endometriosis, more than half reported being advised to become pregnant to manage the disease, often by health care providers, despite little supporting evidence, researchers reported.
VIDEO: Marrazzo reports promising PrEP data for cisgender women
DENVER — A new study provides reassurances that PrEP can reliably prevent HIV in cisgender women, even if they do not use it daily.
Increased breast pump market innovation, competition after Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act introduced policies to increase access to maternal health care that were associated with a rise in innovation and competition in the breast pump market, according to a research letter published in JAMA.
‘Now is the time’ to elevate women allergists, provide mentorship, address women’s health
Jennifer Namazy, MD, FAAAAI, credits many of her achievements to the mentors she had in her early career. Now as a professor of clinical medicine at Scripps Clinic Medical Group, she gets to be a mentor to a new generation of allergists.
Increased severe maternal morbidity risk in areas with racial inequities in jail rates
Living in counties with high jail incarceration inequities between Black and white individuals was tied to increased severe maternal morbidity risk, especially for Black and Hispanic women, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: Proper care and fueling for female athletes
Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with ReBecca McConville, RD, LD, CSSD, CEDS, a sports nutrition and eating disorders specialist, about fueling for performance and practical self-care
Black pregnant women prefer obstetric providers of same race due to racism, discrimination
Black women tend to prefer to be cared for by Black obstetric providers during pregnancy due to past experiences of discrimination and racism, according to a presenter at The Pregnancy Meeting.
Is an at-home menopause test useful for women? Experts weigh in
A new at-home menopause test hit the market last fall, promising women the ability to accurately measure a hormone associated with menopause stage and predict how close they might be to their final menstrual period.