Women's Health

Women who attempted self-managed medication abortion from 9 to 16 weeks gestation experienced high completion rates, with 23.5% visiting health care professionals to confirm completion or treat complications, researchers reported.

HOUSTON — Women’s various hormonal changes throughout their lifetime can make their diabetes management more complex compared with men, according to a presenter at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists annual meeting.

Publication of trial results showing reduced cesarean birth and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy risks with elective labor induction was associated with a rise in elective labor induction for singleton, nulliparous pregnancies.

Early menopause and vascular processes may synergistically contribute to increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease in women, according to a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Use of a cervical pessary not only did not prevent preterm birth for women with a short cervix, but was associated with higher fetal or neonatal mortality rate, researchers reported in JAMA.

More fully integrating the midwifery model of care in philosophically aligned health care teams and institutions could be important in addressing disparities and the maternity care crisis in the U.S., according to a published expert review.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to Nesa Medtech’s Fibroid Mapping Reviewer Application to aid physicians in diagnosing symptomatic uterine fibroids and planning of interventional procedures, according to a company press release.

County-level preterm birth risk was higher among women with more physical, social and health risk factors as measured by a novel county-level index to quantify maternal vulnerability to adverse outcomes.

Menopausal women experience multiple vulvovaginal symptoms with variations in quantity, severity and frequency, which cause significant interference in daily life, according to a post hoc analysis published in Menopause.

Cisgender women preferred long-acting injectable PrEP over taking a daily pill for HIV prevention by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, according to study findings presented at the International AIDS Society conference.