Women's Health

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Healio | Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member Annabelle Santos Volgman, MD, FACC, FAHA, discusses how microvascular disease raises CVD risk, especially in women and in those with diabetes.

Obstetrics and gynecology residency programs at institutions and in states with abortion restrictions were less likely to incorporate patient factors when diagnosing early pregnancy loss, researchers reported.

Among people who gave birth between 2014 and 2018, those who identified as transgender experienced similar rates of severe parental morbidity and preterm birth as cisgender parents regardless of insurance type, researchers reported in JAMA.

The North American Menopause Society released its 2023 Nonhormone Therapy Position Statement recommending up-to-date scientific evidence for nonhormonal options for managing menopausal symptoms.

BALTIMORE — ACOG will continue providing a strong focus on the mental health of patients and providers as the current president’s tenure comes to an end, according to a speaker at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Early IUD placement at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum was noninferior to placement at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum for expulsion, but not partial expulsion, according to a randomized noninferiority trial published in JAMA.

BALTIMORE — In the wake of the Dobbs decision, a new energy surrounds self-managed abortions as a choice some people may make in the face of abortion restrictions, according to panelists at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — COVID-19 vaccination status did not significantly reduce the likelihood of becoming pregnant after intrauterine insemination, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

BALTIMORE — A novel etonogestrel drug implant demonstrated effectiveness in treating bothersome bleeding for women using etonogestrel implants for contraception, researchers reported.

A recent survey of medical students indicated most were unlikely to apply to any residency programs in states with abortion restrictions, which researchers said are now a “key factor” for many in the wake of the Dobbs decision.