Women's Health

Almost no dietary supplements available in the U.S. provide key nutrients in required doses for pregnant women, which can lead to risk for inadequate nutrient intake from foods alone, researchers reported.

CHICAGO — Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may have more concerns about their body image compared with those without PCOS, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis presented at ENDO 2023.

A cross-sectional analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology found great variation in U.S. states for severe maternal morbidity, individual indicators and higher burden among non-Hispanic Black populations.

BALTIMORE — A late-breaking session at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting reviewed the FDA approval and withdrawal of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection and alternatives to prevent recurrent preterm birth.

The ability of Texas health care professionals to provide evidence-based abortion care to women with medically complex pregnancies was disrupted after Texas Senate Bill 8 was implemented, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Loneliness frequently plays an important mental health role for women who experience perinatal depression, according to a meta-synthesis published in BMC Psychiatry.

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.