Women's Health

Women with Medicaid experienced significantly longer new patient wait times for obstetrics and gynecology appointments compared with those with commercial insurance, according to a national mystery caller study.

Breast cancer mortality rates at age 40 to 49 years are much higher for Black women than for others.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order putting on hold recent lower court rulings that would have restricted access to — or banned entirely — the abortion drug mifepristone.

Considering self-managed abortion with medication was common before accessing care at abortion clinics, particularly among women with access issues or at-home care preferences, according to a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.

Adolescents seeking an abortion demonstrated comparable accuracy in estimating gestational duration as older age groups, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.

In the U.S., surgical approach was the single strongest predictor of total costs for an outpatient hysterectomy for benign indications, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Black women had a greater probability of undergoing urine toxicology testing at delivery compared with other racial groups regardless of substance use history, researchers reported in JAMA Health Forum.

Women reported a small increase in the likelihood of greater total bleeding during a menstrual cycle after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an observational study published in BJOG.

Among postmenopausal women, consuming more dietary antioxidants was associated with decreased likelihood of osteoporosis, according to a population-based study published in Menopause.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 infection at delivery in the U.S. experienced substantial adverse outcomes early during the pandemic, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.