Women's Health

SEATTLE — A monthly dapivirine vaginal ring, used by women as HIV prophylaxis, is safe for breastfeeding babies, according to results of a phase 3b trial presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2023.

SEATTLE — In this video, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, MD, MPH, director of the division of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, talks about PrEP adherence and efficacy in cisgender women.

SEATTLE — The dapivirine vaginal ring, a microbicidal therapy designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, demonstrated no safety concerns when used during the third trimester of pregnancy, according to data from the DELIVER study.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were associated with higher risk for coronary artery disease and stroke, which was only partially mediated by cardiometabolic factors, according to findings from a study using mendelian randomization.

Among postmenopausal women, researchers observed no significant associations between ovarian steroids, adrenal hormones, insulin-like growth factor I, parathormone and vitamin D and handgrip strength, according to study results.

Bias based on size during pregnancy is a common experience particularly for women with overweight or obesity and can delay prenatal and postnatal care for women who fear weight stigma in the health care setting, according to experts.

Residential exposure to traffic noise was linked to an increased risk for tinnitus, a finding that researchers said adds to the evidence of traffic noise as a growing health burden.

Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis is an uncommon diagnosis, but one that has substantial impact on fracture risk for mothers. The condition also may increase osteoporosis risk for their children later in life, an expert said.

Women who use oral contraceptives are more likely to have an aldosterone-to-renin ratio above the threshold for a positive test for primary aldosteronism than those who do not use oral contraceptives, according to study data.

In these videos, Preeya K. Gupta, MD, FACS, associate professor of ophthalmology at Duke University, talks about the various treatment options for dry eye, both approved and in the pipeline, as well as challenges in diagnosis.