Women's Health

Placing an IUD within 48 hours of a complete abortion appeared safe and was associated with lower pain scores compared with placement 2 to 4 weeks after abortion, according to a study. This method was also preferred by patients.

Women born in the 1990s had a significantly lower HPV infection rate compared with those born a decade earlier — a finding that allowed researchers to connect greater HPV vaccination coverage with direct protection and herd immunity.

In this video, Narjust Florez (Duma), MD, spoke with Healio about the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among women with lung cancer and the importance of including sexual health in oncology care.

Women who are vegetarian had a greater risk for hip fracture compared with those who ate five or more servings of meat per week, findings in BMC Medicine showed.

Healio is a media partner of the Cardiometabolic Health Congress’ Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass.

Effect of gas vs. biomass stove on household air pollution and gestational BP.

Nothing instills more confidence in your patients than replying “uh, 12 weeks” after they’ve asked how many years of experience you have as a doctor.

Sex-specific differences in the performance of noninvasive testing for ischemic heart disease necessitate a sex-based diagnostic workup with a multimodality approach to better understand women’s chest pain symptoms, researchers reported.

In postmenopausal women, eating prunes every day prevented loss of hip bone mineral density and protected against hip fractures, according to a randomized controlled trial published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Compared with non-users, female athletes who regularly use cannabis had reduced early anaerobic power production and may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to published results.