Women's Health

At 2 months postpartum, about one in 11 women with cesarean deliveries at 34 weeks’ gestation or longer developed PTSD symptoms, according to study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Live birth rates were lower for women with vs. without deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or endometrioma undergoing first IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to study results published in Fertility and Sterility.

Female athletes, especially those who participate in pivoting sports, are known to have a higher risk for ACL tears, along with contralateral ACL tears and subsequent revision ACL reconstructions.

Since the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, participation of women in sports has steadily increased.

After a healthy live birth, interpregnancy intervals shorter than 18 months or 36 months or longer were associated with an increased risk for subsequent spontaneous abortion, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Past-year Pap smear testing rates were lower in 2022 than in 2019, highlighting the need to increase screening access, especially in rural areas, to prevent cervical cancer, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Mode of delivery did not affect self-perceived sexual life satisfaction overall or at any time postpartum, according to cohort study results published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Metformin exposure during pregnancy was not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes up to age 14 years, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Infants born to mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 during the omicron wave had decreased risks for preterm birth and adverse neonatal outcomes, according to results of the INTERCOVID-2022 study.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that access to mifepristone for medication abortion remains legal including rules adopted since 2016 loosening original dispensing requirements and gestation limits.