Women's Health

BOSTON — Although legislative restrictions make it challenging to prescribe medication abortion, “it is definitely possible” for internal medicine physicians to do, Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, FACP, said at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

The menopausal transition can be associated with a variety of bothersome symptoms, including hot flashes and mood swings, but some women might experience more subtle symptoms that can begin years before the final menstrual period.

Pregnant and lactating women have historically been excluded from most clinical research, often due to perceptions of greater legal liability if a woman, her fetus or infant is harmed by an intervention.

The FDA approved pivmecillinam tablets to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by susceptible isolates of Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis and Staphylococcus saprophyticus for women, according to an agency press release.

Menopause symptoms substantially impact work life for more than three-quarters of women, highlighting the need for more awareness and implementation of menopause support measures in the workplace, researchers reported in Menopause.

Use of most contraceptive methods steadily decreased from 2019 to 2022, except for vasectomy, with more advanced practice clinicians and fewer physicians providing new contraceptive prescriptions, researchers reported.

Women with breast cancer living in the most vs. the least disadvantaged neighborhoods had higher risks for breast cancer-specific and overall mortality, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Social media has been a powerful tool in expanding endometriosis awareness to women who might have the condition and to providers who might not be very knowledgeable about it.

Numbers of tubal ligation and vasectomy procedures increased after Dobbs for young adults, with a substantial increase observed among women vs. men, according to a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum.

Coping methods for acyclic pelvic pain associated with endometriosis vary by age group, with adolescents reporting sleep and music as most helpful and exercise as less helpful, researchers reported in Frontiers Reproductive Health.