Women's Health
Biological factors in early life may ‘play a major role’ in osteoarthritis sex disparities
Chromosomal, hormonal and structural differences between the bodies of girls and boys may explain why osteoarthritis incidence is elevated in women vs. men later in life, according to a review published in Osteoarthritis & Cartilage.
VIDEO: Martha Gulati, MD, on practical solutions to improve CV outcomes in women
BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, discusses her presentation at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress, “How to Improve Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women.”
Fewer IVF cycles, live births after Alabama Supreme Court’s embryo ‘personhood’ decision
DENVER — Modeling data suggest the decision to grant personhood status to embryos in Alabama was associated with hundreds fewer IVF cycles and live births and poorer quality of life, though there was less monetary cost to the health care system.
Severe maternal morbidity risk increases with IVF use, older age
DENVER — IVF and older maternal age were both independently associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, and the risk weakened for women who utilized IVF at older ages, researchers reported.
Physicians should ‘remain vigilant,’ warn about PCOS misinformation on TikTok
DENVER — The top-viewed TikTok videos about polycystic ovary syndrome often contain unreliable or misleading medical information, with fewer than 4% of videos created by physicians or other medical professionals, data show.
Most egg donors report satisfaction after donating, openness to meet children
DENVER — Most oocyte donors remain positive about the decision to donate and report a willingness for future contact with the children born from donations, whereas some expressed health and fertility concerns after donating, data show.
Daily smokeless nicotine tied to earlier delivery vs. cigarette use during pregnancy
Daily snuff use throughout the third trimester of pregnancy was associated with reduced median gestational length by more days compared with daily cigarette use, according to findings published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Nearly 50% of transgender, gender-diverse people use contraception to prevent pregnancy
Most transgender and gender-diverse people assigned female at birth utilized contraception with nearly half using it for pregnancy prevention and some using testosterone as pregnancy prevention, researchers reported in Contraception.
Younger women more likely to report regret after hysterectomy for benign conditions
Women aged 30 years or younger were more likely to report feelings of surgical and loss-of-fertility regret after undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy vs. women aged 31 to 49 years, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Women with obesity in Middle East have elevated risk for hypertension, other conditions
Among younger women in the Middle East, those with overweight or obesity were more likely to have hypertension, diabetes and pregnancy-related issues than those without it, according to data from the ANCORS-YW study.