Women's Health

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Primary care clinicians are essential to maximizing evidence-based midlife care for women, according to Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology JoAnn Pinkerton, MD.

The risk of mortality was not higher for women with vs without PMD overall but was particularly elevated for young women and for suicide across age of PMD diagnosis.

The novel dual neurokinin-1,3 antagonist reduced VMS after just 1 week of treatment, Pinkerton said, and improved sleep and quality of life, as well. Hear more.

These 7 questions are based on the most recent update to the guidelines by the Women's Preventive Services Initiative, including supporting resources.

Shagun Bindlish, MD, discusses the complex interplay between obesity and mental health conditions and how sex is a potential moderating factor.

Women with class 3 obesity before becoming pregnant have up to a 4.5-fold greater risk of composite maternal morbidity that includes preeclampsia, preterm delivery, DM.

Data presented at ACOG 2024 suggest SARS-CoV-2 infection early in pregnancy can lead to a higher likelihood of preeclampsia, as well as more severe disease.

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The 2 phase 3 trials met all primary and secondary endpoints, showing statistically significant reduction in symptoms and sleep disturbance and improvement in quality of life.

New research shows that menstrual irregularity is associated with a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic conditions in women, even in the absence of PCOS.

Get a quick overview of recommendations for preventive health services and screenings focused on the unique needs of women across the lifespan.

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Women referred from obstetrics to primary care postpartum via a pilot program were more likely to attend a PCP visit than nonreferred women.

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AUA 2024. Neither use of alcohol nor vaping/cigarette smoking by either parent during preconception was "appreciably" linked to an incident event, new research found.

More advanced practice clinicians and fewer physicians are providing contraception services, researchers reported.

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Severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy increases the risk for mental health hospitalization or ED visits for as long as 13 years, a Canadian study found.

The USPSTF decision to reduce age of initiation is based on increasing rates of breast cancer in younger women; the group vows more research on higher mortality for Black women.

Poor cardiovascular health at midlife was associated with a decline in the mental processing speed of Black women, but not White women, according to a new study.

Treatment by female physicians resulted in better 30-day outcomes for male and female patients, but the benefit was significantly greater for the women.

Increased arterial stiffness and elevated central BP are among factors researchers found to have strong discriminatory value for PE at term and postpartum.

Women with new-onset HTN faced a 45% greater risk of newly self-reported fibroids and those with untreated HTN had a 19% greater risk, according to a new study.

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ACC.24: Even modest alcohol intake increases risk for coronary heart disease in men and women but women are at much greater risk across levels of weekly consumption.

ACC.24: Loss of estrogen's cardioprotective effect could account for the 2-fold greater increase in CAC score seen among postmenopausal women compared with men.

The novel dual NK-1,3 receptor antagonist demonstrated statistically significant reduction in the frequency of moderate-to-severe VMS vs placebo.