Women's Health

New study findings conflict with long-understood associations between maternal depression and the postpartum period and highlight the potential need for public health policy revisions.

The World Health Organization recommends either mifepristone in combination with misoprostol or misoprostol alone for abortion, but clinical evidence has indicated misoprostol alone has an effectiveness of 80% compared to 95% for mifepristone alongside misoprostol.

Prophylactic HPV vaccines have demonstrated remarkable efficacy, exceeding 98%, and they are already proving to be effective in the prevention of anogenital warts, precancerous lesions, and cancer alike.

Researchers said the most effective smoking cessation method was counseling, which could be boosted with financial incentives and doctor/nurse feedback interventions.

Infants of vaccinated mothers had a lower risk of severe neonatal morbidity, neonatal death, and admission to neonatal intensive care units, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Older women who had a hysterectomy without chemotherapy and/or radiation had less chance of gastrointestinal issues than women who had those treatments.

A review published in General Hospital Psychiatry shows large, negative impacts on menopausal women.

Evidence-based preventive care can improve overall health and decreases illness and death for women and adolescents, but gaps in care caused by barriers still exist.

Videos on the social media platform where doctors used supportive language were found to improve attitudes towards Pap smears the most, a new study found.

PCOS is reported in 5% to 20% of reproductive aged women, making it the most common endocrine disorder and one of the most common causes of infertility in women.

A recent study found that vitamin E, with or without vitamin C, improved symptoms in patients with chronic pelvic pain.

Fezolinetant (Veozah) is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (ie, hot flashes and night sweats) related to menopause.

Opioid use disorder during pregnancy is stigmatized, but these patients deserve compassionate, nonjudgmental care.

A new study found that the most common symptoms that cannabis was used to treat were chronic pain, anxiety, sleep problems, and stress.

A significantly decreased risk of endometrial cancer was reported among participants with a history of pregnancy compared to those nulliparous.

Implementing a standardized oxytocin infusion protocol may increase patient safety while reducing maternal adverse effects that are associated with rapid, high rates of infusion of oxytocin.

Many women seek out abortion medications, but this process has seen increased barriers as options become restricted by federal and state regulations.

A recent study found that women were less likely to get LDL-C testing and be treated with statins, despite having higher levels of LDL-C and higher blood pressure than men.

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are the preferred medication to treat postnatal depression, but there is a lack of evidence about their long-term impact on women and their children.

The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (Abrysvo) is the first and only maternal RSV vaccine used to help protect infants from the virus.

Receiving the vaccine during pregnancy is cited as crucial for both confronting disproportionate infant vulnerability and easing the disease burden for new and expecting mothers.

Maternal outcomes and disparities may be improved through postpartum navigation, in which a mother works with their provider to navigate barriers to care.

Legal challenges have made dispensing abortion medications more difficult than ever.

Only 4% of money for research and development is used to focus on women’s health issues.

A substantial collection of evidence indicates that the fallopian tube serves as the primary site of origin for a large portion of high-grade serous ovarian cancers.