Women's Health
Article
Type 2 risk increases with number of GDM pregnancies
In women with prior mild gestational diabetes, subsequent pregnancies did not increase the frequency of metabolic syndrome but did increase the...
News
USPSTF reaffirms need for folic acid supplements in pregnancy
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force continues to recommend that all women planning or capable of pregnancy should take a daily supplement of 0...
Conference Coverage
First-trimester blood glucose predicts congenital heart disease risk
NEW ORLEANS – A single random maternal first-trimester plasma glucose level appears to be the strongest predictor of congenital heart disease in...
CE/CME
January 2017: Click for Credit
Topics include: Gluten-free diet and celiac disease • Fluoxetine and bone health • Sudden cardiac death and T4 • Morning sickness and pregnancy...
Q&A
MS & Pregnancy: What's Safe?
Which therapies should you recommend for patients with multiple sclerosis—and how might pregnancy alter these recommendations? Find the answers in...
PURLs
Deliver or Wait with Late Preterm Membrane Rupture?
When a pregnant woman presents with ruptured membranes after 34 weeks' gestation, what should you do? ACOG recommends delivery, but a new study...
Article
Examining the safety of lipid-lowering drugs in pregnancy
Lipid-lowering medications are some of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States. But while much is known about their general safety...
Conference Coverage
Low-dose cyclophosphamide unlikely to impair fertility in lupus patients
WASHINGTON - Low-dose pulsed cyclophosphamide doesn't appear to affect ovarian reserve when used to treat women with systemic lupus erythematosus...
Video
Women and Heart Disease
Article
Make HIV testing of adolescents routine
Dr. Kristina K. Bryant encourages you to make HIV testing of adolescents routine.