Women's Health
Clinical Inquiries
Does tranexamic acid reduce mortality in women with postpartum hemorrhage?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. When used in conjunction with the standard of care, 1 g intravenous (IV) tranexamic acid given 1 to 3 hours after...
Conference Coverage
Multidisciplinary care could address fertility preservation in transgender youth
PHILADELPHIA – Counseling transgender youth about fertility preservation creates a number of clinical and ethical...
From the Journals
Probiotics with Lactobacillus reduce loss in spine BMD for postmenopausal women
Twelve months of the probiotics treatment prevented bone mineral density loss in the lumbar spine when compared with placebo.
Opinion
Ask about vaping and e-cigarette use
When we studied the knowledge and practice of e-cigarette use among pregnant women in one of our outpatient practices, we found that 43% of more...
Opinion
Cannabis and prenatal care
How ob.gyns. navigate conversations with patients around substance use remains crucial to delivery of the best possible prenatal care.
Opinion
Counseling on cannabis use in pregnancy
Screening for cannabis use in pregnancy is important, but it is key to maintain patients’ trust and their commitment to prenatal care.
Conference Coverage
Experts address barriers to genetic screening
WASHINGTON – Panel explores clinical implications of removing barriers to genetic testing for newborns and carriers.
Opinion
Disparity in endometrial cancer outcomes: What can we do?
Black women report symptoms less, have more delays in diagnosis, and experience more frequent deviations from guideline-directed diagnostics.
News
FDA advisory committee supports birth control patch approval
Concerns persist regarding pregnancy rates and VTE risk among women with obesity who use the patch.
Feature
Judge blocks Alabama abortion ban
Alabama’s measure prohibits abortion at every pregnancy stage and penalizes physicians with a Class A felony for performing an abortion.
Conference Coverage
Sleep problems in pregnancy presage postnatal depression
COPENHAGEN – “I think it is very important to understand that we need to screen pregnant women for sleep problems.” – Tiina Paunio, MD, PhD