Women's Health
Conference Coverage
IV superior to oral treatment for iron deficiency during pregnancy
AUSTIN, TEX. – Improving anemia treatment beyond the standard oral supplements could have a large effect on decreasing pregnancy complications.
From the Journals
Cochrane report: HPV vaccine proves its worth in adolescent, young adult women
Data support value of prophylactic vaccination to prevent cervical cancer in adolescent and young adult women.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Anemia more than doubles risk of postpartum depression
AUSTIN, TEX. – Next steps are to see whether correcting anemia prevents depression.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Doula care could avert over 200,000 cesareans annually
AUSTIN, TEX. – Doulas attending nulliparous births are cost-effective – up to a point.
From the Journals
Do black women pay a price for hair care regimens?
Analysis finds evidence of 45 potentially dangerous chemicals in 18 commonly used products like relaxers and hot oil treatments.
Feature
ACOG, ACP voice ‘deep concern’ over potential Title X changes
Both organizations “strongly oppose” any changes limiting access to care.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: How to handle opioid constipation
And there may be a new option for postpartum depression.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Few transgender patients desire care in a transgender-only clinic
AUSTIN, TEX. – A majority of transgender patients said they would not be interested in going to a transgender-only clinic.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Fewer smokes mean fewer strokes
And is your EHR preventing breastfeeding?
Conference Coverage
Maternal morbidity and BMI: A dose-response relationship
AUSTIN, TEX. – “Those risks are really impressive, with odds ratios of two and three times that of a normal patient.”
From the Journals
Glyburide failed to show noninferiority in gestational diabetes
The upper limit of the confidence interval for difference between groups did not meet the prespecified value for noninferiority.