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Women Who Experienced Miscarriage or Stillbirth Early in Life Have an Increased Risk of Stroke in Later Life
Investigators performed a comprehensive literature search and meta-analysis of 16 cohort studies and two case-control studies that reviewed the records of 7,808,521 women who experienced complications around pregnancy to determine the subsequent risk of stroke and determined that women who had experienced miscarriage or stillbirth were at a higher risk of future stroke.
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Antihypertensive Therapy for Mild Chronic Hypertension in Pregnant Women
Antihypertensive treatment of mild chronic hypertension in pregnant women was associated with reduced risk of preeclampsia with severe features, medically indicated preterm birth at < 35 weeks’ gestation, placental abruption, and fetal or neonatal demise compared to no treatment.
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Does Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy at the Time of Benign Hysterectomy Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk?
In this retrospective cohort study of 195,282 women who underwent benign hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO), the group who underwent BSO had a decreased ovarian cancer incidence (hazard ratio, 0.23; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.38) at 16 years of follow-up compared to those who retained their ovaries.
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Age and Risk of Sterilization Regret: Analysis of a Contemporary Dataset
In this retrospective analysis of the 2015-2017 and 2017-2019 National Survey of Family Growth female respondent files, women younger than 30 years of age were more likely to experience sterilization regret compared to women older than 30 years of age. As women got older, sterilization regret decreased, and no other demographic or clinical factors, including race, parity, educational attainment, or medical reasons for sterilization, were associated with regret.
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Pregnant, Influenza-Infected, and Hospitalized
Almost one-third of women age 15-44 years hospitalized with influenza were pregnant and almost 5% required intensive care.
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Research Suggests Need for Improved Abdominal Pain Screening
When adolescent females present at EDs with abdominal pain, they are inconsistently diagnosed through a gynecological history and pelvic exam. Sometimes, this can lead to the wrong treatment, which suggests a need for comprehensive sexual and gynecological health intake, according to researchers. -
CDC Updates Trichomoniasis Treatment Guidelines
Although trichomoniasis likely is the most common nonviral STI in the world, and is potentially dangerous for birth outcomes, it is largely overlooked in screening and diagnosis. The CDC recently updated its STI treatment guidelines, recommending women with trichomoniasis receive multidose metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for seven days. -
Title X Funding Cuts Could Worsen STI Rates
In March, the federal government sent Title X health providers a budget that will result in further slashes to programs that screen, test, trace, and treat people with STIs. STI rates are rising sharply for the sixth year in a row. -
Study Shows Low-Sensitivity Pregnancy Tests Work Well After Medication Abortion
Contraceptive Technology Update asked Patricia A. Lohr, MD, MPH, medical director and director of the Centre for Reproductive Research & Communication at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service in the United Kingdom to explain how her new study’s findings suggest the usefulness of the low-sensitivity urine pregnancy test for use after a self-managed medication abortion. -
Intervention Focuses on Contraceptives and Reproductive Life Plan for Teens
Teen mothers need tangible support to help them with their contraceptive decisions and to prevent unintended rapid-repeat births, according to recent research. The AIM 4 Teen Moms program is a future-oriented behavioral intervention that can help influence teen mothers’ attitudes, intentions, and contraceptive use and behaviors.