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Does Music Lower Preoperative Anxiety in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Patients?
Listening to music may lower preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
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Women Athletes Need Evidence-Based Reproductive Health Treatment, Information
Menstrual cycles can vary and be inconsistent among female athletes. Physicians and other providers could miss important health problems if they downplay athletes’ cycle changes or differences. A new study shows that a tool, called the Health and Reproductive Survey, can assess menstrual function in physically active females. -
Oral Contraceptives Can Affect Verbal Working Memory, Cognition
New research shows that oral contraceptive use does not affect people’s behavior, feelings, and gender self-concept, although it does appear to affect cognition. Women who used oral contraceptives showed no differences in openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, extroversion, and agreeableness. -
Family Planning Providers Can Reduce Barriers for Women with Opioid Use Disorder
Women with opioid use disorder are more likely to become pregnant unintentionally. They often encounter contraception barriers, including inadequate counseling. -
A Model Offering Integrated Contraceptive Care with Primary Care Could Be Replicated
A contraception integration model at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) has helped to ensure comprehensive healthcare for reproductive-age individuals in some rural areas, new research shows. Investigators studied how FQHCs integrated services — not just offering contraceptives, but also integrating contraception care with primary care. -
Ways for Providers to Improve Contraceptive Access for People with Disabilities
Reproductive health providers use contraceptive counseling techniques largely based on an able-bodied norm, ignoring the needs of people with disabilities. New research suggests that better communication tactics are needed to reduce disparities and remove barriers for people who are deaf or hard of hearing as well as for people with other disabilities. -
Research Reveals Barriers to Contraceptive Care for Patients with Disabilities
Several new studies highlight problems people with disabilities experience when trying to access contraceptive care. These include barriers related to educational material that is not designed with disabilities in mind as well as attitudes and biases among reproductive health providers and clinicians. -
Ethical Concerns on Conscience Clauses in Genetic Counseling
Of 274 genetic counselors surveyed, 90% were not even aware the conscience clauses existed. On the issue of whether genetic counselors had the right to use a conscience clause, responses were mixed: 24% said yes, 31% said no, and 45% were unsure. Ninety percent of respondents agreed counselors were ethically obligated to refer a patient to another provider if using a conscience clause.
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OB/GYN Clinical Alert Welcomes Maria F. Gallo, PhD
Maria F. Gallo, PhD, joins OB/GYN Clinical Alert. -
LMWH vs. UFH in Pregnant Women Undergoing Anticoagulation
In this retrospective cohort study of pregnant women treated with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) alone compared to those switched to unfractionated heparin (UFH) in the peripartum period, the outcomes were similar in both groups.