Obesity Increases Hip Fracture Risk Before Age 70 in Postmenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women, obesity is associated...
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OBGYN & Women’s Health
Metformin Use May Reduce Mortality in Women With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with type 2 diabetes or obesity who are...
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USPSTF in Favor of Interventions for Healthy Weight Gain in Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
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Life Expectancy, Costs for RA Patients Examined
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a...
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Hospitalization Up for Black Gynecologic Cancer Patients With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black gynecologic oncology patients with COVID-19...
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Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 29-Dec. 5
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held virtually this year from...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Caution Issued by U.K. Officials
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with a “significant history”...
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Canada Approves Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by...
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Fear of Surprise Medical Bills Keeps U.S. Adults From Getting Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of U.S. adults do not seek health...
Read MoreAddressing decisional conflict about fertility preservation: helping young female cancer survivors’ family planning decisions
Health professionals face the challenge of a growing number of young long-term cancer survivors with their specific needs concerning family planning. Researchers did this study to assess decisional conflict in young female...
Read MoreContraceptive method use among women and its association with age, relationship status and duration: findings from the third British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)
One in six pregnancies in Britain is unplanned. An understanding of influences on contraceptive method choice is essential to provision compatible with users’ lifestyles. Researchers did this study to describe the contraceptive...
Read MoreInclusion of LGBTQ persons in research related to pregnancy risk: a cognitive interview study
Researchers have recently begun considering whether and how to include LGBTQ people in research about abortion and contraception care. Including LGBTQ people in research about abortion and contraception care and the risk for an...
Read MoreSecond-trimester medication abortion outside the clinic setting: an analysis of electronic client records from a safe abortion hotline in Indonesia
This study is a retrospective analysis of anonymized electronic client records from callers to a safe abortion hotline. The study included ninety-six women contacted the hotline for medication abortion beyond three months...
Read MorePredicting poor compliance with follow-up and intrauterine contraception services after medical termination of pregnancy
Attendance at post-abortion follow-up visits is low, but little information about factors affecting it. Researchers conducted this study to assess the factors associated with non-compliance with post-abortion services and...
Read MoreEvidence-based patient/public voice: a patient and public involvement audit in the field of sexual health
The National Health Institute constitution enshrines PPI’s central role to place patients at the NHS’s heart. The sexual health field presents unique challenges for PPI in the tension between current PPI practice versus the need...
Read MoreFactors associated with the first-year discontinuation of Implanon in Upper Egypt: clients’ and providers’ perspectives
The researchers did this study to explore the factors affecting first-year Implanon discontinuation from clients’ and providers’ perspectives. Researchers used a mixed quantitative-qualitative methodology. They...
Read MoreUse of contraceptives and uptake of long-acting reversible contraception among postpartum women in rural China
This study investigated the current situation and factors associated with contraceptive use, especially LARC practice among postpartum women. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a PPS sampling method with 423 mothers...
Read MoreThe first six months: developing a user-informed anticipatory counseling video about the levonorgestrel intrauterine system
The LNG-IUS is a contraceptive method that can cause irregular bleeding and cramping during the first six months of use. Expected side effects are common reasons given for LNG-IUS device discontinuation. Counseling regarding...
Read MoreInitiating intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate 24–48 hours after mifepristone administration does not affect the success of early medical abortion
This study’s primary objective was to determine whether intramuscular depot medroxyprogesterone acetate was given at the time of misoprostol administration, 24–48 hours after mifepristone, affects the rate of continuing...
Read MoreAssociation between the type of contraceptive use and hemoglobin status among women of reproductive age in 24 sub-Saharan Africa countries
There was not much data available on whether contraceptive methods differentially modify women’s risk of anemia or not. This study was done to compare the hemoglobin status of women currently using different fertility regulation...
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