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OB/GYN General

Guidance Issued for Managing Heart Disease in Pregnancy

May 06, 2019

MONDAY, May 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Recommendations have been developed for managing heart disease during pregnancy; the "Pregnancy and Heart Disease" practice bulletin was published in the May is...

Cervical Adenocarcinoma Rates Increased in Some Populations

May 02, 2019

THURSDAY, May 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many populations have increasing or stabilized incidence trends in cervical adenocarcinoma (AC), according to a study published in the June issue of Preventiv...

Prepregnancy Folate Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for GDM

May 02, 2019

THURSDAY, May 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Higher prepregnancy habitual folate intake from supplements is associated with a lower risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a study publ...

April 2019 Briefing - OBGYN & Women's Health

May 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for April 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles...

Rare Variants Identified in DENND1A Gene in PCOS

Apr 30, 2019

TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Rare variants have been identified in the DENND1A gene that are associated with hormonal traits of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to research p...

In many states, pregnancy invalidates a woman's DNR

Apr 23, 2019

By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) - Most states have statutes that invalidate a woman's advance directive if she is pregnant, a U.S. study finds. And because those statute...

USPSTF Urges Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screen in Pregnancy

Apr 23, 2019

TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) but not nonpregnant women or men. Th...

Soft bedding top cause of suffocation death for sleeping babies in U.S.

Apr 22, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Most sleep-related suffocation deaths among babies less than one year old happen because infants' airways got blocked by things like pi...

Conception by IVF May Increase Risk for Rare Childhood Cancer

Apr 19, 2019

FRIDAY, April 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- There is a small association between conception by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and childhood cancer, particularly hepatic tumors, according to a study publi...

FDA orders withdrawal of transvaginal surgical mesh from market

Apr 16, 2019

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday ordered makers of transvaginal surgical mesh implants to immediately stop their sale and distribution in the United States, ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective for Prenatal Insomnia

Apr 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective nonpharmacologic treatment for insomnia during pregnancy, according to a study published online April 5 in Obst...

FDA Halts All Sales of Pelvic Mesh Products Tied to Injuries in Women

Apr 16, 2019

TUESDAY, April 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced a ban on the sale of all pelvic mesh products. "In order for these mesh devices to stay on the m...

Metformin May Cut Risk for Prematurity, Miscarriage in PCOS

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), metformin treatment from the late first trimester until delivery might reduce the risk for late misc...

Gestational Diabetes Linked to Incident Diabetes in Offspring

Apr 15, 2019

MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with incident diabetes in offspring throughout childhood and adolescence, according to a study published online A...

More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme Court challenge

Apr 12, 2019

(Reuters) - North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forc...

Female firefighters' health needs often unaddressed

Apr 12, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - - Women firefighters, particularly in North America, are less likely to have access to female-specific personal protective equipment an...

In Pregnancy, Buprenorphine Use Up, Methadone Use Down

Apr 12, 2019

FRIDAY, April 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2009 to 2015, the prevalence of methadone use decreased and buprenorphine use increased among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women with opioid use disorder,...

U.S. FDA loosens alcohol restrictions for female libido pill

Apr 11, 2019

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday women taking Sprout Pharmaceuticals Inc's female libido pill, Addyi, need not completely avoid alcohol. ...

C-section complication risk rises with mother's age

Apr 11, 2019

By Lisa Rapaport Pregnant women are more likely to have complications during labor and cesarean deliveries than during vaginal births, and a new study offers fresh evidenc...

South Korea court strikes down abortion law in landmark ruling

Apr 11, 2019

By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned a ban on abortion that has stood for more than 65 years, saying in ...

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