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Pandemic's mental health impact harder on older women with trauma history
September 24, 2021
Older women with a history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence (IPV) may have been impacted by mental health issues even more than others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research notes racial differences in recommended cancer screenings
September 24, 2021
Black and Hispanic women are significantly less likely to have up-to-date colon cancer screening compared to White women.
Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8): NOT just another anti-abortion bill
September 23, 2021
On May 19, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott signed Texas Senate Bill 8 (also known as the Fetal Heartbeat Bill) into law with the statement that this will save lives in the state of Texas. This law is recognized as the most restrictive anti-abortion regulation in the United States today.
Accidental bowel leakage
September 03, 2021
These tips for the ob-gyn specialist can help patients manage.
Sexual and reproductive health services from community pharmacists
August 23, 2021
The role of the community pharmacist has greatly expanded beyond traditional product-focused services to encompass a number of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, according to a review in BMJ Open.
Medicaid expansion and breast reconstruction
August 23, 2021
A retrospective cross-sectional study has found that Medicaid expansion has increased the rates of autologous breast reconstruction in patients undergoing mastectomy.
Bringing sexual dysfunction into the conversation for women with diabetes
July 27, 2021
The management of diabetes is multifaceted, often requiring the collaboration of a multidisciplinary team of providers. While sexual side effects of diabetes are not commonly discussed during patient visits, there is a correlation between the presence of diabetes and frequent sexual dysfunction in women.
Use of women's preventive health services during COVID-19
July 22, 2021
All categories of women’s preventive health services that required an in-person visit plummeted during the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in comparison to 2019, but then rebounded to near 2019 levels by July 2020.
Prevalence thresholds of screening tests
April 14, 2021
A literature review has found that the prevalence thresholds of various screening tests used in ob/gyn health care settings are significantly higher than the estimated disease prevalence.
Gynecologic Care Needs to Improve in Women With Down Syndrome
April 12, 2021
A team of investigators has found that women with Down Syndrome received gynecologic care at lower-than-recommended rates and at substantially lower rates than other forms of health care. The investigators have called for efforts to improve gynecologic care for this vulnerable population.