Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity for women in the United States. Prior to the update in 2020, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, there had been no formal guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) specifically addressing CVD in women since 2011.

Women who are exposed to sexual violence, particularly in childhood, may be more prone to poorer cardiovascular health later in their lives.

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.

Black and Hispanic women are significantly less likely to have up-to-date colon cancer screening compared to White women.

When a woman goes through menopause, she is at accelerated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the 2020 statement on menopause and CVD risk from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Many women gain weight during menopause. Aging and lifestyle are the main factors, and women generally become less active as they go through midlife. At any age, it is known that burning fewer calories increases weight and fat mass. But what can providers do?

Rebecca Thurston, PhD, explains clinical research and strategies for undermining the power of vasomotor symptoms and insomnia to interrupt sleep.

“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.” Samar R. El Khoudary, PhD, MPH, used Joni Mitchell’s popular song lyrics to introduce the crowd to her session, “Health is Where the Heart Is,” which addressed the connection between heart health and menopause.

Holly Wyatt, MD’s session, "The Tao of Wellness," kicked off the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) 2021 Annual Meeting. It was the springboard for the Utian Translational Science Symposium, themed “Charting the Path to Health in Midlife and Beyond: The Biology and Practice of Wellness.”

Check in throughout the week for the latest coverage from the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) Annual Meeting, which is being held Sept. 22-25 in Washington, D.C.

This week, Contemporary OB/GYN® will be covering the North American Menopause Society’s (NAMS) 2021 Annual Meeting, which is taking place Sept. 22-25 in Washington, D.C. We spoke with NAMS President Hadine Joffe, MD, MSc about wellness at midlife and why it is crucial in menopause.

A session of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 2021 annual meeting pointed to the dramatic increase in STIs in the United States and presented highlights from the updated CDC STI guidelines.

During the 2021 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, 3 experts—Kathryn Marko, MD, NCMP; Katherine T. Chen, MD, MPH; and Tamika Auguste, MD—led presentations on different types of mobile health apps and remote monitoring, as well as the role they play in patient care.

A presentation at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, which started on April 30, discussed maternal mortality in pregnancy and how physicians can reduce rates.

Two leading experts provided ACOG ACSM attendees with a high-level overview on clinically valuable updates that may have been pushed to the backburner as COVID-19-related medical care dominated 2020.

If the oath “First, do no harm” is to be carried out by medical practitioners, one area in which this can truly be practiced involves the care of transmasculine or nonbinary patients who want to become pregnant or are already pregnant, according to a session from the 2021 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

“When you leave populations behind from the data, you disadvantage the population that bears the brunt of the disease,” said Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, during her presentation on recommendations to improve women's health at this year's ACOG meeting.

A session held virtually at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, which started on April 30, reviewed updates from its COVID-19 task force as we continue to witness the vaccine rollout.

A session held virtually at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, which started on April 30, focused on the new ASCCP guidelines and highlighted the importance of identifying risk for management of abnormal screenings.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was a key theme that helped to kick off the annual meeting, which was held virtually. During the Hale Lecture: Diversity and Equity in Obstetrics and Gynecology – The Patient and the Provider – Care Delivery to Employment, several ob/gyns provided their own perspectives, including sharing data on diversity in the specialty now and its implications for the future pipeline.