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A new analysis of data from participants in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) suggests that regular use of some nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may modestly increase cardiovascular risk in women. The findings were published in Circulation.

Women who have a history of pregnancy loss, either miscarriage or stillbirth, may be at greater risk of postmenopausal cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a recent study in The Annals of Family Medicine.

Midwifery and obstetrics don’t need to be mutually exclusive disciplines. Here are 6 examples of how midwives and OBs can give complementary care that benefits patients.

Letrozole, a breast cancer drug, was compared with clomiphene as a fertility treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Find out which drug performed best.

Studies with poor methodology were the basis of giving prophylactic antibiotics to women in labor who are positive for group B Streptococcus, an analysis finds.

Maternal inflammation during pregnancy may be linked to a risk of schizophrenia in the woman’s offspring, according to a new study in The American Journal of Psychiatry based on analysis of data from a large Finnish cohort.

A study in The New England Journal of Medicine funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that letrozole may be more effective at helping women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) become pregnant than clomiphene.

New research by microbiologists at Loyola University suggests that the urinary microbiome in women with urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) may differ from that in women without the condition, which has implications for management of the disease.

A novel birth control option is in the works, and it’s in the form of a microchip that, when implanted, could work for up to 16 years. The future is now, folks.

A 2-day meeting of the FDA’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Advisory Committee on the safety of laparoscopic power morcellators produced recommendations, but the committee was not asked to advise as to whether the devices should be banned.

The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends against pelvic exams in asymptomatic, nonpregnant, adult women. Some say this is faulty logic. What say you?

New minimally invasive robotic surgical techniques may offer some benefit to patients, but only once surgeons pass the learning curve.

Gyns morcellate fibroids because it benefits patients, not their wallet. Despite the risks, the procedure has a place in treatment, until data say otherwise.

To make shared decision-making blossom, somebody needs to lead the discussion with carefully chosen words. I’m working on it.

Perimenopause is a period of high risk for first-time depression. Why? Probably because levels of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), a brain enzyme, are elevated.

Challenge your diagnostic skills: What abnormality do you see in this woman with a history of ectopic pregnancy?

"I worry that women will conclude that there is no value to an annual well-woman visit," says author Paula Hillard, MD.

The Supreme Court justices insist that their decision for Hobby Lobby is limited and narrow in scope. Find out why gynecologist Deborah Ottenheimer, MD, doesn't buy it.

The risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension is more than 3 times higher in women who become pregnant using a donor egg, research confirms.

Treating anemia early with iron replacement therapy can significantly improve quality of life in women with heavy menstrual bleeding, new research finds.

An 11-year study by investigators from California supports previous research that connects prenatal exposure to common pesticides with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The finding, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, strengthens the evidence linking neurodevelopmental disorders with gestational pesticide exposures.

Despite the increasing volume of evidence that infants born before 39 weeks can have complications, a new study shows that nearly 4% of uncomplicated births are induced before 39 0/7 weeks without a medial indication.

After a discrepancy between gestational age and fundal height, an ultrasound exam revealed one of the most common congenital tumors deriving from germ cells.

Use of an intravaginal ring with a pod to drug tablets may provide protection against HIV-that’s the hope, at least. Read on to find out how monkeys responded.

Challenge your diagnostic skills: What abnormality do you see in this late second trimester fetus?

Eric J. Forman, MD, FACOG discuses the Blastocyst Euploid Selective Transfer (BEST) Trial carried out by Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey.

A demonstration of trophectoderm biopsy

Blastocyst-stage comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) to select euploid embryos is the key to successful elective single embryo transfer (SET).