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Because the mechanism of action of medical-grade honey (MGH) is based on enhancing wound healing and exerting strong broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, MGH may also help to treat recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), according to a review in the Journal of Fungi.

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A literature search revealed there is no international agreement on how to characterize or classify endometriosis.

Employee mandate would have impacted 84 million workers. Health care mandate affects every facility that receives federal funding.

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Because many groups have a stake in newborn screening, “Who will take responsibility for integrating varying perspectives to modernize newborn screening?” Bailey pondered. “Funding and auspice will be critical decisions.”

Pooled estimates for chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were also null, but LARC users were significantly more likely to contract trichomoniasis infection compared to oral contraceptive users.

Half of prisons and over 80% of jails in the United States allowed postpartum permanent contraception, according to a study in the journal Contraception.

The findings support previous research demonstrating that increased access to emergency contraception does not compromise use of other more effective methods or lead to an increase in reported levels of unprotected sexual intercourse, according to Hawkins.

Maneesh Jain, CEO and co-founder of Mirvie, a proprietary RNA platform that uses blood samples to predict pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, sits down with Contemporary OB/GYN to discuss the potential of the test.

Often based on racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and age-based assumptions

Provider bias—stereotyped and prejudiced assumptions about patients and their “best interests”—can unintentionally harm your patients.

Recommendations for maternity care professionals based on MiPATH.

“The results suggested that weight maintenance or weight loss should not be used as routine guidelines,” The authors concluded.

Do no harm, even though your patient might.

Together, the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecologists (ACOG) and the University of Michigan developed MiPATH recommendations (Michigan Plan for Appropriate Tailored Healthcare) to create comprehensive, tailored prenatal care plans for patients.

What's coming to Contemporary OB/GYN® this week.

Although the hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is the oldest special radiologic procedure, first performed over 110 years ago, it remains an essential part of the evaluation of the infertile couple.

Consensus group discussion resulted in a shift from results-based to risk-based management for cervical cancer screening.

The impact of hospitalization from COVID-19, especially severe disease, has greatly impacted our health care system—particularly the nursing staff.

A study published January 6, 2022 showed that COVID-19 vaccinations may temporarily cause changes to the timing of menstruation.

What you missed this week in women's health

An experimental blood test uses plasma cell-free RNA (cfRNA) to accurately predict preeclampsia as early as 16 weeks

To the investigators’ surprise, routine perinatal visits had the greatest impact on PROM in pregnant women with VVC.

Contemporary OBGYN® mourns the passing of Michael J. Hennessy Sr, chairman and CEO of MJH Life Sciences™.

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine has announced its upcoming 2022 annual meeting will now be virtual.

A cross-sectional analysis of the Boston Birth Cohort (BBC) from 1998 to 2016 has found that maternal nativity and duration of United States residence were linked to preeclampsia among non-Hispanic Black women, but not among Hispanic and non-Hispanic White women, after adjusting for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors.

Being Non-Hispanic (N-H) Asian is a significant influencing factor for the number of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and the severity scores of GI symptoms, according to a study of 4 major racial/ethnic groups of midlife women in the United States.