It was a very busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN team.
This week’s top articles included:
Black women are more likely to undergo uterine fibroid (UF) treatments that are uterine-sparing compared with their White counterparts, according to a prospective cohort study in the Journal of Women’s Health.
“We need to find a good balance between conservative and surgical treatment,” said principal investigator Sylvia Mechsner, MD.
Take a poll and see how other ob/gyns are feeling about patient uptake of the COVID vaccine.
A retrospective chart review has concluded that less than one-third of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) attended an initial follow-up visit after long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) insertion.
The study provides preliminary evidence of improvements in sexual function in breast cancer survivors who receive laser therapy.
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Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole not found to increase infant birth weight in HIV cases
July 9th 2025A recent randomized trial found no significant improvement in birth weight or key birth outcomes from antenatal trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis in human immunodeficiency virus-positive pregnant women.
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