What you missed this week on Contemporary OB/GYN

This week’s top articles included:

Cannabis for managing menopause symptoms​

The first from the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), this article highlights a new study of midlife women veterans using cannabis for menopause symptom management. You can read more here.

COVID-19 Pregnancy Data in the United States: September 28 Update​

Our weekly update of COVID-19 Pregnancy Data, collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), totals 21,573 cases, 48 deaths, and 4,954 hospitalizations. See more of the data here.

Cognition decline after menopause​

The second article reports on findings presented at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). “Evidence, largely from animal studies, suggests there is a change in mitochondrial function from the premenopause to the perimenopause, and the change is a deleterious one resulting in brain dysfunction,” said co-principal investigator Pauline Maki, PhD, a professor of psychiatry, psychology and ob/gyn at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “This change in mitochondrial function would indicate a critical change in the way that the brain generates and uses energy as women age.” Read the full article here.

Season 2, Episode 4 of Pap Talk by Contemporary OB/GYN​

This episode features Aleha Aziz, MD, as she tells her story as a fellow on the frontlines of COVID-19. Dr. Aziz was one of many fellows involved with caring for patients during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City earlier this year. Listen to the episode now.

Test your knowledge of this rare vulvar condition​

The upcoming October issue of Contemporary OB/GYN features an in-depth look at Rhizopus. Could you recognize it in a patient? Take the quiz to find out.