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In the EPIC-Norfolk* study, a sex-specific association was found between daily potassium intake, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings particularly suggest that in women with high sodium intake, higher potassium intake was tied to lower SBP.

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) that contain gestodene confer a fivefold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in young women as compared with those that contain levonorgestrel and the lowest doses of ethinylestradiol, as shown in a study.

Adding a high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test to cytology may enhance detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in primary cervical cancer screening, with the Cobas 4800 and Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) tests showing comparable clinical performance in high-risk HPV detection in Chinese women, according to a large study by the University of Hong Kong.

Women who become pregnant and have a live birth following a diagnosis of breast cancer may have better overall survival (OS) outcomes than those without live births post-cancer, according to a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Local researchers note a rising trend of late-stage cervical cancer in Singapore, a pattern that they say is likely to be an effect of a less than optimal uptake of screening for the disease.