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Antibiotic use for chronic endometritis poses risk of miscarriage after ART

20 Jun 2022

The use of antibiotic therapy to resolve chronic endometritis can put women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment (ART) at heightened risk of pregnancy loss, according to a study.

Antibiotic use for chronic endometritis poses risk of miscarriage after ART

20 Jun 2022

Occupational lifting, pushing put women at risk of pelvic organ prolapse

19 Jun 2022

Physically demanding jobs may be hazardous to women, with a recent study reporting that occupational load-bearing contributes to an increase in the risk of developing symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse during midlife.

Occupational lifting, pushing put women at risk of pelvic organ prolapse

19 Jun 2022

Expectant moms with low vitamin D levels at risk of miscarriage

16 Jun 2022 by

Pregnant women with vitamin D deficiency run the risk of losing their foetuses in the womb, according to a meta-analysis.

Expectant moms with low vitamin D levels at risk of miscarriage

16 Jun 2022

How effective are contraceptive counseling, provision interventions for women?

16 Jun 2022

Contraceptive counseling and provision of services beyond usual care are both effective at improving contraceptive use without increasing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or reducing condom use, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis have shown.

How effective are contraceptive counseling, provision interventions for women?

16 Jun 2022

Infertility treatments tied to developmental delays at age 2 years

16 Jun 2022 by

Infants conceived with the help of infertility treatments, such as ovulation induction (OI) and artificial insemination with the husband’s sperm (AIH), are more likely to experience developmental delays at 2 years of age, according to a recent Japan study. However, such delays appear to grow nonsignificant by 3.5 years of age.

Infertility treatments tied to developmental delays at age 2 years

16 Jun 2022

Previous pre-eclampsia tied to early coronary atherosclerosis

12 Jun 2022

Coronary atherosclerosis is slightly more prevalent among younger women with previous pre-eclampsia than age- and parity-matched counterparts from the general population, reveals a recent study. After adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, pre-eclampsia remains an independent risk factor.

Previous pre-eclampsia tied to early coronary atherosclerosis

12 Jun 2022

Prenatal phthalate exposure may stunt infant growth

11 Jun 2022

Exposure to phthalates while still in the womb is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) z-scores in children, suggesting impaired growth, reports a recent meta-analysis. Prenatal exposure, on the other hand, does not seem to affect body fat percentage.

Prenatal phthalate exposure may stunt infant growth

11 Jun 2022

Mid-gestational factors predict small-for-gestational age

09 Jun 2022

Risk prediction models including factors such as maternal smoking status, body mass index, and parity, can help predict small-for-gestational age (SGA) during pregnancy, a recent Japan study has found.