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In postmenopausal women, obesity with sarcopenia seems to have a greater effect on the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) than obesity alone, a recent study has found.

A large systematic review and meta-analysis of women undergoing assisted reproduction has shown that the use of short gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocols, compared with long GnRH agonist protocols, during controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) may reduce the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) while having no major impact on live birth rates. 

The presence of liver cirrhosis is detrimental in pregnant women, being associated with elevated risks of maternal mortality as well as obstetric and foetal complications, a study has found.

Long-term combination therapy with relugolix plus oestradiol and norethindrone (relugolix-CT) shows sustained reductions in dysmenorrhoea and non-menstrual pelvic pain (NMPP) for up to 2 years in premenopausal women with endometriosis, according to the SPIRIT extension* study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Children conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) showed similar asthma outcomes but had a higher risk of allergies and slightly altered lung function compared with those who were born after spontaneous conception, according to a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

Daily intake of the oral contraceptive pill that combines estetrol (E4) and drospirenone (DRSP) appears to be highly effective across subgroups defined by age, contraceptive history, and body mass index (BMI), according to pooled data from two pivotal phase III trials.

Intravenous treatment with ketamine is as good as that with fentanyl for procedural sedation in patients undergoing first-trimester outpatient surgical abortion, as reflected in patients’ satisfaction with their anaesthesia, according to a study.

Female smokers with early natural menopause are at high risk of developing malignant and nonmalignant lung diseases, as well as of death, as reported in a study.

Children born to mothers with lower educational levels appear to be at a higher risk of having compromised growth, according to a recent Indonesia study.

Menopausal hormone therapy with conjugated equine estrogen appears to confer a heightened risk of developing haemorrhagic stroke among postmenopausal women as compared with the use of estradiol, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.