Obstetrics & Gynaecology

More than half of teenage girls experienced heavy bleeding and 40% had an iron deficiency. The research, led by Lund University in Sweden, also shows that young teenage girls who experience heavy menstrual bleeding—and are […]

A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active “conversation” from the very earliest stages of implantation. They engage in a back and forth of tiny packages called extracellular vesicles […]

Ryu Lopez is quite literally a miracle baby. Ryu developed completely outside his mother’s uterus, resting on his mother’s vital organs in what doctors called a very rare abdominal ectopic pregnancy.This article was originally published […]

Adherence to cervical cancer screening guidelines is low, with more than 60% undergoing overscreening, according to a research letter published online Dec. 10 in JAMA Network Open.This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

Perinatal mothers enrolled in Michigan Medicaid between 2012 and 2021 who had opioid use disorder were more likely to have a premature birth and to use more health care services than mothers without OUD, according […]

Research involving Pompeu Fabra University has concluded that abortions in Spain fell by around 24% during the two months of strict lockdown due to COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. The study, conducted by the […]

A new guideline from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) offers clear, evidence-based direction for treating blood cancers during pregnancy and shows that many patients can safely receive timely cancer care without compromising fetal […]

Using menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) was not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, according to the results of a matched prospective analysis […]

In the early 2000s, a major women’s health study—Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)—made headlines. As an ongoing study launched in the ’90s, the WHI asked: could menopause hormone therapy (MHT), used to ease menopause symptoms, also […]