Premenstrual exacerbation (PME) of depression has been found to occur in roughly two-thirds of women with depressive disorders.

The researchers found that ever and past OC users had a reduced risk of anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)-positive RA compared with never users.

The data showed women with an intact uterus did not have a significantly different risk of stroke, invasive breast cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, and pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis (PE/DVT) between those who used vaginal estrogen and those who did not.

The researchers found that FIR ≥15% correlated with an increased risk of the composite primary outcome (odds ratio, 4.38) and preeclampsia (odds ratio, 6.76), and was more common among women with type 1 diabetes (36.6 versus 14.5%)

Over the study period, smoking during pregnancy increased significantly among women with MDE (35.9 to 38.4%; P=0.02), while a decreasing trend among women without MDE only approached statistical significance (12.5 to 9.1%; P=0.07).

Women with epilepsy were at increased risk of adverse pregnancy and delivery outcomes.

Leiomyomas, age younger than 35 years, at least 2 prior cesarean deliveries, and history of sterilization were factors that predisposed patients to post-ablation hysterectomy.

The researchers found that 318 of the 470 women in the database met inclusion criteria. Nineteen women (6%) had viral load rebound with a mean log10 viral load near delivery of 2.71 copies/mL (=513 copies/mL), while 6 women (32%) had a viral load above 1,000 copies/mL.

The concomitant use of HCV drug combinations containing ombitasvir, paritaprevir/ritonavir, with or without dasabuvir is contraindicated due to the potential for liver enzyme elevations.

Delayed-release DMF exerts anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, a disease that often develops in women between the ages of 20 and 40.

The FDA's approval of the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) was based on efficacy and safety data from the ongoing Phase 3 ACCESS IUS trial.

The researchers found that, compared to the 50 women with no vaccination in the previous year, the 91 women vaccinated the prior year exhibited higher baseline antibody titers and/or seroprotection rates against all four influenza strains, after controlling for covariates.

The researchers observed variation in the absolute risk for neonatal drug withdrawal from 1.0 to 11.4% for infants exposed in utero to prescription opioids alone and opioids co-prescribed with gabapentin, respectively.

The authors noted that there may be a select group of women who make an informed choice of medically supervised withdrawal, which should be under the care of an experienced physician and include long-term follow-up and support to help prevent relapse.

Ob-gyns should address contraceptive needs, expectations, and concerns, regardless of patient age

Intrarosa contains prasterone, an inactive precursor that is converted locally into estrogens and androgens (with minimal systemic exposure) to help restore vaginal tissue.

Researchers included 1,306 regularly menstruating premenopausal women, aged 42 to 52 years at study entry

The researchers found that, overall, interventions were associated with a 9% reduction in risk of cesarean section, and a 24% reduction in risk of developing gestational diabetes.

"Importantly, the absolute risk of autism was small, and, hypothetically, if no pregnant women took antidepressants, the number of cases that could potentially be prevented would be small," wrote the authors of the study.

Commenting on the report, retired Ob-Gyn Valerie Anne Jones, MD said, "Access to maternity care and women's health services is vitally important, and we need to have infrastructure to support the numbers or these women will have no Ob-Gyn to turn to despite having insurance."

The data showed in utero exposure to clindamycin was associated with a higher risk of MCMs (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.34, 95% CI: 1.02-1.77), musculoskeletal system malformations (aOR 1.67, 95% CI: 1.12-2.48), and ventricular/atrial septal defect (aOR 1.81, 95% CI: 1.04-3.16).

Increases in pregnancy-related mortality ratios with maternal age, and racial-ethnic disparities persist

No significant association for use of antidepressant in pregnancy, child's intellectual disability

The researchers found that based on very low certainty in the body of evidence across examined studies, vitamin D supplementation may not reduce the risk of developing allergic diseases.

The findings are particularly important because preeclampsia cases rose from 2.4% of pregnancies in 1980 to 3.8% in 2010, the researchers said.

The team found that higher sugar-sweetened beverage intake during the second trimester of pregnancy was associated with greater adiposity in mid-childhood.

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can affect the genitals, rectum, and throat. Complications include pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, and an increased risk of HIV.