CDC: Contraception Used by Almost All Sexually Experienced Women
87.8 percent of women reported having used a most or moderately effective reversible method of contraception
More Senior Physicians See Fewer Underserved Patients
Findings for share of Medicaid patients and minority patients
CDC Presents Estimates of Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use for Teens
Increase seen in use of any contraception at first sex among male teens, while no consistent trend seen for female teens
Mother-Led Infant Massage Eases Maternal Postnatal Depression
Additionally, positive parent-infant interactions seen
Benign Breast Disease Linked to Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
Risks increased for breast cancer overall, invasive BC, ductal carcinoma in situ in BBD cohort versus Iowa SEER program
Use of Noninsulin Antidiabetic Meds Increasing for T2D in Pregnancy
Use of noninsulin meds not linked to significantly increased risk for major congenital malformations
Lower Mortality, Better Outcomes Seen for Women With Gun-Related Injury
Women have lower rate of in-hospital mortality, deep vein thrombosis, lower incidence of drug, alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Maternal Cannabis Use Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Ongoing cannabis use during pregnancy linked to pregnancy outcomes known to be related to placental dysfunction
Metformin Added to Insulin Not Beneficial for T2D in Pregnancy
No significant difference seen in composite adverse neonatal outcome for patients receiving metformin or placebo in addition to insulin
White Women Overrepresented in Gynecologic Cancer Trials
Underrepresentation seen among Asian and Hispanic women for all cancer sites, with variance for Black women by cancer site
