OBGYN & Women's Health

American College of Rheumatology, Nov. 5-9

Nov 24, 2020

The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held virtually this year from Nov....

CDC: About One in Five U.S. Adults Reports Tobacco Product Use

Nov 24, 2020

FRIDAY, Nov. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About one in five U.S. adults reported currently...

Third COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Effectiveness

Nov 24, 2020

MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that late-stage...

Chimpanzee Adenovirus COVID-19 Vaccine Promising in Seniors

Nov 24, 2020

MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The novel chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored vaccine,...

Vegans Have Increased Risk for Total, Main-Site Fractures

Nov 24, 2020

MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vegans have increased risks for total fractures and...

Vegans Have Increased Risk for Total, Main-Site Fractures

Nov 24, 2020

MONDAY, Nov. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vegans have increased risks for total fractures and...

The impact of health education on attitudes of parents and religious leaders towards female genital mutilation

Nov 23, 2020

Previous studies reported that parent’s decisions to circumcise their daughters are based on religious or cultural beliefs. The effectiveness of educational strategies to change attitudes towards FGM has not been examined in...

Interpregnancy intervals and women’s knowledge of the ideal timing between birth and conception

Nov 23, 2020

IPIs are associated with adverse obstetric outcomes. However, few studies have explored women’s understanding of ideal IPIs or investigated knowledge of the consequences of short IPIs. This study was done to explore women’s...

Misoprostol knowledge and distribution in Mexico City after the change in abortion law: a survey of pharmacy staff

Nov 23, 2020

This study was done to describe misoprostol availability, whether a prescription is required, and knowledge of the legal status of abortion and uses for misoprostol among pharmacy staff in Mexico City. 174 pharmacies in Mexico...

Pregnancies associated with etonogestrel implants in the UK: comparison of two 5-year reporting periods

Nov 23, 2020

This study was done with three major purposes. The first objective was to identify pregnancies associated with the use of the contraceptive implants Implanon and Nexplanon in the UK during two 5-year reporting periods. The...

Young women’s fertility knowledge: partial knowledge and implications for contraceptive risk-takingObGyn

Nov 23, 2020

Not much researches are available on young women’s fertility knowledge and awareness. Therefore this study was done to assess the young women’s fertility knowledge and awareness. This study was a focused secondary analysis that...

Expanding choice through online contraception: a theory of change to inform service development and evaluation

Nov 20, 2020

This study was done to present the theory of change underpinning an intervention to provide online...

The relationship between chronic diseases and number of sexual partners: an exploratory analysis

Nov 20, 2020

The study was done to investigate sex-specific associations between lifetime number of sexual...

What consultation resources are available to support the delivery of integrated sexual and reproductive health services? A scoping review

Nov 20, 2020

Contraceptive and sexual healthcare is increasingly delivered in an integrated setting in the UK and worldwide, requiring staff to be competent in differing styles of delivery and to have a wide knowledge base. This study was...

Design and pilot testing of a church-based intervention to address interpersonal and intrapersonal barriers to uptake of family planning in rural Tanzania: a qualitative implementation study

Nov 20, 2020

The use of FP saves the lives of mothers and children and contributes to better economic outcomes for households and empowerment for women. In Tanzania, the overall unmet need for FP is high. This study was done to use focus...

Prevalence and associations of prescribing of long-acting reversible contraception by general practitioner registrars: a secondary analysis of ReCEnT data

Nov 20, 2020

LARC is the most effective form of contraception but use in Australia is low. The uptake of LARC prescribing by early-career GPs has important implications for community reproductive health. We aimed to investigate the...