OBGYN.net Staff

Pregnant and postpartum women aren't getting enough omega-3 fatty acids, putting the development of their babies' nervous and immune systems at risk.

There are several techniques new mothers can use to express breast milk more comfortably while yielding higher output, a meta-analysis finds.

POLL: How healthy should hospital food be? Should junk food not be offered at all, removing any temptation, or should people make better choices?

New research identifies 3 factors that may play a role in menopause-related storage lower urinary tract symptoms, or incontinence.

Pelvic floor muscle training, or Kegel exercises, did not improve pelvic organ prolapse in a group of women after a vaginal delivery, research shows.

A new report by the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology has shown a shift in women's preferences for the number of embryos transferred.

Medical and lifestyle interventions successfully lowered the risk of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes.

New research highlights a way to reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies, but it requires two changes to current policy.

Another option for long-term reversible contraception has been approved, but this one will be available to many public health clinics as well.

POLL: Many women consider their OB/GYN their primary care provider. But like your primary care counterpart, do you carry a stethoscope?

Genetic testing for ovarian or endometrial cancer isn't recommended for everyone. Find out here which patients should be referred for testing.

Children with in utero exposure to cigarette smoke from mom or dad's smoking habit are predisposed to diabetes in adulthood.

Women crave cigarettes more strongly during their periods, so waiting until after ovulation to quit may make the process slightly less difficult.

Illness impacts men and women differently, and a woman's personality type matters in how resistant she may be to mental illness.

Even brief use of hormone replacement therapy in menopause can increase risk of the 2 most common forms of ovarian cancer, a meta-analysis finds.

Adolescent girls who receive the HPV vaccine are no more likely than unvaccinated girls to participate in risky sexual behavior.

SMFM 2015: New research shows that fetuses of a certain sex are at increased risk for spontaneous preterm birth.

Use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in cases unrelated to male factor infertility may negatively affect outcomes, new research suggests.

SMFM 2015: A failed result on noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) may provide insight into what subsequent tests may find, research reveals.

New research from SMFM 2015 shows women whose mothers had preeclampsia or low birth weight are more likely to have the condition in pregnancy.

Probiotics don't improve the metabolic health of women with GDM but may help those at risk for future metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

Two new compounds, oxabicycloheptene sulfonate and chloroindazole, were successfully tested in early studies to treat endometriosis.

Gynecologists should expect appointment time with patients to include a discussion about the utility and safety of vaginal steam baths.

Opioid use in women of reproductive age should be better monitored, and physicians should be more judicious in their prescribing, says a CDC report.

Prophylactic manual rotation to avoid operative delivery may not be effective, according to a recent Cochrane meta-analysis.

Timing is important to achieve pregnancy in intrauterine insemination, but available evidence doesn't support using one timing method over another.

A new report shows that 7 of the top 10 jobs for 2015 are in health care. And physician tops the list of best-paying jobs. Is your job in the top 10?

New evidence reveals that risk prediction for breast cancer is imperative in women with atypical hyperplasia of breast tissue.

Go ahead and recommend exercise for overall health benefits, but don't advise patients that exercise can reduce hot flashes and night sweats during menopause.

New research has found a link between day-of-surgery urinary microbiota and the likelihood of a urinary tract infection after pelvic floor surgery.