Supporting transgender and gender-expansive individuals in reproductive health care
February 4th 2022At the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s 42nd Annual Meeting, a roundtable discussion explored ways to promote inclusivity and support transgender and gender-expansive individuals in the women’s health space.
Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies, 7th Edition Prenatal testing for chromosomal abnormalities
February 3rd 2022Protocol 5 - In this protocol, Norton reviews the pathophysiology of fetal aneuploidy and the wide range of tests for it. Included are perspectives on cell-free DNA testing, first-trimester combined screening, nuchal translucency (NT) sonography, and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), as well as quad marker screening in the second trimester in appropriate cases, and combined first- and second-trimester screening.
Balancing the rewards and risks of hormonal acne treatments
January 31st 2022Julie Harper, MD, of the Dermatology and Skin Care Center of Birmingham, Alabama explained the use, side effects, and risks of spironolactone and oral contraceptives in a presentation at the current Maui Derm for Dermatologists meeting in Maui, Hawaii.
Hormone-sensing pathway may explain gender biases in fungal infections
January 25th 2022Research in the journal Cell Reports concludes that the discovery of a hormone-sensing pathway in Candida albicans, which enables the fungus to adapt to estrogen, could help explain gender biases linked to fungal infections and might provide an alternative approach to improving women's health.
Risks for recurrent VVC caused by non-albicans candida vs candida albicans
January 25th 2022Women with non-albicans Candida (NAC) vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) were nearly twice as likely to have multiple physician visits for recurring infections compared to women who had C. albicans (CA) VVC, according to a retrospective chart review in the Journal of Women’s Health.
Oral probiotics to prevent vulvovaginal infections in pregnant women
January 25th 2022An oral probiotic formula for the secondary prevention of vulvovaginal infections in pregnant women neither colonized in the vagina nor reduced the rate of repeated vulvovaginal infection, according to a study in the American Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics.