Women's Health Archives - Page 3 of 10

USPSTF Reaffirms Recommendation for HBV Screening During Pregnancy

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July 24, 2019

The United States Preventative Service Task Force has issued a statement that reaffirms its 2009 recommendations for screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus.

Medicine

Pregnancy-Related Adverse Events Linked to Isotretinoin Persist Despite REMS Implementation

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Cassandra Pardini, PharmD

July 23, 2019

The iPLEDGE program was implemented in 2006.

Medicine

Trichomonas vaginalis Prevalence in the United States, 2013-2016

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Medical Bag Contributing Writer

July 11, 2019

Among noninstitutionalized adolescents and adults in the United States between 2013 and 2016, 1.3% tested positive for Trichomonas vaginalis infection.

Medicine

Blood Lead Level Screening in Children, Pregnant Women: Updated Guidelines From the USPSTF

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Madeline Morr

April 23, 2019

The USPSTF concluded that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for elevated blood lead levels in asymptomatic children and pregnant women.

Policy

Physicians Weigh In on Wave of Fetal Heartbeat Bills Across the United States

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

April 5, 2019

Georgia has been added to the growing list of states, including Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi, and Tennessee, that have passed so-called fetal heartbeat bills.

Policy

New Title X Rule Threatens Contraceptive Access for American Women

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Emily Pond

March 20, 2019

A new rule by the Trump administration may make it more challenging for women to access contraceptive services, despite evidence of the benefits to women, families, and the nation as a whole.

Medicine

Genetic Variant May Put Some Women at Increased Risk for Contraceptive Failure

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Steve Duffy

March 19, 2019

A genetic variant may play a major role in why hormonal contraception fails in some women, according to a new study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.