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Comparing Medications Used for Lactation Inhibition

A randomized controlled trial demonstrated superior efficacy of cabergoline compared to pyridoxine (78% vs. 35%; P < 0.001) at suppression of lactation seven days after delivery.

How Common Is Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnant and Postpartum Women from Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Backgrounds?

Neighborhood-level socioeconomic inequities in early pregnancy were associated with higher risk of long-term cardiovascular disease in pregnant and postpartum women.

Maternal Mortality in the United States Is Worse than in any Other High-Income Nation

This article compares U.S. maternal mortality to other nations and explores reasons why mortality in the United States is four to 10 times higher than in peer countries.

Research Shows that Misoprostol Works Well Alone for Medication Abortion

When Americans think of medication abortion, they typically refer to the medication regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol, which together have been shown to be highly effective and safe.

Opill’s Access Is Great, But Price Is Too Steep for Youth

As Opill, the first over-the-counter (OTC) oral birth control pill to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), makes its way to grocery stores and pharmacies across the country, its usefulness remains a question mark for many young people.

Preconception Consult Should Include Advice on Contraception

Separating preconception and contraceptive counseling between OB/GYNs and patients burdens patients and fractures reproductive healthcare. A better solution is to look at pregnancy planning, pregnancy prevention, and risk evaluation holistically.

Combined Oral Contraceptives Can Help Some with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Reproductive health patients often describe having unpleasant symptoms related to their menstrual cycle. Premenstrual syndrome, for example, refers to any mood symptoms in the days or weeks before their period begins.

U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Emergency Abortions Raises More Questions than Answers

The big question for OB/GYNs, emergency department (ED) physicians, and the reproductive healthcare community is whether the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on June 27, 2024, in the case of Idaho and Moyle v. United States, will change emergency care for pregnant women in the United States.

Study Shows that Family Planning Needs of Hispanics Vary According to Acculturation

New research of Hispanic women surveyed at a public hospital in a New York City suburb shows that a large proportion — nearly three in five — were unaware of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.

Study Suggests Need for Update in LARC Counseling About Acne

Investigators evaluated adolescent and young adult study participants seeking progestin-only long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) and found there was a risk of the contraceptive worsening acne.