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Research examining cannabis and sexual function suggests possible associations with increased sexual frequency and orgasm satisfaction in some users, but findings remain inconsistent, largely observational, and influenced by dose, timing, formulation, and individual factors.

Intrauterine mepivacaine administered shortly before IUD placement reduced procedural pain and improved patient-reported experience in a randomized trial of women receiving smaller-diameter IUDs, although comparisons with other analgesic approaches remain limited.

The FDA approved a low-estrogen weekly contraceptive patch for pregnancy prevention in eligible women with BMI below 30 kg/m². Approval was supported by Phase 3 efficacy, safety, and adhesion data, but use remains subject to established combined hormonal contraceptive contraindications.

A mechanistic compartmental model integrating menstrual fluid binding data estimated that less than 0.3% of theoretically released lead from tampons would be available for vaginal tissue absorption under a four-hour wear scenario.

Stroke incidence is rising in women under 45, with attention turning to non-traditional risk factors including handheld percussive devices, sexual strangulation, migraine with aura, peripartum vascular changes, and early menopause.

Brain MRI patterns differed enough between first and second pregnancies that a machine learning classifier could distinguish them, with the default mode network shift appearing to be a first-pregnancy-dominant adaptation.