Articles related to REPRODUCTIVE & SEXUAL HEALTH

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.

“When states adopt multiple abortion restrictions, we see measurable increases in deaths among pregnant and postpartum people.” – Dr. Marie C. Anderson, Columbia University

‘Impossible’ pregnancies are often just improbable ones. When patients report unexpected pregnancies, disbelief is not a diagnostic strategy.

Men’s desire only declined to match women’s historical peak levels after age 60.

“The updated label for Nexplanon reflects the diversity of patients we see every day, women throughout their reproductive ages, those seeking a long-acting option of up to 5 years, those who prefer birth control that goes in the arm rather than the uterus, and women across a wide range of BMIs,” said Anita Nelson, MD, Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology at Western University of Health Sciences.