GPs concerned as TikTok influencers encourage women to ditch hormonal contraceptives for period tracking apps
“I did an abortion clinic last week and every second young woman was using Flo.” Cairns GP Dr Heather McNamee is talking about the popular…
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Why ‘Ozempic baby’ claims by women may have some truth
Anecdotal reports of ‘Ozempic babies’ are circulating among patients on social media, with women using semaglutide becoming pregnant despite also taking oral contraceptives or being…
Counsel patients with uterine septum on spontaneous abortion risk: US guidelines
Patients with a septate uterus should be warned of their increased risk of spontaneous abortion and obstetric complications, but there is insufficient evidence of an…
A GP guide to perimenopausal bleeding
Abnormal uterine bleeding is a common presentation in primary healthcare, and for perimenopausal women in particular there can be significant changes in menstruation that can…
Laws passed to protect IVF doctors following frozen embryo death ruling
Alabama has passed legislation shielding doctors from potential legal liabilities raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. The state signed into…
Conventional IVF ‘still reliable’ with single oocyte retrieval
Limited oocyte availability should not dictate the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), according to Italian doctors, who say conventional IVF is reliable even when…
Timing of menopause and menarche influences COPD risk: study
Women who experience natural menopause before the age of 40 are nearly 70% more likely to develop COPD than those who reach menopause at 50,…
A doctor’s advice on how to tell a woman she’s had a miscarriage – and how not to do it
A fertility specialist has shared her version of an empathetic way to deliver the tough news that a patient has had a miscarriage — as…
A GP guide to loss of ovarian function in younger women
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as loss of ovarian function before age 40, and early menopause (EM) as menopause occurring between the ages of…
Isthmocele, not prior C-section, lowers IVF success rate: study
Isthmocele formation after a previous caesarean section — rather than the C-section itself — lowers the odds of a live birth in women undergoing IVF,…
