In two-physician couples, women with children work fewer hours per week than women without children; there was no such difference between men with children and those without children, a study found. Medscape Medical News …read more
A new study suggests that when it comes to marital conflict, the perceptions we have of our partners’ spending habits may be more significant than reality. …read more
A large Swedish study has found that women who had used contraceptive pills had less risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than women who had not. …read more
The changed definition of polycystic ovary syndrome harms women and brings no clear benefit, say Australian scientists in the British Medical Journal. …read more
Who can safely take hormone therapy and for how long? Are there alternatives? Dr JoAnn Manson answers questions based on the new position statement from the North American Menopause Society. Medscape Internal Medicine …read more
Cesarean delivery wound complications were lower in Pfannenstiel incisions that were closed with poliglecaprone 25 suture compared with those closed with polyglactin 910 suture, a study found. Medscape Medical News …read more
Having a previous cesarean delivery significantly increased the risk of reoperation and complications among women undergoing a hysterectomy later in life, according to a study published by JAMA… …read more
Vitamin B-3 supplements could prevent miscarriages and congenital malformations in newborns by correcting a harmful deficiency, a landmark study suggests. …read more
Does preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy improve IVF outcomes in women of advanced maternal age? Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Dr John Zhang’s modification of a human embryo to prevent mitochondrial disease, also known as the ‘three-person baby’ technique, has run afoul of the FDA because of congressional action in 2015. Medscape Medical News …read more