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Chlorhexidine a safe, reasonable option for vaginal antisepsis

06 Jul 2022

Vaginal antisepsis with chlorhexidine proves noninferior to that with iodine in terms of the incidence of gynaecologic surgery-associated urinary tract infection and vaginal irritation, as reported in a study.

06 Jul 2022

Late snacking, night-time artificial light exposure can mess up sleep for pregnant women

05 Jul 2022 by

It is quite common for women to experience some type of sleep problem during pregnancy, and a recent study from Singapore identifies nocturnal eating and exposure to artificial light at night as factors that prevent pregnant women from sleeping soundly.

05 Jul 2022

Healthy plant-based diet may reduce breast cancer risk

04 Jul 2022 by

Adherence to a healthy plant-based diet was tied to a reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a French study presented at Nutrition 2022. In contrast, an unhealthy plant-based diet may be tied to increased breast cancer risk.

04 Jul 2022

Sexual assault, harassment may up hypertension risk in women

01 Jul 2022 by

Experiencing sexual assault, sexual harassment at work, or both appear to increase a woman’s risk of developing hypertension over a long-term period, according to an analysis of the Nurses’ Health Study II.

01 Jul 2022

Mini-slings on par with mid-urethral slings for female SUI

29 Jun 2022 by

In terms of patient-reported success, the newer, adjustable, anchored single-incision mini-slings (SIMS) were noninferior to the synthetic, tension-free, standard mid-urethral slings (SMUS) for the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, the SIMS study suggests.

29 Jun 2022

Number of prior caesarean deliveries tied to complication risk following second-trimester abortion

29 Jun 2022

While induction in the second trimester for abortion or foetal demise can be safely performed for most women with prior caesarean deliveries, the risk of complications is increased for women with two or more prior caesarean deliveries, a study has found.

29 Jun 2022

Tranexamic acid does not prevent haemorrhage-related events in Caesarean section

25 Jun 2022

Among women with multiple pregnancies, prophylactic treatment with tranexamic acid does not appear to reduce the incidence of blood loss-related events following caesarean delivery, a study has shown.

25 Jun 2022