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A 10-day course of probiotics containing two strains of lactobacilli does not appear to improve vaginal microbiome quality in women planning to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to results of a recent study presented at ESHRE 2022.

The use of estrogen replacement therapy appears to yield a risk-lowering effect on gastric and colorectal cancers, as reported in a retrospective study.

The risk of developing infection following operative vaginal birth is high when episiotomy is performed, forceps are used, and among women who are primiparous and overweight, a study has found. As such, timely prophylactic antibiotics should be given.

When administered concomitantly with oxytocin, prophylactic granisetron appears to have no negative impact on myometrial contraction during caesarean delivery, reports a recent study.

Mothers who keep a Mediterranean diet while pregnant are less likely to give birth to small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants, according to a recent study.