Home Induction is Effective and Safe for Moms and Babies
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — More than two-thirds of nulliparous women achieved vaginal delivery after outpatient induction of labor (IOL), the HOME INDUCTION randomized noninferiority trial found. Out of nearly 300 Irish women who were induced at 39 weeks’ gestation by vaginal prostaglandin (Propess/Cervidil) or osmotic cervical dilator (Dilapan-S), 72% achieved vaginal delivery. There were no […]
If Your Vaginal Discharge Looks Like This, It’s Time To See A Gyno
Vaginal discharge is a normal part of having a vagina. But sometimes the stuff you see on your underwear can be a sign that something is off with your health. Discharge is a fluid — made up largely of water — that contains good bacteria to maintain the vagina’s pH balance and protect against infection. […]
If Your Vaginal Discharge Looks Like This, It’s Time To See A Gyno
Vaginal discharge is a normal part of having a vagina. But sometimes the stuff you see on your underwear can be a sign that something is off with your health. Discharge is a fluid — made up largely of water — that contains good bacteria to maintain the vagina’s pH balance and protect against infection. […]
Traveling While Menopausal? These Are The Products OB-GYNs Recommend
The symptoms of menopause — irregular periods, vaginal dryness, extreme fluctuations in body temperature, sleep disruptions and changes in mood — are, putting it mildly, no picnic at all. And if you’re planning to travel this summer while enduring any of these symptoms, you might be feeling more than a little overwhelmed. HuffPost spoke to […]
Vaginal Estrogen ‘Underutilized’ in Women With GSM After Breast Cancer
NEW ORLEANS — While vaginal estrogen therapy is safe and effective for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), few women who have had breast cancer use it, researchers reported here. Breast cancer survivors with GSM were half as likely to be prescribed vaginal estrogen compared to women with GSM and no history of breast cancer (11% […]
Don’t Steam The Vagina
Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow have endorsed vaginal steaming, but experts say there is no proof it actually works.
Study Leaves Transvaginal Mesh Controversy at Impasse
Transvaginal mesh proved noninferior to native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse but missed the superiority target in an FDA-mandated, postmarket, prospective parallel-cohort study. The 36-month composite treatment success rates were 89.3% with mesh repair and 80.2% with native tissue repair, falling within the prespecified 12% margin for noninferiority but not achieving superiority. However, mesh demonstrated […]
Researchers identify potential approaches to modify the vaginal microbiome: Insights may lead to more effective treatments for bacterial vaginosis and improve women’s health outcomes globally
The female genital tract is naturally colonized by mixed communities of bacteria, known as the vaginal microbiome. When these communities are dominated by species such as Lactobacillus crispatus, they provide important protective functions in genital health. But overgrowth of certain other bacterial species is linked to a condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV). BV affects […]
Vaginal Ring as Safe as Oral PrEP in Late Pregnancy
The long-acting dapivirine vaginal ring, which reduces HIV risk in young women, had a comparable safety profile in late pregnancy to an oral daily pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) regimen, according to an interim analysis of a small open-label trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Adverse pregnancy outcomes were rare, with one stillbirth and one neonatal death in the […]