Obstetrics-gynecology

Study finds more women opted for long-acting IUDs after B.C. made birth control free
Researchers found prescriptions for all types of birth control jumped significantly after the province began covering the cost of contraception in April 2023, especially for IUDs.
Get the facts on ovarian cancer incidence, symptoms, risk factors and management
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cause of cancer and cancer death in women worldwide.

PCOS is a big threat to women’s health, but it’s still under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, so when PCOS symptoms are missed and untreated, women’s health is at risk.
Which antibiotic is safest to treat a first trimester urinary tract infection?

Study evaluates the risk of congenital malformations following first-trimester pregnancy exposure to various antibiotic agents used to treat UTI.
Before the bump: Can pre-pregnancy planning affect child development?

Relatively few people are aware that the things they do months or years before conceiving can influence the development of their future children.
Maternal diabetes likely a contributing culprit in neurodevelopment disorders in offspring

Both pre-gestational and gestational diabetes a concern.
SOGC releases new guidelines on improving care for patients after early pregnancy loss

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada issued a new clinical practice guideline on early pregnancy loss, calling for screening for depression and broader health system reforms to improve care.
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers

The measles mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is not recommended once a person is pregnant because it contains a live virus that could theoretically be transmitted to the fetus.
Progestin-only birth control pill increases risk of asthma attacks

Use of the contraceptives exposed women under 35 to a 39% greater risk of asthma attacks, likely due to an excess of the hormone from combined endogenous and exogenous progesterone.
‘One vaccine, two lives’: COVID vaccine ‘strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, say Canadian doctors

The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada issued the assurance Wednesday.

Study finds more women opted for long-acting IUDs after B.C. made birth control free

Get the facts on ovarian cancer incidence, symptoms, risk factors and management

PCOS is a big threat to women’s health, but it’s still under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated

Which antibiotic is safest to treat a first trimester urinary tract infection?

Before the bump: Can pre-pregnancy planning affect child development?

Maternal diabetes likely a contributing culprit in neurodevelopment disorders in offspring

SOGC releases new guidelines on improving care for patients after early pregnancy loss

Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers

Progestin-only birth control pill increases risk of asthma attacks

‘One vaccine, two lives’: COVID vaccine ‘strongly recommended’ during pregnancy, say Canadian doctors