What: For the first time ever, the CDC is recommending that health professionals warn patients that IUD insertions might be painful, and there are measures their clinicians can take to reduce the pain, such as lidocaine (an anesthetic).
Why it matters: For some women, IUD insertions aren’t painful. But for others, it can be excruciating—and wildly unexpected, until posts on social media helped women realize they weren’t alone or exaggerating their pain.
Source: CNN
This is a story that captures the moral challenges and nuance that arise when you mix the law and pregnancy.
What: The New York Times combs through VP Kamala Harris’ record on abortion from her days as a prosecutor, finding an “unwavering conviction” that women
Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is concerned about low fertility rates in the country, a hobby horse he shares with billionaire Elon Musk and Trump VP candidate JD Vance.
Kidney disease in women has nearly tripled in the past 30 years, with type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure as some of the leading causes.
A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.
An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.
There were millions of people who voted against abortion bans *and* FOR the man who put those bans in motion.
A deep dive on drinking and examining why people reacted far more swiftly to the news that smoking causes cancer than they have for alcohol—especially breast cancer.
Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.
While around 80% of Medicaid patients paid nothing for labor and delivery, 60% of people on commercial insurance paid $1,000 or more out of pocket.
The New York Times analyzed over 600 speeches (!!!) from Donald Trump on abortion and shows visually just how much his rhetoric has changed.
“They said ‘we think it’s very inappropriate for you to say so.’ I said ‘Why? I’m president, I want to protect the women.’”
An analysis of over 18,000 adults found that signs of sleep apnea are correlated with a higher chance of having dementia, especially among women.
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
At one point during the campaign RFK Jr. backed a national abortion ban, and he regularly spreads debunked conspiracies about childhood vaccines.
Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.
The head of Donald Trump’s transition team was on CNN last night, and he spent a lot time praising RFK Jr.’s debunked theories that childhood vaccines cause autism.
Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy