TB Prevention Should Be Delayed Until After Pregnancy in HIV-Infected Women
Safety and efficacy of isoniazid for the prevention of tuberculosis may vary between HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women.
Women’s Health
Mailed HPV Test Kits May Increase Screening Uptake in Underscreened Women
Mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling test kits to underscreened women may increase cervical cancer screening uptake in healthcare systems in the United States.
Are Screen-Out Rates the Reason for Women Being Underrepresented in HIV Trials?
In a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers hypothesized that the underrepresentation of women in HIV intervention trials in the United States may be a result of higher clinical trial screen-out rates in women compared with men. Although they found that screen-out rates did not differ by sex, researchers highlighted that the results underscored…
Maternal Efavirenz May Up Risk for Microcephaly Among Offspring
Maternal efavirenz use tied to increased risk among children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected
Mother‐to‐Child Transmission Risk in Pregnant Women With Chronic HBV
Front-line providers minimally could check HBV DNA and ALT during pregnancy to assess mother‐to‐child transmission risk but HBeAg is recommended to be included in the initial HBV evaluation to get a more comprehensive understanding of the patient’s HBV disease state.
Lower Education, Hepatitis C Co-Infection Linked to Earlier Menopause in HIV
In women with HIV, lower education and hepatitis C co-infection are independently associated with the onset of menopause before age 45 years.
Women of Reproductive Age: An Important Opportunity to Curtail the HCV Epidemic
Investigators found data from the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System that showed hepatitis C virus infection rates doubled among women of reproductive age between 2006 and 2014.
Maternal Factors Predictive for Fetal Cytomegalovirus Infection
Maternal viremia predicted fetal infection and neonatal outcome of infants of women with a primary cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy.
Mailing HPV Kits to Underscreened Women Can Increase Screening
No significant difference found in detection of CIN2+ or treatment with intervention versus usual care
Increases in Hepatitis C Infection Rates Among Pregnant Opioid Users
The rate of hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) in pregnant women at the time of delivery in the US increased from 0.8 per 1000 live births in 2000 to 4.1 per 1000 in 2015.
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