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Karen McDonnell Named New Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Health Issues

10/04/2022 - 09:34

Karen A. McDonnell, PhD, has been appointed the new editor-in-chief of Women’s Health Issues.

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Study Finds Condom Use Lower Among Some, But Not All, Women Who Start Using a LARC Method

10/03/2022 - 09:18

Authors examined condom use by new LARC users and found it to be lower among those aged 20-34.

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Evidence Does Not Support Policies That Limit the Types of Physicians Who Perform Abortions

07/12/2022 - 09:36

Authors compared adverse events for abortions performed by OBGYNs to those performed by other types of physicians and did not find them to be different.

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Giving Birth After Age 34 Not Associated with Increased Risk for Later Cardiovascular Disease, Study Finds

06/02/2022 - 08:32

In the latest Editor's Choice, authors examined whether those who gave birth for the first time at age 35 or older had a greater risk of cardiovascular disease after age 42.

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Women’s Health Issues Commits to Actions for Equity

05/06/2022 - 08:36

In a new Editor's Note, members of the editorial board and staff of Women’s Health Issues describe how the journal approaches racism and other forms of discrimination and steps its staff and board are taking to advance equity.