Olukayode Akinlaja

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“new study shows that the percentage of women screened for cervical cancer fell from 47% in 2019 to 41% in 2023.” The study found that “rural women are 25% more likely to be diagnosed and 42% more likely to die from cervical cancer than women who live in cities…”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment..”Black and Native American patients were 23% less likely to have an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis compared with white patients..”

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“Getting essential vitamins and minerals during pregnancy can help a woman maintain healthy blood pressure into middle age, new research suggests.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“only 35% of women who were treated for bacterial vaginosis along with their male sexual partners had recurrence in the study period compared with 63% of women who received treatment alone.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“many young women entering menopause suffer needlessly from symptoms related to the transition” because they think they are too young. Researchers found that “more than half of women aged 30 to 35 have already developed moderate to severe symptoms of impending menopause,”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who were prescribed aspirin during pregnancy were not at increased risk for disease flare activity or significant maternal or neonatal outcomes.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“women experience a great deal of pain or discomfort from common gynecological problems like endometriosis, heavy or irregular periods and ovarian cysts,” and new findings indicate “these reproductive health problems might be increasing their risk of heart disease and stroke.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Even just one dose of antenatal steroids administered mere hours before birth can improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants, a cohort study found.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Kidney function during the second trimester of pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preeclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight, and fetal loss, according to findings from a recent study.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Women at risk for low milk supply who received an etonogestrel implant as soon as 30 minutes after delivery reported similar breastfeeding success as women who received the contraceptive implant 6 weeks postpartum, researchers reported.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“High fish consumption during pregnancy did not increase the risk for asthma in children by age 7 years, according to results of the Seychelles Child Development Study Nutrition Cohort 2.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“For women with an ectopic pregnancy, higher gravidity, elevated beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels and number of drug doses were predictors of methotrexate treatment failure, researchers reported.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Women prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist up to 2 years before conception were less likely to develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, have a preterm birth or cesarean delivery, researchers reported.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Reception of linzagolix is associated with rapid reductions in heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) among patients with uterine fibroids, according to results of a study.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Treatment and counseling preferences differ for postpartum mothers with childbirth-related vs. general PTSD, highlighting the need for tailored approaches to postpartum care, researchers reported.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

The investigators “found that, like the oral contraceptive pill, long-acting, reversible contraceptives—particularly the levonorgestrel intrauterine system and etonogestrel implant—are associated with reduced endometrial and ovarian cancer risk and increased breast cancer risk..

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“More than 45% of midlife women are diagnosed with several common conditions in addition to menopausal symptoms and data show Black women and those living in high deprivation areas are disproportionately affected, researchers reported.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“More Americans are surviving cancer, but the disease is striking young and middle-aged adults and women more frequently…Black and Native Americans are dying of some cancers at rates two to three times higher than those among white Americans.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“A single infusion of intravenous (IV) ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) in the third trimester of pregnancy can significantly lower the occurrence of anemia before childbirth, outperforming the efficacy of iron tablets, according to a new study.”

[Olukayode Akinlaja @Kayakins1]

“Pregnant women with type 2 diabetes have a greater risk for perinatal mortality vs. pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes and no diabetes, researchers reported.”