Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) during pregnancy did not increase the likelihood of live birth compared with standard surveillance in women with inherited thrombophilia who have experienced multiple miscarriages, according to a multinational study presented at ASH 2022.












Gangliosides and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) play critical roles in early childhood brain development.

Updated results of the DESTINY-Breast03 trial, presented at SABCS 2022, showed that in patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, second-line treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan conferred better survival benefits than treatment with trastuzumab emtansine.

The AKT inhibitor capivasertib, when added to fulvestrant, doubled progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with aromatase inhibitor (AI)-resistant hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2*-negative (HER2–) advanced breast cancer (ABC), results of the phase III CAPItello-291 trial showed.

Young breast cancer survivors could safely temporarily stop adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) to attempt pregnancy, according to primary results of the POSITIVE* trial presented at SABCS 2022.



The risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) is increased following assisted reproductive technology (ART) using frozen embryo transfer (FET) compared with after fresh embryo transfer or natural conception, according to results of a study presented at ESHRE 2022.

A 10-day course of probiotics containing two strains of lactobacilli does not appear to improve vaginal microbiome quality in women planning to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to results of a recent study presented at ESHRE 2022.