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Mothers who consume twice the recommended amount of choline during their third trimester of pregnancy give birth to children with significantly better sustained attention at age 7 years, according to a recent trial.

Among sexually active women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP), surgical interventions appear to yield better sexual function outcomes than pessary therapy, a recent study has found.

Dietary intake of the common food additive nitrates and nitrites, trans fatty acids, and artificial sweeteners was associated with an increased risk of multiple cancers, according to data from the large NutriNet-Santé cohort presented at SABCS 2021.

The benefits in terms of prolonged disease-free survival (DFS) and reduced risk of recurrence with ovarian function suppression (OFS) persisted over 12–13 years in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) breast cancer, according to new data from the TEXT and SOFT randomized trials presented at SABCS 2021.

Eating green and yellow vegetables in high amounts or a keeping vegetarian diet in general is associated with an earlier onset of natural menopause, whereas a low intake of alcohol and a high intake of some dairy products are linked to a later onset, according to the results of a meta-analysis. However, the associations have been inconsistent, and the findings overall are not replicated among the studies included.

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is independently associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy and maternal outcomes, suggests a recent study. Comorbid conditions, which can be modified with early identification and management, affect such risk.