Obstetrics and gynecology: from the daily briefing

Every daily briefing item tagged obstetrics and gynecology, newest first. The weekly roundup is on the obstetrics and gynecology page.

• Oct 28, 2026Obstetricians' college advises stopping GLP-1 drugs 1 to 2 months before conception and opens the door to use while breastfeedingShareEvidence
• Oct 27, 2026ASCO living guideline update says all patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer should have genetic testingEvidence
• Oct 27, 2026Antenatal STI screening and treatment does not reduce preterm birth or low birthweight in trial of 2,247Evidence
• Oct 27, 2026Pembrolizumab yields complete response in 71.7% of patients with drug-resistant gestational trophoblastic neoplasiaEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026Sacituzumab tirumotecan compared with physician's choice in previously treated endometrial cancer in phase 3 TroFuse-005Evidence
• Oct 26, 2026First-line pembrolizumab compared with carboplatin-paclitaxel in mismatch repair-deficient endometrial cancerEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026AHA and partner societies issue consensus guidance on female-specific cardiovascular prevention and careEvidence
• Oct 26, 2026Iodine staining during LEEP linked to more involved margins in randomized trial of 229 womenEvidence
• Oct 22, 2026Medline recalls C-section drapes over removal difficulty and adhesive residueIncident
• Oct 20, 2026Model pairing clinical risk factors with 20 minutes of computerized fetal heart tracing sorts labor risk across 147,350 births, Lancet Digital Health study findsShareEvidence
• Oct 15, 2026AI reading of dual-stain slides finds 88.3% of cervical precancers vs. 78.1% for manual reading, at lower specificityShareEvidence