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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Reproductive Health desk.
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A medRxiv preprint analysing 2017–2023 claims data reports that 0.43% of mifepristone uses in its medication-abortion cohort were followed by a serious adverse event within 45 days. The retrospective study classified outcomes using claims-based criteria aligned with FDA seriousness criteria.
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A medRxiv preprint describes an algorithm that identified 880,926 pregnancies in Greater Manchester primary-care records. Validation results varied by outcome, with a substantial gap between the register’s miscarriage and termination rates and published UK estimates.
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A bioRxiv preprint reports that pregnancy changes gene expression in several hormone-sensitive brain-cell populations in mice. Removing one neuronal type prevented implantation and viable pregnancy in the animals studied.