New Research on Birth Control Pills and Depression, Placebo Pills and Mood, and Benefits of Nine-Valent HPV Vaccine

Periodically, we respond to podcast family members’ questions as data is available. In this episode, we will cover 3 very clinically relevant questions from our podcast listeners. The first question is regarding our immediate past podcast topic, which was propranolol as a labor stimulant. The question is, “Does the ACOG have a statement on adjuvent propranolol use during labor?“. We’ll answer that question in this episode. The second question is whether the placebo/pill-free interval of combination birth control pills is linked to anxiety/depression. This is a COMPLICATED issue but there is brand new data that helps answer that exact question, and we will cover that in this episode. The final question is whether or not “HPV booster vaccination“ is indicated after CIN2+ treatment in patient who had previous vaccination. Lots of data to help answer these questions… and we will summarize it here.