4.12.24 | Policy National Academies Issues New Report on Including Pregnant and Lactating Women in Research
By Bria Fitz, MA, SWHR Public Policy Fellow The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine (NASEM) released a new […]
11.27.23 | Women's Health Perspective Meghan Ochs’ Eating Disorder Journey
The summer of 2019, a month after I graduated from college, I traveled to Paris with my mother. It was a life-altering trip: my first visit to Europe and the experience that forced me to face my anorexia.
11.6.23 | Women's Health Perspective Ashley’s Narcolepsy Journey
Listen to Ashley’s story about the challenges she faced and decisions she made to manage living with narcolepsy and protect herself and her baby during pregnancy.
8.18.23 | Women's Health Perspective Natalie Sten’s Pregnancy Journey
My husband and I were trying to get pregnant for over a year through on and off infertility treatments. In July 2022, due to an insurance change, we were not able to go through the treatment process.
5.10.23 | Women's Health Perspective Cara Frey’s Uterine Health Journey
I was 17 when my gynecologist told me I didn’t have a uterus – that I was born without one, in fact. Confused and angry, I wondered how this could have happened.
5.8.23 | Women's Health Perspective Morgan Newman’s Cervical Cancer Journey
I wanted to take charge of my health at a young age so I could make important decisions, but I felt like I wasn’t getting all the necessary information I needed from other providers.
5.8.23 | Women's Health Perspective Layla Lohmann’s Graves’ Disease Journey
Twenty-six years ago, I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease with exophthalmos. Prior to this autoimmune disease diagnosis, I was always struggling with breathing issues and asthma.
11.29.22 | Women's Health Perspective Arielle’s Autoimmune Health Journey
I thought that I was perfectly healthy until age 54. I worked full time for 35 years in the technology industry as a programmer analyst, project manager, and system engineer.
8.29.22 | Women's Health Perspective Marcia Lawrence Soltes’ Menopause Journey
On an August afternoon, at the age of 49, without any warning, I became engulfed in a maelstrom of insanity that spanned 17 days and nearly destroyed me.
8.25.22 | Women's Health Perspective Amy Kelly’s Fertility Journey
Just before my 35th birthday, I scheduled egg retrievals as an insurance policy, sure that I would find someone eventually.
