10.4.16 | Menopause
You Are Not Alone: Women’s (Mis)Conceptions About Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
In this final genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) post in the Hormones Across the Lifespan series, the team will be addressing women’s conceptions and misconceptions about GSM.
9.14.16
Zika: Women and Children Are At Risk
Since its outbreak in early 2015 in Brazil, the Zika virus has spread across South and Central America and now into the United States, devastating thousands of women who are pregnant or who have given birth to a child with irreversible birth defects, including microcephaly.
9.14.16 | Maternal Health
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
A guest blog by Judette Louis, MD, MPH from University of South Florida and SWHR Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep Member and Yu Sun Bin, PhD, MPH from University of Sydney discusses excessive sleepiness, obstructive sleep apnea, and pregnancy.
9.14.16 | Liver Health
Why You Should Care About Primary Biliary Cholangitis
What is PBC? Primary Biliary Cholangitis, or PBC, is a chronic disease of the liver that slowly destroys the medium-sized bile ducts within the liver.
8.25.16
Why The Opioid Epidemic Impacts More Women Than Men
Approximately 50 million American women live with pain associated with chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, chronic migraine headaches and other chronic pain conditions.
8.18.16 | Menopause
Delving into Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
In the last installment of the Hormones Across The Lifespan series, experts offered an overview on vulvovaginal atrophy, or VVA.
8.9.16
Cap Off Your 21st With A Little Pap!
Many women have a Judy Bloom-esque “first period” story, but has anyone ever told you their “first pap smear” story?
8.3.16
Lack of Female Injury Coverage — The Achilles Heel of the Olympic Games
Women have come a long way in the world of professional athletics. But the rise in professional and amateur sports participation has also led to a rise in a less discussed side effect—sports-related injuries.
8.2.16
DiabetesSisters and the Society for Women’s Health Research Release A Report On Women and Diabetes
Women and Diabetes: 10 Relevant Health Topics for Women Living with Diabetes, Advancing Women’s Health through Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Management
7.26.16 | Alzheimer's Disease
Society for Women’s Health Research Launches New Interdisciplinary Network to Focus on Sex Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease
SWHR announces the start of a new initiative focused on examining sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s disease.
