4.15.26 | Policy
Inside the HHS National Women’s Health Conference
SWHR hopes to see this conference—and the national focus on women’s health—continue in the years to come and remains committed to working with HHS to move the needle forward in women’s health and ensure that conversations are anchored in science and grounded by evidence.
3.18.25 | Maternal Health
From Preconception to Postpartum, Roundtable Explores Maternal Health Needs
In February, SWHR hosted the roundtable meeting, “Inclusive Motherhood: Empowering Maternal Health for All Women,” to discuss maternal health disparities across all stages of pregnancy, from preconception to the postpartum period.
6.4.24 | Fertility
Bridging the Infertility Care Gap
Infertility is clinically defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of intercourse without birth control or when an individual has had two or more failed pregnancies.
4.11.24 | Women's Health Perspective
Lindsey Howard’s Endometriosis Journey
I was diagnosed with endometriosis after laparoscopic surgery to remove two very large endometriomas in the winter of 2018. I consider myself lucky that I had physical evidence on my ultrasound of the pain I was enduring before, during, and after my period.
10.30.23 | Endometriosis
Rewriting Endometriosis Education for Providers and Policymakers
In this secondary blog, SWHR shares highlights from the interdisciplinary working group roundtable discussion held about endometriosis, in September 2023.
10.30.23 | Endometriosis
Illuminating the Endometriosis Experience to Improve Care
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary working group of health care providers, researchers, patients and patient advocates, and health care policy leaders for a roundtable discussion on endometriosis.
9.19.23 | Endometriosis
What to Know about PCOS this PCOS Awareness Month
Polycystic ovary syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, is an endocrine disorder that affects the balance of reproductive hormones and affects an estimated 5 million women in the United States.
6.29.23 | Fertility
A Focus on Mental Health and Infertility in Women
For Infertility Awareness Month, and in every month moving forward, SWHR is working to advance research, policy, and education on infertility and improve the lives of those affected.
5.31.23 | Endometriosis
Advancing Uterine Health Through Research, Policy, and Advocacy
During the “Emerging Topics in Women’s Health: A Focus on Uterine Health” SWHR hosted a panel of women's health experts to discuss ways in which researchers, clinicians, and policy makers can collaborate to address disparities in uterine health.
