How Do Hormonal Influences Impact Liver Disease in Women?
While our livers are constantly aiding processes that maintain our health, we seldom think about how to keep our liver healthy. Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes women can make to proactively enhance their liver health.
A better understanding of both biological and lifestyle factors affecting NASH development and treatment will lead to better health outcomes for all.
Psychological care can have an immense impact on the quality of life for patients with chronic health issues.
Laurie Garza tells her personal journey of being diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a chronic autoimmune liver disease, and how she manages her condition.
Research shows that clear differences in liver health and disease exist between women and men.
PBC is a chronic and progressive autoimmune liver disease that overwhelmingly affects women, but researchers have yet to determine the exact reason behind this substantial sex difference.
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.