Healthy sleep can be especially elusive for women, and the barriers that they face in maintaining good sleep health are often misunderstood or overlooked. SWHR convened an interdisciplinary scientific roundtable focused on understanding the role of sex differences in sleep and the state of women’s sleep health research.
SWHR convened an interdisciplinary scientific roundtable focused on understanding urologic health in women across the lifespan, as women and girls are disproportionately affected by bladder health issues like urinary incontinence and urinary tract infections.
A growing body of evidence shows that Alzheimer’s disease differs between women and men. SWHR's second interdisciplinary roundtable on Alzheimer's explored trends in research on sex and gender differences in the disease.
SWHR brought together a group of interdisciplinary experts for a roundtable discussion on sex and gender differences in migraine, a debilitating neurological disease that is three times more common in women than men.
SWHR brought together a group of patients, clinicians, researchers and other relevant stakeholders for a daylong roundtable meeting to identify unmet needs and knowledge gaps in endometriosis, a condition that affects an estimated 10% of reproductive-age women and causes symptoms such as painful periods and heavy bleeding.
To address the significant impact of chronic pain on women, SWHR will assemble a group of researchers, clinicians, patients, and health care thought leaders for a meeting on chronic pain in women, with a particular focus on osteoarthritic pain.
SWHR convenes a diverse group of interdisciplinary researchers, clinicians, and patients for a closed-door virtual roundtable meeting on HPV-related disease in women.
SWHR convened a closed-door virtual roundtable meeting to discuss the gaps in research, clinical practice, and patient education that need to be filled to improve health outcomes for women with fibroids.
