6.12.24 | Women's Health Perspective Jennifer’s Uterine Fibroids Journey
Last year, at the age of 45, I found myself at a low point. Every month, I had a period that lasted 10 days, with pain and bleeding so severe that I would be homebound for at least three days, Jennifer writes.
9.18.23 | Health Equity SWHR Features Uterine Health in the Women’s Health Equity Initiative
To bring attention to these research and care gaps and help support individuals impacted by uterine health conditions, SWHR has added uterine health to the Women’s Health Equity Initiative campaign this fall.
7.17.23 | Policy SWHR Joins Members of Congress, Partners for Reintroduction of the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act
SWHR joined Representatives Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), and Robin Kelly (D-IL), along with representatives from the Fibroid Foundation and The White Dress Project, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.
7.10.23 | Uterine Fibroids Opportunities for Minimally Invasive Treatment for Uterine Fibroids
This guest blog by Laura Marrone and Pratik Shukla, MD, assistant professor of radiology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School explores uterine fibroid embolization as a way to treat uterine fibroids.
7.3.23 | Uterine Fibroids Raising Awareness for Uterine Fibroids this July
Every July, individuals around the world raise awareness for uterine fibroids, which affect an estimated 26 million women of reproductive age in the United States. SWHR is dedicated to raising awareness about the effects of uterine fibroids on women’s livelihoods.
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.
2.2.23 | Endometriosis VCU Health of Women 2023 | Emerging Topics in Women’s Health: A Focus on Uterine Health
For more than 30 years, the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) has led interdisciplinary groups of researchers, health care […]
7.18.22 | Uterine Fibroids Fibroid Awareness Month Toolkit
DOWNLOAD THE FIBROIDS AWARENESS TOOLKIT July is Fibroid Awareness Month. Join the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) this July […]
7.14.22 | Endometriosis Gynecologic Network Meeting Spotlights Areas for Endometriosis Research
SWHR's Gynecologic Health Network meeting in June 2022 covered the connections between endometriosis and pelvic pain and abnormal sleep in women.
