Women's Health
News
Underprescribed menopause relief: Women suffer needlessly
Treating with low-dose estrogen isn’t a radical approach – in fact, it is the standard of care for women experiencing many menopause symptoms.
News
Older women risk overdiagnosis with mammograms: Study
Overdiagnosis carries the risks of complications from overtreatment, plus financial and emotional hardships.
Commentary
The four questions you should ask about sexual health
Ask nonjudgmental and open-ended questions. You actually may be the only doctor to ever do so.
News
Women increasingly dying of alcohol-related causes
“There are risks of alcohol that are unique to women for a variety of reasons, including differences in metabolism and the impact of hormones, as...
News
U.S. mammogram update sparks concern, reignites debates
“These findings suggest that health policy makers and clinicians could consider an alternative, race and ethnicity–adapted approach in which Black...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
The product, OPill, is expected to be available early in 2024.
Conference Coverage
A ‘one-stop shop’: New guidance on hormones and aging
Part of what we need to do is [provide] the evidence that we have, which includes evidence of when not to prescribe as well as [when] to prescribe...
Conference Coverage
PCOS associated with shorter lifespan
“I think we need to acknowledge that this is a health burden and not just a reproductive problem.”
News
Hormone therapies still ‘most effective’ in treating menopausal vasomotor symptoms
Clinicians should individualize menopause care to each patient.
News
Menopause and long COVID: What women should know
Women at midlife who have long COVID seem to get specific, and severe, symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue, new-onset dizziness, and difficulty...