Research
Reproductive Hormones and Female Mental Wellbeing
Karolina Wieczorek, Anna Targonskaya, Katherine Maslowski
Sep 1, 2023
Emerging research highlights how hormonal fluctuations across the menstrual and reproductive cycles influence mood, mental health, and psychotic episodes. Monitoring reproductive hormones alongside wearable data may help predict mood changes and treatment response, offering new possibilities for precision mental health care…
Hormonal Health
Gender Disparity in the Funding of Diseases by the U.S. National Institutes of Health
J Womens Health (Larchmt).
Jul 30, 2021
Gender bias has been an ongoing issue in health care, examples being underrepresentation of women in health studies, trivialization of women's physical complaints, and discrimination in the awarding of research grants…
Women's Health Gap
Menopause, wellbeing and health: A care pathway from the European Menopause and Andropause Society
Maturitas.
Sep 16, 2022
The European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) introduces an updated care pathway for midlife women, offering a structured, evidence-based approach to monitoring, symptom management, and healthy ageing…
Innovation
The impact of menstrual symptoms on everyday life
Am J Obstet Gynecol
Jun 22, 2019
Menstrual symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, heavy menstrual bleeding, and perimenstrual mood disorders are known to be widespread among the general population. From studies in patients with endometriosis and premenstrual disorder, it has been shown that these symptoms can have a large impact on women's quality of life and account for substantial health care use…
Hormonal Health
Prescription for Change: Policy Recommendations for Women’s Health Research
World Economic Forum
May 21, 2025
Women’s health is under-researched, underfunded and under-represented. The implications are far-reaching, influencing diagnosis, treatments and ultimately health outcomes for women…
Policy & Advocacy
Closing the women’s health gap
McKinsey Health Institute
Jan 17, 2024
Investments addressing the women’s health gap could add years to life and life to years—and potentially boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2040…
Investments