Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects 6.6 million women in the United States annually and is the leading source of morbidity and mortality among women. Among women diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, 2.7 million have a history of MI - Myocardial Infarction (heart attack). Each year more than 53,000 women die of a heart attacks and 262,000 are hospitalized because of CVD. One in 4 female patients presenting with a first myocardial infarction will die.
Dysmenorrhea is a Greek term for "painful monthly bleeding”. More than half of women who menstruate have some pain for 1 to 2 days each month. Usually, the pain is mild. But for some women, the pain is so severe that it keeps them from engaging in their normal activities for several days each month. Primary dysmenorrhea begins within about 2 years of menarche or once ovulatory cycles have been established.
Epigenetics plays an important role in the development of many metabolic diseases and since these alternations to the underlying DNA are reversible, restoring the DNA to normal provides opportunities for developing pharmacotherapies for many metabolic diseases.
Infertility is defined by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as the inability to become pregnant after 12 months or more of unprotected intercourse for women under 35 and after six months for women over 35.
Nature protects you and your child by selecting only the best embryos so that you have the best chance of giving birth to a healthy child. This article will explain the natural selective process and its protective function. Perhaps more importantly we will suggest strategies that can help increase your odds of having a healthy child.
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women. A woman's risk of getting ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 91. Her lifetime chance of dying from ovarian cancer is about 1 in 143. This cancer mainly develops in older women. About half of the women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are 63 years or older.
Uterine cancer deaths could soon outnumber deaths from ovarian cancer. Uterine cancer will affect about 66,200 women in 2023 in the U.S. — and around 13,000 will die from the disease annually. Uterine cancer, also known as womb cancer, refers to cancers that develop in the uterus.
Among all risk factors, breast density is the most important predictor of breast cancer risk. Increase in breast cancer risk from lowest to highest breast density category is on the order of fivefold depending on the age of the patient, with greater relative risk in older women. Mammographic density, when added to the factors used in predictive models, increase the power of prediction and thus is independent of other risk factors.
Estrogens are pivotal regulators of brain function, exerting profound effects from early embryonic development to aging. Extensive experimental evidence underscores the multifaceted protective roles of estrogens on neurons and neurotransmitter systems, particularly in the context of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Studies have consistently revealed a greater risk of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) development in women compared to men, with postmenopausal women exhibiting heightened susceptibility. This connection between hormone levels and long-term estrogen deprivation highlights the significance of estrogen signaling in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) progression.
Preterm birth is defined as any birth that occurs before 37 weeks of gestation and is the leading cause of illness and death among newborns. The 2023 March of Dimes Report Card reveals that more than one in ten infants were born prematurely in the United States in the past five consecutive years and for the third consecutive year, the March of Dimes Annual Report Card has given the United States a D+ for the country’s persistently high preterm birth rate.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common metabolic and reproductive disorder of women characterized by high levels of male hormones (androgens), insulin resistance, and ovulatory dysfunction. High levels of male hormones manifest themselves in excessive coarse and dark hair growth in women where hair is typically minimal or absent, such as the face, chest, and back, referred to as hirsutism. Acne or scalp hair loss can also occur in combination with hirsutism. Long recognized as a reproductive disorder, PCOS is now well established as a metabolic disorder with long-term health risks, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
