The WHC is releasing a Patient Experience Survey and Advocacy Report to launch Women’s Health Week on May 7, 2022
Let’s Talk about Periods
Watch the TED talk and have a conversation with a family member(s), a colleague(s), or a friend(s) to discuss and make decisions about what you can do to help normalize the conversation about …
Recommended Reading
The Vagina Bible Dr. Jen Gunter Empowerment of women through accurate information about their own bodies is the “vagenda” of ob-gyn and New York Times columnist Gunter’s comprehensive, pseudoscience-bashing discussion of all things …
International Women’s Day 2024: How can we #inspireinclusion in healthcare?
IWD2024 – Inspiring Inclusion in Healthcare
WHW Awareness 2023 PSA
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PODCAST: Why the Women’s Health Coalition?
Featuring Carmen Wyton Founder & President Hello everyone! This episode is the first ever episode of our podcast, and of course, it would be natural to have our first guest be Carmen Wyton, …
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Adapted for Women With Infertility-related Distress
Ninety women with infertility living in Canada and the United States will be recruited. They will be emailed seven weekly 15-minute videos, each providing instructions on a new Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based technique that addresses the impact of infertility on psychological inflexibility and distress.
Study of BOTOX Injections to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events in Adult Female Participants With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS)
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic and debilitating urological complex of disorders characterized by symptoms of bladder pain or discomfort, mostly upon bladder filling, and often accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
DOvEE – Diagnosing Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer Early (DOvEE)15 Minute Survey: Physical Activity and Menopause
This study hopes to improve early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers. It will determine if women with bloating, abdominal distension, abdominal/pelvic pain, increased urinary frequency and/or early satiety, benefit from earlier surgery after screening by CA-125 ovarian cancer biomarker and transvaginal ultrasound.
15 Minute Survey: Physical Activity and Menopause
The purpose of this project is to understand, from the perspective of people experiencing menopause, how and why specific menopausal symptoms impact their experiences of physical activity.
Uterine Cancer Risk and Screening
This is a 15-minute uterine cancer risk assessment questionnaire with the option to continue in a multi-phase study. The second phase involves additional screening of participants who are found to be at increased risk; followed by the third phase which offers a personalized nutrition and exercise program to help reduce uterine cancer risk. Participants only need to agree to the first risk survey part and can decide later if they wish to continue.
Breast Cancer Screening Trial
The main purpose of this study is to find out if screening for breast cancer with tomosynthesis mammography (3D) is better than with digital mammography (2D).