Women's Health

The Pharmacy Times® Women’s Health resource center provides clinical news and articles, pertaining to women’s wellness, nutrition, fitness, weight loss, and answers to other potentially more intimate questions.

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Study: Giving Birth Affects Physical Aging Process

Individuals who reported zero or fewer live births and those who reported many live births had markers of quicker aging than those who reported 3 or 4 births.

Body Mass, Blood Pressure Relate to Pre-Eclampsia

Genetic predisposition is only part of the pre-eclampsia risk.

Three Challenges in Medication Adherence That Can Be Overcome by Pharmacists

Medication nonadherence results in greater health care spending and poorer patient health outcomes.

Study: Omitting Radiation Therapy After Breast Conserving Surgery May Not Impact 10-Year Survival Rates

Although postoperative radiation therapy affected the risk of local recurrence of breast cancer, it did not significantly impact certain other clinical outcomes, including distant metastasis and recurrence in the opposite breast.

Study: Breast Cancer Survivors Less Likely to Become Pregnant, But Typically Have Healthy Children

The higher risk of delivery and fetal complications suggests that physicians should more closely monitor pregnant breast cancer survivors.

Women at Higher Risk of Heart Failure, Death Following First Heart Attack

Female patients being treated for heart attack also tend to be older and have more complicated medical histories.

Study: COVID-19 May Deepen Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women

The researchers launched the Perinatal Experiences and COVID-19 Effects Study to better understand the mental health and well-being of pregnant and postpartum individuals within the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rate of Contraceptive Use Among Women with Kidney Failure is Low

Approximately 5% of women with kidney failure use contraceptives, which could lead to unintentional pregnancies in this high-risk group.

Investigational Injectable Cabotegravir Superior to Oral Standard of Care for Female HIV Prevention

Further, the study showed cabotegravir was 89% more effective than daily oral FTC/TDF for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Investigational Injectable Cabotegravir Superior to Oral Standard of Care for HIV Prevention in Women

Further, the study showed cabotegravir was 89% more effective than daily oral FTC/TDF for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

Study: Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy Linked with Child IQ, Disparities Among Black Women

According to lead study author Melissa Melough, as many as 80% of Black pregnant women in the United States may be deficient in vitamin D.

Study: Depression, Anxiety More Frequently Diagnosed in Women

The processes involving the high prevalence of diagnosis and over prescription undoubtedly play a role, but it is possible that the infra-diagnosis and lower prescription rates in men could be a factor, according to the study authors.

The Pharmacy Times® Women’s Health resource center page serves as a host for information about the most intricate questions surrounding women’s health issues.

Women have unique health issues, and some conditions and diseases that can be had by both sexes have the potential to impact women differently. Additionally, women should be keeping tabs on pregnancy, menopause, and conditions of the female organs; pharmacists can help. This resource center provides the latest clinical information, recent updates from a robust pipeline of novel therapies, and the newest data from all phases of clinical trials and studies in the space, allowing pharmacists to have an expert level of understanding of how to meet their customers’ needs.