5+ day, 35+ min ago   (1566+ words) An advanced ovarian cancer diagnosis can turn life upside down — often bringing a flood of new terms, decisions and emotions all at once. There is the shock of the diagnosis itself. Next come the appointments, scans and unfamiliar words that…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1027+ words) Bone-deep exhaustion, a brain that feels like it’s wrapped in cotton and wild mood swings — you’re not crazy; you’re most likely perimenopausal. You finally bring it up to your doctor only to be met with a casual shrug, a diagnosis…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1719+ words) Elissa Kalver should have been thinking about birthday cake. Instead, days before her daughter turned one, she was trying to understand how breast cancer could already be in her liver and spine. “I was diagnosed metastatic de novo in July…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (951+ words) Thought healthcare couldn’t get worse for women? Oh, it can. And this goes all the way back to the lab. Here is a deeply unsettling thought: Much of what modern medicine knows about the human body was learned without adequately…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1732+ words) For most of Abigail Simon’s life, trusting her body was part of her job. The professional ballerina had spent decades building a career around movement, performing with American Ballet Theatre and The Joffrey Ballet and touring internationally with Broadway’s An…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1103+ words) “We know that women’s pain can sometimes be disregarded or not taken seriously,” explained Dr. Jennifer Lang, a board certified OB-GYN and Flow Space Advisory Council member. “Many doctors don’t credit a woman’s account of symptoms that she’s experiencing or…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1714+ words) Jenna Werner was not looking for breast cancer. She was looking for herself. “Prior to my diagnosis, my daughter had just turned one,” Werner recalls. “I was really starting to feel confident in my skin again. I was on a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (196+ words) We know that estrogen protects the heart. When hormones drop because of menopause, midlife women are at higher risk of heart disease — an especially important fact because it’s the leading cause of death for American women. Starting menopause before age…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (285+ words) Melinda French Gates is taking on menopause. Last month, her company Pivotal announced a $215 million investment in women’s reproductive and midlife health, including a $10 million grant to The Menopause Society. But when it came to French Gates’ own menopause experience,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (255+ words) Everyone’s talking about menopause. But millions of women don’t know when it starts—even when they’re living through it. In fact, more than 1 in 3 (34%) U.S. women age 35 or older weren’t sure of their reproductive stage at all, whether they…...