Blog Topic: Womens Health

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  One Appointment, Multiple Healthier Outcomes: Screening Moms at Well-Baby Visits

  February 09, 2018

  “Like many other women’s health providers, I find that caring for women between pregnancies can be a challenge when visits are limited,” he said. “The IMPLICIT ICC model addresses this by paralleling the medical home as a model for evidence based care. It enables us to provide assistance to a population of reproductive-age women, regardless of whether they visit their usual source of care.”

  Maternity Womens Health
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  Delivering the Odds on Childbirth

  January 26, 2018

  Most expectant women, whether they’re having their first baby or they’ve gone through the labor and delivery process before, have some kind of plan in mind for how they’d like to deliver their baby. But, nature doesn’t always let things go according to plan. Annually, nearly 1 million women in the United States end up having an unplanned labor induction.

  Maternity OBGYN Womens Health
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  Reducing the Prevalence of Cervical Cancer in the Hispanic Community

  January 19, 2018

  The Hispanic community is the fastest growing population in the United States, and their health needs are growing too: the CDC’s most recent reports show that Hispanic women have the highest incidence of cervical cancer than any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S.

  Womens Health Cancer Public Health
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  A New Take on the Gift of Life

  November 06, 2017

  Uterine Factor Infertility (UFI) is a devastating and prevalent condition that affects five percent of women worldwide and 50,000 women in the United States. Whether congenital or acquired, women with UFI are unable to carry and deliver babies. But, advancements in women’s health and transplant surgery are helping to create new solutions for these women and their families.

  OBGYN Womens Health
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  Women Help Women at BRA Day 2017

  October 30, 2017

  Held annually on the third Wednesday of October – in the heart of Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day is more than just an educational opportunity. It’s also a chance for women to help other women. That task was on the minds of both patients and survivors at Penn’s BRA Day event, held this year in the Smilow Center for Translational Research on October 18th.

  Womens Health Breast Cancer Cancer
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  The New Midlife: Why 60 is the New 40

  September 08, 2017

  It wasn’t long ago that the hot flashes and night sweats that came with menopause signaled an unofficial end to one’s sex life, and in some sense was a big blaring reminder that the end was approaching. But the average lifespan of a woman today is 81, and the average age of menopause is 51 – making the post-menopausal stage of life considerable.

  Womens Health
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  Breast Milk “Bartending”: There’s An App for That

  June 12, 2017

  Nurses in neonatal intensive care units spend close to 13,000 hours every year “bartending” – monitoring, labeling, printing, and logging – breast milk for the nearly 500,000 babies across the U.S. that require special care. And for moms of these fragile patients, keeping a full inventory can add stress to an already trying time. Enter Keriton, a new breast milk management system designed for nurses and new moms, by nurses and new moms.

  Breastfeeding Lactation Womens Health OBGYN
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  Hormonal Changes Affect Female Athletic Performance. Period.

  May 03, 2017

  Over the past year, several notable female athletes have publically discussed the impact of their menstrual cycles on athletic performance. While the stories caused a bit of a stir, with people questioning the validity of the claims, science may indicate that performance can be impacted by a woman’s menstrual cycle.

  Public Health Womens Health
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  Ovarian Cancer: A Master of Disguise No More

  April 14, 2017

  Experts in the Penn Ovarian Cancer Research Center and the Basser Center for BRCA are developing new detection and prevention strategies for high-risk patients—and, at the same time, offering a one-two punch birth control and cancer risk-reduction method for average-risk women who do not have, do not want, or are done having children.

  Cancer Womens Health OBGYN
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  Solving the Riddle of Preterm Birth

  March 22, 2017

  Nearly 15 million babies in the world are born prematurely every year, and recent data show the number is on the rise, but the exact cause of premature birth remains one of Mother Nature’s best kept secrets. Doctors simply can’t explain why an otherwise healthy woman might go into labor early, making it difficult to treat—but perhaps there is a key.

  OBGYN Neonatology and Newborn Services Patient Care Womens Health