Advances in Women's Health
Advances in Women’s Health addresses advances, breakthroughs, and treatments for conditions related to women’s health, as well as preventive measures physicians can advise their patients to pursue. Topics will include breast health as it relates to cancer, ethnicity, fertility, and pregnancy; osteoporosis; female athletes’ health and emotional issues; mental health; pregnancy and all facets related to it; aging; nutrition and health; eating disorders; alternative medicine; and sex education.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Episodes
- 256
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
It Takes an Army to Fight Breast Cancer
Guest: Susan Love, MD
Dr. Susan Love, medical director and founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, joins host Dr. Lauren Streicher to talk about th…
It Takes an Army to Fight Breast Cancer
Guest: Susan Love, MD
Dr. Susan Love, medical director and founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, joins host Dr. Lauren Streicher to talk about th…
How to Help Women with Sexual Issues
Guest: Jan Shifren, MD
Most research reveals 30 to 40 percent of women in the United States say they have sexual issues. A recent study examined how many wome…
How to Help Women with Sexual Issues
Guest: Jan Shifren, MD
Most research reveals 30 to 40 percent of women in the United States say they have sexual issues. A recent study examined how many wome…
Can a Needle in the Neck Prevent Hot Flashes? A Look at an Alternative Treatment
Guest: Eugene Lipov, MD
Women who have hot flashes may experience episodes up to 80 times a week. Estrogen is the most common treatment, but oftentimes it's j…
Can a Needle in the Neck Prevent Hot Flashes? A Look at an Alternative Treatment
Guest: Eugene Lipov, MD
Women who have hot flashes may experience episodes up to 80 times a week. Estrogen is the most common treatment, but oftentimes it's j…
Healthcare for Women with Disabilities: Challenges and Breakthroughs
Guest: Cassing Hammond, MD
What's it like to not be able to get a mammogram because the machine does not accommodate a wheelchair? What's it like to be a paraple…
Healthcare for Women with Disabilities: Challenges and Breakthroughs
Guest: Cassing Hammond, MD
What's it like to not be able to get a mammogram because the machine does not accommodate a wheelchair? What's it like to be a paraple…
Managing Dual Conditions in Pregnant Substance Abusers
Guest: Mishka Terplan, MD
Researchers have no way to determine how significant the problem of substance abuse and pregnancy really is. Very few women will be ope…
Managing Dual Conditions in Pregnant Substance Abusers
Guest: Mishka Terplan, MD
Researchers have no way to determine how significant the problem of substance abuse and pregnancy really is. Very few women will be ope…
The Obama Administration: New Views on Reproductive Health
Guest: Marilyn Keefe
A new president in the White House will change the climate of reproductive health in this country. Where did we stand under the Bush adminis…
The Obama Administration: New Views on Reproductive Health
Guest: Marilyn Keefe
A new president in the White House will change the climate of reproductive health in this country. Where did we stand under the Bush adminis…
The Mysteries and Challenges of Treating Mild Cervical Dysplasia
Guest: Enrique Hernandez, MD
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death in women around the world. Many of these deaths can be avoided if women with mi…
The Mysteries and Challenges of Treating Mild Cervical Dysplasia
Guest: Enrique Hernandez, MD
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death in women around the world. Many of these deaths can be avoided if women with mi…
Exploring Life Expectancy: Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Guest: Marianne Legato, MD
Women account for 85 percent of the people in the industrialized world who have reached 100 years of age. What accounts for the lon…
Exploring Life Expectancy: Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Guest: Marianne Legato, MD
Women account for 85 percent of the people in the industrialized world who have reached 100 years of age. What accounts for the lon…
Robotic Surgery for Women: The Future Is Here
Guest: Patrick Lowe, MD
Robotic surgery for gynecology has only been approved by the FDA since 2005. This method is growing popularity among surgeons due to i…
Robotic Surgery for Women: The Future Is Here
Guest: Patrick Lowe, MD
Robotic surgery for gynecology has only been approved by the FDA since 2005. This method is growing popularity among surgeons due to i…
Physician Dysfunction and Sexual Dysfunction
Guest: Laura Berman, PhD
How can doctors make their female patients more comfortable talking about sexual dysfunction in the clinical setting? It could be as …
Physician Dysfunction and Sexual Dysfunction
Guest: Laura Berman, PhD
How can doctors make their female patients more comfortable talking about sexual dysfunction in the clinical setting? It could be as …