Occupational differences have exposed women to less industrial injuries, although this is likely to change, as is risk of injury or death in war. Overall such injuries contributed to 3.5{06e5c851e71f046c386a74248b3a53282284dae0fc18af42c313779a50d46a39} of deaths in women compared to 6.2{06e5c851e71f046c386a74248b3a53282284dae0fc18af42c313779a50d46a39} in the United States in 2009. Even after succeeding in accessing health care, women have been discriminated against, a process that Iris Young has called “internal exclusion”, as opposed to “external exclusion”, the barriers to access.

This invisibility effectively masks the grievances of groups already disadvantaged by power inequity, further entrenching injustice. Women’s health is positioned within a wider body of knowledge cited by, amongst others, the World Health Organization, which places importance on gender as a social determinant of health. While women’s health is affected by their biology, it is also affected by their social conditions, such as poverty, employment, and family responsibilities, and these aspects should not be overshadowed. Women’s life expectancy is greater than that of men, and they have lower death rates throughout life, regardless of race and geographic region.

Behavioral differences also play a role, in which women display lower risk taking including consume less tobacco, alcohol, and drugs, reducing their risk of mortality from associated diseases, including …

This article estimates the effects of women’s weight changes in four sequential perinatal periods across first and second pregnancies on adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in the second pregnancy. A program paid expectant mothers in Nigeria to use prenatal, delivery, and postnatal health services, resulting in an increase in use of care. Scaling this program up across Nigeria could reduce stillbirths by 85,000 annually. A new study found that taking hormonal contraceptives may have a small protective effect on severe cases of asthma in reproductive-age women. The journal’s aim is to publish the highest quality articles dedicated to research in the field. The journal is essential reading for all clinicians and researchers in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology.

In some of our projects up to 50 per cent of women in antenatal care may test positive for malaria. Hepatitis E has a significantly higher death rate amongst pregnant women, reaching 25 per cent for women in the third trimester. In some cases cholera can lead to premature labour or obstetric complications. Ajabu, 30 years old, is waiting to give birth at the ‘welcome village’ for pregnant women at the Masisi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Historically though, …

A woman’s risk of developing invasive ovarian cancer during her lifetime is about 1 in 72. Each year, globally 1.4 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer.

Regardless of where you are on your journey, our OBGYN group has a caring and experienced doctor to assist you. The clinicians accompany patients on their lifelong health journey, through general health and specialising in women’s health issues ranging from menstruation to fertility, pre and post-natal care, menopause and beyond. Mayo Clinic is transforming women’s health by advancing research and studies specifically focused on the female body through all stages of life — and we are seeing exciting results. Mayo Clinic Women’s Health Research Center is a leader in providing the evidence to improve health care for women, and in educating the next generation of investigators and health care professionals in topics of women’s health. Women have unique health needs, and face inequity in both quality and outcomes of health care.

Deaths due to dementia are higher in women than men (4.5{06e5c851e71f046c386a74248b3a53282284dae0fc18af42c313779a50d46a39} of deaths vs. 2.0{06e5c851e71f046c386a74248b3a53282284dae0fc18af42c313779a50d46a39}). Women and men have approximately equal risk of dying from cancer, which accounts for about a quarter of all deaths, and is the second leading cause of …