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Women's Heart Health and Effects on Pregnancy
The Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program was launched 13 years ago to raise awareness and expand on research regarding women-specific cardiovascular conditions. In this video, Nandita Scott, MD, co-director of the program, discusses its expansion and the innovative work accomplished over the past decade.
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Review: Lesions of the Ovary and Fallopian Tube
Rachel C. Sisodia, MD, and Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH, emphasize that all patients with a high-risk lesion of the ovary or fallopian tube should be referred to a gynecologic oncologist, as multiple studies have shown comprehensive surgical staging and tumor debulking is associated with improved overall survival.
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Initiating Oral Contraception Does Not Change Gut Microbiome in Healthy Women
Xinwei Hua, PhD, MPH, Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH, and colleagues found that oral contraception initiation was not associated with a significant change in the gut microbiome composition in healthy women, although the relative abundance of certain metabolic pathways increased.
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History of Infertility in Women Linked to Risk of Future Heart Failure
Emily S. Lau, MD, MPH, Jennifer E. Ho, MD, and colleagues found infertility in women is associated with a 16% greater risk of heart failure overall. This was driven by a 27% greater risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, but not heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
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Midlife Antibiotic Use Linked to Subsequent Cognitive Decline in Women
Francine Grodstein, ScD, Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH, Raaj S. Mehta, MD, and colleagues found that chronic antibiotic use by women during the sixth decade of life was associated with minor decreases in cognitive scores assessed an average of seven years later.
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Women With More Severe Chronic Constipation Have More Urogenital Symptoms
In the first study of its kind, Milena M. Weinstein, MD, Liliana G. Bordeianou, MD, MPH, and Marcus V. Ortega, MD, found that in women with pelvic floor disorders, the presence of severe chronic constipation is associated with a significantly higher prevalence of urogenital symptoms, notably painful intercourse.
Women's Health Contributors
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology , Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Innovative Research on Modifying Vaginal Microbiome to Treat Bacterial Vaginosis
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Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Director, Menopause, Hormones & Cardiovascular Disease Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
History of Infertility in Women Linked to Risk of Future Heart Failure -
Jan Shifren, MD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Menopause
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Jill M. Goldstein, PhD
Founder & Executive Director, Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Helen T. Moerschner Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair in Women’s Health, Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Effect of Hypertension on Midlife Cognition May Be Detrimental in Women
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Malissa J. Wood, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program
Recent Article
Review: Does Patient–Physician Gender Concordance Influence Patient Perceptions or Outcomes?
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Nandita S. Scott, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Cardiovascular Disease and Pregnancy Service
Recent Article
Women's Heart Health and Effects on Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
The Mass General Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers the highest level of care to women. Our clinical and research team is a leader in advancing treatments for gynecologic cancers, menopause, high-risk obstetrics, infertility and urogynecology.