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Barbara Seaman (1935–2008)
By: Rainey Horwitz
| Published: May 25, 2018
Barbara Seaman was a writer, investigator, and advocate for female healthcare rights during the twentieth century in the United States. Seaman’s work…
Civil rightsBirth ControlBirth control in literaturefeminismContraceptive Effects
Menopause
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Aug 26, 2024
Menopause is defined as the point in time exactly twelve months after a female has had her last menstrual period, or shedding of the lining of the…
MenopausePremenopausepostmenopauseEstrogen Replacement TherapyHormone Replacement Therapy, Post-Menopausal
Women’s Health Initiative (1991–)
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jul 29, 2024
In 1991, the US National Institutes of Health, or NIH, launched the Women’s Health Initiative, or WHI, which is one of the largest and one of the…
MenopausepostmenopauseHormone Replacement Therapy, Post-MenopausalOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalEstrogen Replacement Therapy
Leuprorelin as a Treatment for Endometriosis
By: Anna Guerrero, Emily Santora
| Published: Nov 30, 2019
Leuprolide acetate, or leuprorelin, is a manufactured drug that has been prescribed as a treatment for endometriosis, a medical condition in which…
EndometriosisEndometriumDrug utilizationDrugs--AdministrationUterus
Amenorrhea as a Menstrual Disorder
By: Emily Santora
| Published: Aug 03, 2021
Amenorrhea is considered a type of abnormal menstrual bleeding characterized by the unexpected absence of menstrual bleeding, lasting three months or…
Amenorrhea, PrimaryMenstruation disordersMenstrual CyclePolycystic ovary syndromeBirth Control
NuvaRing
By: Molly Jacobson
| Published: Oct 13, 2022
The NuvaRing is a self-administered hormonal contraceptive device in the form of a flexible plastic ring that is inserted into the vagina. It…
TechnologyContraceptivesContraceptives, VaginalContraceptives industryContraceptive drugs
“A Syndrome of Infantilism, Congenital Webbed Neck, and Cubitus Valgus” (1938), by Henry Hubert Turner
By: Megha Pillai
| Published: Jul 02, 2024
In 1938, physician Henry Hubert Turner published “A Syndrome of Infantilism, Congenital Webbed Neck, and Cubitus Valgus,” hereafter “A Syndrome of…
Turner SyndromeNoonan SyndromeFemale Pseudo-Turner SyndromeInfantilism, GenitalGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
"Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans" (1993), by Theo Colborn, Frederick S. vom Saal, and Ana M. Soto
By: Jennifer R. Craer
| Published: Jan 10, 2014
Developmental Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Wildlife and Humans, was published in 1993 in Environmental Health Perspectives. In the…
LiteratureEndocrine disrupting chemicalsEmbryologyfetal developmentendocrine disruptors
Katharina Dorothea Dalton (1916–2004)
By: Bianca Zietal
| Published: May 24, 2017
Katharina Dorothea Dalton was a physician in England in the twentieth century who defined premenstrual syndrome (PMS) as a cluster of symptoms…
Premenstrual syndromePremenstrual TensionMenstrual CycleMenstruation