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Women’s Health Knowledge Hub

Women’s Health Knowledge Hub

This curated collection of content is dedicated to advancing your knowledge of key topics in women’s health. Designed for healthcare professionals, we offer expert insights into key issues from reproductive health and breast cancer to emerging trends in sex-specific health risks and the role of precision medicine. Equip yourself with the latest evidence-based information to provide exceptional care for your female patients at every stage of life. 

Keynote series | Spotlight on menopause

Menopause can have a significant impact on the body, with effects ranging beyond the endocrine and reproductive systems. Learn about the systemic effects of menopause, so you can help patients in your clinics through the transition.   

Prof. Martha Hickey
Dr. Claudia Barth
Dr. Samar El Khoudary
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Podcasts

Breastfeeding after breast cancer

We talk to Dr. Cristina Saura about the concerns around breastfeeding after a breast cancer diagnosis, and why the POSITIVE results are such good news.

Sexual health in older age

Dr. Holly Thomas helps us unpack the needlessly taboo subject of sex and sexual health in women of older age.

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Clinical Trial Summary

The DESTINY-Breast trials

The antibody–drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan is being investigated in the DESTINY-Breast trials for the treatment of breast cancer.

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New Insights

MDR-TB with gynecological involvement

Microbiological testing confirmed disseminated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with simultaneous involvement of the lungs, breast, and adnexa uteri, in a postpartum woman. The patient showed improvement following tailored anti-TB therapy.

Coronary artery thrombosis induced by oral contraceptive pills

A 32-year-old woman with no CV risk factors developed STEMI secondary to massive coronary artery thrombosis, 8 months after initiating oral contraceptive pills, highlighting the need for vigilance of thrombotic complications following COC initiation.

Lung cancer in nonsmoking women

Familiarize yourself with the current evidence on risk factors, molecular pathology, and treatment strategies for lung cancer in nonsmoking women, and understand the critical role of gender susceptibility.

Progress in ADCs for metastatic TNBC

Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer is difficult to treat and has a poor prognosis. But antibody–drug conjugates have emerged as a leading therapeutic strategy for these patients.

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