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It's time to clear up the confusion and debunk the false reports surrounding the potentially serious health risks of Hormone Therapy.

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The Society for Women's Health Research responds to FDA data showing women and minorities are not studied enough in medical research.

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Sleep research must examine sex and gender differences with more study of sleep-related problems that affect women as well as potential treatments, according to a new report by the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®) published in the July issue of the Journal for Women’s Health. SWHR found that there are not just gender differences in the way symptoms are reported but that biological factors also drive sleep behavior and disorders in women and men.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) endorses the“Research for All Act of 2014” introduced today by Representatives Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in Congress. As the leading voice on advocacy and research into women’s health and the biological differences between women and men, SWHR believes this legislation will have a powerful impact on women’s health research.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®), the national leader in promoting research on the biological differences between women and men, announces that the 5th Annual “What a Difference an X Makes” conference will be held in Washington, D.C., on September 23. SWHR® also has expanded this popular conference to include an inaugural regional conference co-sponsored by Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta on October 17. Register to attend either conference at SWHR.org.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®), a national leader in promoting interdisciplinary research into the biological differences between women and men, announces the start of a new SWHR initiative focused on studying sex and gender differences in sleep and the state of women’s sleep health. The SWHR® Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep will work collaboratively to identify areas of key unmet needs in women’s sleep health and conduct pilot studies to address those needs.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®), the leading voice on the study of the biological differences between women and men, will present a poster on “Exploring Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep” at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) on April 24-26 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®), the leading voice on the study of the biological differences between women and men, is co-sponsoring the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Forum on the Microbiome and Autoimmunity on Thursday, April 24, at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. Experts from research institutions from across the country will discuss how the microbiome—the collective population in the human body of all non-human cells and genes, such as bacteria, viruses and other pathogens—influences the development of autoimmune disease.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®), the leading voice on research into the biological sex differences between women and men, is proud to announce a public awareness campaign focused on “Transforming Science: Innovations in Molecular Diagnostics.” SWHR launched the yearlong focus on this rapidly advancing field in women’s health during the 2014 Annual Gala on April 2.

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Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®) President and CEO Phyllis Greenberger will urge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to increase the participation of women and minorities in clinical trials along with greater reporting and analysis of sex differences during a hearing today at the FDA headquarters near Washington, D.C.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), the leading voice on research into the biological sex differences between women and men, is proud to announce that Dr. Larry Cahill, professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at the University of California-Irvine, will be giving the Keynote Remarks on “Sex Differences in the Brain” at this year’s SWHR Gala. In addition, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Steven Shak, executive vice president of research and development at Genomic Health, will highlight the transformative impact of genomics in cancer treatment and kick off SWHR’s yearlong public awareness campaign focused on “Transforming Science: Innovations in Molecular Diagnostics.” More details at SWHR.org.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) calls on the House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold a hearing that examines the progress made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on including more women and minorities in medical research. In addition, SWHR urges greater analysis by these agencies into how diseases and treatments affect women and men differently.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research announces that the first-ever SWHR Dr. Estelle Ramey Award for Women’s Health Leadership will be presented to Marsha B. Henderson, assistant commissioner for women’s health with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is the leading voice on research into the biological differences between women and men. SWHR President and CEO Phyllis Greenberger comments on the CBS 60 Minutes segment that aired February 9 on how drugs uniquely affect men and women.

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Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) President & CEO Phyllis Greenberger will provide expert analysis of the Sunshine Act and its impact on patients during a panel discussion at AdvaMed 2013: The MedTech Conference in Washington, D.C., on September 23 at 2:15 p.m.

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SWHR founder Florence Haseltine has committed the past 20 years to hosting dinner for D.C.'s most powerful women.

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A person’s overall health and well-being can be significantly impacted by health literacy. “Poor health literacy is a stronger predictor of a person’s health than age, income, employment status, education level and race.”

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Roughly two in five women in the United States do not use any form of birth control and many underestimate their risk for pregnancy, according to a recent survey about contraceptive practices in the United States.

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Stressing the importance of urological health and increased funding into women’s health research, Lindsey Kerr, MD, Chair of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) Board of Directors and founder and director of the Urologic Wellness Center at Eastern Maine Medical Center will address the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) in Tampa, Fla. today.

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A recent study challenged an enduring belief that women were less successful than men in quitting smoking. The study, published in the journal Tobacco Control, found convincing evidence that across all of the age groups, “there [is] relatively little difference in cessation between the sexes.”