Women’s Health Blog

What is the Women’s Health Blog?

The Women’s Health Blog publishes bi-weekly content to demystify the complexities of women’s health research while celebrating the multifaceted experiences of women and gender-diverse individuals worldwide. Our blog features two types of posts:

Our Research Blog is a platform where experts share evidence-based information on diverse topics relating to women’s health or sex-and-gender-based research. These short summaries make it easy for you to understand and interpret research that could otherwise be difficult to access.

We also have a Behind the Science series, where we share Q&A interview-style posts that strive to inspire new and diverse professionals to enter the women’s health field by highlighting the remarkable work being accomplished by our community.

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5 May 2023

Behind the Science: Sexual Pleasure in Women Living with HIV

Interviewee: Kelly Mathews, MD Student, University of British Columbia Authors/ Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators). Published: May 5th, 2023 Could you briefly explain what your research is about? I’m part of a study on healthy aging in women living with and without HIV called BCC3. It involves community members, so women…

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21 April 2023

COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnancy

Authors: Sue Lu, BSc student in Integrated Science at the University of British Columbia and Research Assistant at the Vaccine Evaluation Centre; Manish Sadarangani, MRCPCH, DPHIL, BM. BCh, MA, Director of the Vaccine Evaluation Center at BC Children's Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia Authors/ Editors: Romina…

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7 April 2023

Behind the Science: How Pregnancy History Informs Hormone Therapy

Interviewees: Tanvi Puri, Ph. D. Candidate, University of British Columbia, Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine Authors/ Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators). Published: April 7th, 2023 Could you briefly explain what your research is about? My research examines the effects of reproductive experience and hormone…

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24 March 2023

How Can Canada Improve Access to Abortion Care?

Author: Martha Paynter, RN Ph D, Assistant Professor in The Faculty of Nursing at the University of New Brunswick Authors/ Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators). Published: March 24, 2023 As an abortion care provider in Canada, I feel deep solidarity with colleagues south of the border and terror for their patients after the U. S. Supreme…

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10 March 2023

Behind the Science: Improving the Health of Women Living with HIV

Interviewees: Tetiana Povshedna, Ph D Student (University of British Columbia Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine); Marie- Soleil Smith, Ph D Candidate (University of British Columbia Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) Authors/ Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Shayda Swann (Blog Co-coordinators). Published: March 10th, 2023 Could you briefly…

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24 February 2023

Perinatal Anxiety 101: An Introduction

Authors: Brynn Stagg, MSc Student, University of British Columbia; Claudia Cargnelli, MSc Student, University of British Columbia; Nichole Fairbrother, Ph. D., RPsych, Clinical Associate Professor & MSFHR Health Professional- Investigator, University of British Columbia | Editors: Romina Garcia de leon, Shayda Swann (Blog Coordinators) Published: February 24th,…

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Disclaimer: We strive to bring you up to date research on a variety of topics. When reading our blogs, please note the date they were published to gauge how recent the research is. No information on our blog should be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from a qualified doctor or clinician. Instead, we encourage you to print out our blogs and bring them to your healthcare provider as supplementary material.

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