Women's Health

/womens-health156

A channel to chat all things women’s health—new developments, historical biases, navigating bodily realities.

May everyone have the opportunity to do the /innerwork.
I acknowledge that its been a privilege to been given the space & capacity to come to understand myself more and more and heal. I wish everyone the chance to gift yourself with healing and as @marlo states 'there's no telling how profound the impact will be'. Any thing is possible....
First World Problems: Not knowing your basal body temp is the worst, as a woman
Ubiquinol 200mg daily, it’s a vibe 🥴
One step closer to accessing an easy, effective male birth control option: Nestorone®/Testosterone, a topical gel applied to the shoulder blades!

https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2024/endo-2024-press-blithe
Two ladies from /shefi are working on a period dapp and are seeking input from people with periods:

https://forms.gle/fYhToGavc6Yatvf96

As a thank you, they're offering participants complimentary access to a Hormone Harmony Masterclass if provide email (personal info not required to submit survey though)
For the women here: @athenadao is conducting a Decentralized Fertility Planning Study to get a truly global baseline on awareness & preferences. It's open to women of all ages and is anonymous (though can enter wallet at the bottom for a thank you) 🧬

https://airtable.com/app9z6YvjGBWkmIqt/paglk9mNcvtpVooEl/form
Ladies, what are you doing to support your bodies today?
Who has checked out the McKinsey women's health report released at Davos?

A nugget I appreciated: I find that when we talk of women's health, reproductive health is often the focus. But that's really just the tip of the iceberg, accounting for just ~5% of the women’s health burden.

https://mck.co/3tSzSzd
Nicole Shanahan launched a $100M initiative to "unlock human lifespan" via the ovaries 👏

“There’s not enough data for us to understand literally how the female body works, so that we can think about menus of treatments . . . rather than Band-Aids.”

https://on.ft.com/3Ur6n2b
Jessie Inchauspé, aka Glucose Goddess, just released a new glucose management supplement.

Anyone else into interested in glucose levels? I've tried some of GG’s lifestyle hacks but debating if I’ll add the supplement into my routine.

https://antispike.com/products/anti-spike-formula-pre-order