SEX AND GENDER WOMENS HEALTH COLLABORATIVE

Each of us, without exception, has a sex that is influenced by gender roles and the world around us. We know that both Sex and Gender have a major impact on health and wellbeing, and so should be considered in every aspect of medicine. There is a need to evolve in our approach to the clinical care of women from a focus on reproductive concerns to a perspective that considers biological (sex) and psychosocial (gender) factors, and the interaction between the two. This awareness will foster truly individualized care that encompasses preventive strategies, diagnostic procedures, treatment modalities, and medication dosages. The Sex and Gender Womens Health Collaborative was established in 2012 with generous grants from its Founding Partners: the American Medical Womens Association, the American College of Womens Health Physicians, and the Society for Womens Health Research, and with generous in kind support from the Laura Bush Institute for Womens Health at Texas Tech University Hea...