The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) is going to review a report on appropriate nutrition for women in menopause after being criticized by scientists for being based solely on studies conducted on men, acknowledging the lack of warning about this omission and emphasizing the need for more specific research for women in this stage. (translated)
The article points out the gender bias in medicine, where women often suffer from incorrect diagnoses and the neglect of their specific symptoms, which results from an androcentric approach in research and clinical practice, and emphasizes the need to include women's perspectives in medical research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of women's health issues. (translated)
The article analyzes the growing phenomenon of breast explants, where an increasing number of women, driven by aesthetic pressure and health issues associated with implants, decide to have them removed, highlighting cases like that of influencer Vikika, who shared her experience and the potential health risks associated with these prostheses. (translated)
La menopausia precoz, que ocurre entre los 40 y 45 años, puede tener diversas causas como la insuficiencia ovárica temprana y afecta la calidad de vida de las mujeres al eliminar la protección hormonal natural, aumentando así el riesgo de problemas de salud como enfermedades cardiovasculares y osteoporosis, por lo que es crucial un diagnóstico adecuado y la posible terapia hormonal sustitutiva. #MenopausiaPrecoz #InsuficienciaOvárica #SaludMujer
La Comisión de Salud Pública ha aprobado la ampliación del cribado de cáncer de mama en el Sistema Nacional de Salud, que ahora incluirá a mujeres de entre 45 y 74 años, manteniendo una mamografía cada dos años para este nuevo rango de edad, en respuesta a evidencias clínicas que sugieren beneficios en la detección temprana del cáncer en estos grupos. #CáncerDeMama #CribadoPoblacional #SaludMujer
