Women's health research priorities at NIH

2012 Overarching Themes of the Priorities for Research in Women’s Health

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Life Span
Health Disparities/Differences and Diversity
Sex/Gender Determinants
Interdisciplinary Research

Life Span

Early Years

Infancy

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Infancy

Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
- Babies and Kids Products

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology Guide
A guide toward efficient electronic exchange of standard newborn screening data.

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Infants
- Reports of clinical trials
- Infants

Childhood

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported
- Girls
- Girls and Obesity

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
- Helping Your Overweight Child (PDF, 2,048 KB)

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Girls
- Girls and Obesity
- Reports of clinical trials
- Girls
- Girls and Obesity

Adolescence

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) Major Report
Study on adolescent health supported by the National Institutes of Health

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Adolescent Girls
- Adolescent Girls and Substance Abuse
- Reports of clinical trials
- Adolescent Girls
- Adolescent Girls and Substance Abuse

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Gender Identity

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Gender Identity
- Lesbian

Consideration of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on the Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Individuals(PDF, 1.2 MB)
This report of the NIH LGBT Research Coordinating Committee (RCC) identifies gaps and areas of opportunity for NIH to consider in response to the March 31, 2011 report of the Institute of Medicine entitled, The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People.

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Reports of clinical trials
- Gender Identity and Adolescence
- Gender identity and Sexual Psychology

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Companionships

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Marital Status
- Reports of clinical trials
- Marital Status

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Caregiving

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Bereavement
- Caregiving

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults
- Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Caregivers
- Reports of clinical trials
- Caregivers

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Reproductive Life

General Information

dbGaP - Database of genotypes and phenotypes
- Women's Health Initiative Clinical Trial and Observational Study SHARe

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
- Update on Infertility Research and Implications for Clinical Practice (2010)
  Total Running Time: 01:43:25
- Update on Reproductive Health - Controversies and Approaches to Fertility (2010)
  Total Running Time: 01:30:15

Contraception

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Contraception

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
- Birth Control or Contraception

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Contraception and Women
- Reports of clinical trials
- Contraception and Women

Prenatal Care

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Prenatal Care and Folic Acid
- Prenatal Testing

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Folic Acid and Pregnancy
- Reports of clinical trials
- Folic Acid and Pregnancy

Pregnancy

AIDSInfo - Information on Treatment, Prevention, and Research

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
- Bladder Control: What Women Need to Know (PDF, 880 KB)
- Fit For Two: Tips For Pregnancy (PDF, 539 KB)

NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
- Should Women Who Want to Get Pregnant Be Allowed to Participate in Research? (2011)
  Total Running Time: 06:35:59
- Enrolling Pregnant Women: Issues in Clinical Research (2010)
  Total Running Time: 06:35:59

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Alcohol Use
- Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS
- Pregnancy and Nutrition
- Pregnancy and Substance Abuse Disorders
- Pregnancy and Tobacco Use
- Reports of clinical trials
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Alcohol Use
- Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS
- Pregnancy and Nutrition
- Pregnancy and Substance Abuse Disorders
- Pregnancy and Tobacco Use

FDA Office of Women's Health - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, women's health research and development office supported clinical trials
- Pregnancy Registries

Breast Feeding

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Lactation

LactMed - Database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
- Breast Feeding (Lactation or Nursing)
- Infant and Toddler Nutrition

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Breastfeeding
- Reports of clinical trials
- Breastfeeding

Postpartum

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Postpartum Depression

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
- Postpartum Depression or Baby Blues

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Postpartum Depression
- Reports of clinical trials
- Postpartum Depression

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Senior Life

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials

MedlinePlus - Consumer health information

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
- Fit and Fabulous as You Mature (PDF, 798 KB)
- Urinary Incontinence in Women (PDF, 485 KB)
- Bladder Control: What Women Need to Know (PDF, 880 KB)

NIHSeniorHealth - Health information for older adults

NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
- The Nutrition and Age-realted Macular Degeneration Lecture (2009)
  Total Running Time: 00:56:47

The Osteoarthritis Initiative
Nationwide research study of knee health sponsored by the National Institutes of Health

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal Citations
- Senior Women
- Senior Women and Eye Health
- Senior Women and HIV Infection
- Sexual Behavior and Senior Women
- Reports of clinical trials
- Senior Women
- Senior Women and Eye Health
- Senior Women and HIV Infection
- Sexual Behavior and Senior Women

Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
Study designed to examine the health of women during their middle years sponsored by the National Institutes of Health

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Health Disparities/Differences and Diversity

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature

African American Women
- African American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Clinical Trials for African American Women (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with African American Women (PubMed)

Asian American Women
- Asian American Health (National Library of Medicine)
- Asian American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Clinical Trials for Asian American Women (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Asian American Women (PubMed)

Pacific Islander Women
- Asian American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Clinical Trials for Pacific Islander Women (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Pacific Islander Women (PubMed)

Native American Women
- American Indian Health (National Library of Medicine)
- Clinical Trials for Native American Women (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Native American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Native American Women (PubMed)

Hispanic American Women
- Clinical Trials for Hispanic American Women (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Hispanic American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Hispanic American Women (PubMed)

Women of the Arctic
- Clinical Trials for Women of the Arctic (ClinicalTrials.gov)
- Native American Health (MedlinePlus)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Alaska Native Women (PubMed)
- Reports of Clinical Trials with Women of the Arctic (PubMed)
- Women, Infants and Children (Arctic Health)

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Sex/Gender Determinants

ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials
- Gender Differences
- Women and Gender

Institute of Medicine Gender (IOM) Differences Report
Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health: Does Sex Matter? (PDF, 208 KB)

National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH supported clinical trials
- Women and Sex/Gender Differences Research Program

NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
- Sex Differences in Drug Abuse: The Role of Estradiol (2010)
  Total Running Time: 01:04:53
- Seventh Annual Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research Symposium (2010)
  Total Running Time: 04:52:20
- Rhythms of the Night and Day: Update on Insomnia and Sleep Disruptions (2009)
  Total Running Time: 01:27:44
- Sex and Gender Research: The Interaction of Depression with Other Diseases (2009)
  Total Running Time: 01:53:05
- Sex and Gender Research: Metabolic Dysfunction (2009)
  Total Running Time: 01:47:56
- Sex Differences and Obesity in Osteoarthritis of the Knee (2008)
  Total Running Time: 00:58:15
- Sex Gender Differences: Substance Abuse (2008)
  Total Running Time: 01:39:33
- Sex and Gender Research in the Urinary Tract (2008)
  Total Running Time: 01:53:37
- Sex and Gender Research: Pain (2008)
  Total Running Time: 01:47:38
- Sex Matters: A Tale of Two Bones - Sexual Dimorphism in the Skeleton (2008)
  Total Running Time: 01:02:09
- Gender Differences in Lung Function and Response to Environmental Agents (2007)
  Total Running Time: 00:49:02
- The Impact of Sex and Gender on Human Physiology and the Experience of Disease (2002)
  Total Running Time: 01:29:08

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal citations
- Women’s Health and Gender Differences or Gender Based-Health
- Reports of clinical trials
- Gender Identity and Women

The Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health
Online Course

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Interdisciplinary Research

NIH VideoCasting - Video presentations of past NIH events
- Integrating Genomics and Behavioral Science: Opportunities & Challenges for Women's Health (2008)
  Total Running Time: 00:53:17

PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
- Journal Citations
- Interdisciplinary Communication and Relations on Women’s Health

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