Welcome to Under the Hood of Women’s Health a resource space designed to address all things related to women’s health from puberty to post-menopause. The intention is to educate through authentic storysharing.

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Get Under the Hood of Women’s Health with girls, women and physician stories.

Under the Hood of Adolescence.
Under the Hood of Reproductive Years.
Under the Hood of Perimenopause
Under the Hood of Menopause Health.
Under the Hood of Post-Menopause.


A woman’s health journey

  • Information about puberty and the transition from girl to woman, with a pink circle on a black background at the bottom.
  • Informational poster about adolescence, featuring a smiling young woman with curly hair, wearing a blue bandana, earrings, and a denim jacket in a home setting.
  • An informational graphic about reproductive years with text discussing fertility decline and health issues, accompanied by a simplified illustration of a sperm and an egg.
  • A woman with dark brown hair and bangs, wearing a gray sweater with cut-out shoulders, standing in front of a colorful graffiti brick wall.
  • An informational graphic about menopause featuring a pink header with white text, a paragraph explaining menopause and its symptoms, and a black rectangle with a pink circle containing white pause symbols.
  • Poster titled 'POSTMENOPAUSE' with information about postmenopause health and screening, alongside a picture of a smiling older woman with short gray hair, glasses, and a cream-colored blouse, sitting on a couch with a decorative pillow.

Our vision is to give women access to health stories that cover different stages of their life. We want to ensure they are informed, so they are confident and equipped to look after their health. And where health challenges occur have the information needed to shorten the time to diagnosis and treatment. By storysharing we are helping women connect the dots and act sooner to help prevent or address disease.

Medical disclaimer

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