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AGIR ensemble pour la santé des femmes précaires (Working together for the health of precarious women)

Women's health differs from that of men for biological reasons linked to sex, but also because of gender-specific behaviors that impact our health to varying degrees (1). In terms of health, some medical events are highly specific to women: pregnancy, genital life, contraception, menopause, [...]

Mercedes Erra

A naked woman on the walls of the Faculty of Medicine

Who is this Agnodice unveiling her charms to the magistrates of the Areopagus? Why is she appearing before the Athenian court? Why does the medallion speak of a woman doctor, when medicine was reserved for men? What does this story tell, displayed before the eyes of the students? Agnodice of Athens [...]

Rémi Lamerat

Preserve the Heart of Women, they give it back so well !

Loudun: a fine example of our commitment to women's cardiovascular health

Sensitive to the cause of Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes, the Lions Club de Loudun and Maison Pithon, boulangerie-pâtisserie, have decided together to support us by launching a gourmet invitation during the first fortnight of May: Nicolas and Valérie Pithon are offering 2 products made with local [...]

Laurence Ferrari

"They say the heart governs reason. That it's the organ that gives us willpower and courage. It's probably because it beats within us, almost silently, that we often tend to forget about it. It's also because we believe it to be indestructible, unstoppable, that we focus the attention [...]

Women: the forgotten health professionals

Women's health is precious and must be considered a social issue, until such time as certain unequal situations, inherited from practices of another era, are resolved. By transforming ourselves into hummingbirds of prevention, we will bring about a change in the way women's specific [...]

Sleep apnea syndrome in women: what are the particularities?

Often unrecognized and under-diagnosed, particularly in women, sleep apnea syndrome is not without consequences for quality of life and cardiovascular function (1). The prevalence and severity of this syndrome are influenced by changes in hormone levels over the course of a woman's [...]