Women's Health
Specialist expertise and experience to address every stage of your women's health program.
Endometriosis: A research and development call to action
Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide, amounting to over 190 million women. It is a chronic, oestrogen-dependent inflammatory condition characterised by the presence of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterus. In this blog we examine the research conditions, pipeline, challenges and opportunities in developing new treatment options.
Pregnant participants in clinical trials
Register today for our webinar on the considerations for including pregnant individuals in clinical trials. Learn about guidance in development by regulatory authorities to establish a framework for pregnancy safety studies.
Overcoming challenges with maternal vaccine trials
In this article from Pharmaphorum, Dinah Knotts, VP of Project Management in Vaccines and Infectious Diseases and Mitsu Rana, Senior Director of Project Management outline some of the challenges with maternal vaccine trials and how with careful planning and execution by researchers, these can be overcome throughout the trial process.
Breaking the silence: Understanding perinatal mood disorders
Postpartum depression affects 14 percent of women and is unique in that it can be a devastating disease to both mother and child. In addition, postpartum depression is associated with abnormal development, cognitive impairment, and psychopathology in the children. Among patients with postpartum depression, onset occurs before or during pregnancy in approximately 50 percent. This webinar recording helps to :
- Different conditions that are associated with perinatal period
- Therapies available
- Regulatory landscape
- Clinical trial considerations
Hot flashes, brain fog and the blues: Frontiers in menopause treatments
Hot flashes, brain fog and the blues: Frontiers in menopause treatments
Over the past few decades, women’s health has become a greater focus of both academic and pharmaceutical industry research and treatment development. However, treatment options for women going through menopause and post-menopause remain limited.
This webinar recording helps to:
- The different conditions that are associated with menopause
- Therapies available
Women's Health media contributions and blogs
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Blog: Endometriosis: A research and development call to action
Endometriosis affects approximately 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide, amounting to over 190 million women. In this blog we examine the research conditions, pipeline, challenges and opportunities in developing new treatment options.
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Media article: Overcoming challenges with maternal vaccine trials
Тhis article outlines the challenges with maternal vaccine trials and how with careful planning and execution, these can be overcome throughout the trial process.
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Blog: Mary O’Reilly reflects on International Women’s Day
In this blog, Mary O’Reilly reflects on the International Women’s Day panel and events held at ICON’s global headquarters in Dublin.
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Blog: My patient story - Claudia Egremont-Lee
ICON's Claudia Egremont-Lee shares her personal experience with breast cancer.
