The Urgent Need

We can’t ignore the gaps in women’s health research and care

Through menopause and beyond...

Health gaps disproportionately impact women – especially as they age. Women are more likely to be misdiagnosed, have their symptoms ignored and experience adverse reactions to medications. This has to change.

The volume of impact is deafening...

30-50%

of women’s lives are spent during and after menopause.

99%

of preclinical aging studies ignore menopause.

60%

of mature women seek medical attention, an appalling 75% of them are left untreated.

700 diseases

where women receive diagnoses later than men.

And yet the conversations can hardly be heard

33%

of women 40+ say that they don’t know that treatment options exist for menopause and perimenopause.

70%

of patients with ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ are women.

cause of death in women is heart disease, with risks increasing after menopause. Yet women are less likely to receive:

treatment for symptoms of heart attack under the age of 65
emergency treatments for symptoms of stroke

Sinai Health aims to transform menopause care

By addressing the host of other health concerns that comes with menopause, from cognitive issues to cardiovascular disease - the number one killer of women in the world
By delivering the training and education required to challenge women's health inequities, and investing in research needed to close the gaps in care
By improving our understanding of the impact menopause has on relationships, families, the workplace and economy

Find out how we're doing it

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Gender-specific language has been used throughout this website, as reflected in publications and research. However, Sinai Health Foundation recognizes that some persons experiencing peri-menopause and menopause may identify differently than with the gender and pronouns used.
The Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women’s Health builds upon the legacy of The Frances Bloomberg Centre for Women's and Infants' Health – Canada's largest academic centre for women's and infants’ health and one of the top five in the world.