In women, cardiovascular risk is influenced by factors that differ from those in men, including hormonal status, obstetric complications, and specific conditions such as migraine, endometriosis, or chronic inflammatory diseases. These facto…
Myocardial infarction is a major public health concern for women. Hospitalization rates are increasing, particularly among young women. This trend is probably linked to the growing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and specific cond…
Endometriosis is a chronic disease in which lesions resembling endometrial tissue are found outside the uterus, mainly in the pelvis or abdomen. It may affect 10% of women of childbearing age. It is the cause of a significant alteration in …
Combined hormonal contraception (CHC) remains the most widely used contraceptive strategy, particularly in France. While the benefit-risk balance is very beneficial for the majority of women, its use must be cautious in some clinical situat…
Le facteur inhibant la migration des macrophages, une cytokine cle dans l’endometriose Ali Akoum1,2, Khaled Khoufache1 1Laboratoire d’endocrinologie de la reproduction, centre de recherche, hopital Saint-Francois d’Assise, CHUQ, universite …
In Europe, endocrine disruptors (EDs) have been defined as substances foreign to the body that have deleterious effects on the individuals or their descendants, due to changes in endocrine function. In the United States, EDs have been descr…