Women’s Health

A pregnant woman running on the beach. "There's not a strict cutoff for when you should stop exercising during pregnancy," says Dr. Nicole Gavin, an OB/GYN at UConn Health.

UConn Health Half Marathon: Running While Pregnant

If you’re pregnant, is it okay to exercise and if so, how strenuous can your workout be? Dr. Nicole Gavin, high risk pregnancy specialist at UConn Health, continued running throughout her three pregnancies and offers some advice for other mothers.

A woman in white sitting holding her newborn son

Two Lives, One Team

High-risk mom delivers a healthy baby thanks to the team at UConn Health

Pregnant woman and her family eating pizza in kitchen

Meals4Moms: UConn, CT Small Business Develop Program to Support Gestational Diabetes Management

Gestational diabetes impacts 2 to 10% of U.S. pregnancies, and about 50% of patients with GDM will develop Type 2 diabetes

portrait collage Jasmina Kuljancic and Dr. Danielle Luciano

Podcast: Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research

Leaders of the new Connecticut collaborative EndoRISE discuss the effort to advance the recognition and treatment of endometriosis

The EndoRise team are: government and community relations director for The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX) Lisa Roy, co-director and JAX senior research scientist Elise Courtois, PhD, JAX program manager Jasmina Kuljancic, UConn Health OB/GYN Alexis Newmark, MD, UConn Health research coordinator Kayceety Mullaj, and co-director and UConn Health minimally-invasive gynecological surgeon Danielle Luciano, MD, in the Outpatient Pavilion, on Febuary 20, 2025.

Raising Awareness, Changing Lives: Transforming Endometriosis Education and Care in Connecticut

UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratories are leading the way with diagnosing, treating, researching and now teaching about Endometriosis. School nurses are now learning how they can help students with identifying and supporting those with Endometriosis.

Dean Liang with Dr Hurley and Dr Andrews at AAMC

Women’s Health Research Efforts of UConn Health Spotlighted at AAMC

UConn Health's Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) were honored for their successful inaugural Women’s Health Clinical, Health Disparities, Basic Science Research Poster Symposium.

UConn Health Imaging technician Charline Francois administers a mammogram

UConn Health Community Programs Helping Under Insured and Uninsured with Breast Cancer Screenings

UConn Health community health worker helped Vanessa Neira who was concerned about breast cancer obtain a free mammogram and breast cancer services.

The Campeonas/Champions class 9/11/24 5 women with their certificates

‘Campeonas’/Champions Encourage Discussion of Breast Cancer Screening Among Women

The Campeonas Program at UConn Health provides training that prepares women, through a peer group program to encourage early detection through annual screening.

Terry Deely at her last chemotherapy appointment

Breast Cancer Survivor is an Inspiration for Others

In the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, aside from skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2024, there will be about 310,720 new cases of invasive breast cancer in women. But there is hope.

Radiology technician Charline Francois during a mammogram at UConn Health Imaging at 5 Munson Road in Farmington.

UConn Health Minute: Breast Cancer Screening

Having regular mammograms can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer and with more younger women being diagnosed, it's important to pay attention to the new screening guidelines.