Featured Content

Breast Cancer

New vaccine eliminated breast cancer in first human patient

A vaccine being developed in the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida is aimed at preventing new cases of ovarian and breast cancer and even...
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New interactive tool from the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative

Assessment & Management

Marijuana Use during Pregnancy and Lactation

Clinical Topics

Abnormal uterine bleeding in reproductive-aged women utilizing the PALM-COEIN system

Aging

Caring for women on adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: Role of the NP in the primary care setting

Breast Cancer

My Nurse Influencers

To celebrate the launch of the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Women’s Healthcare launched its My Nurse Influencer program to feature some of the greatest online nurse influencers! These influencers bring a fresh perspective to our journal and offer our readers more diverse topic matter. We are also thrilled to offer these influencers a platform to share their voices.

Editor’s Note –The views expressed in the nurse influencer posts are those of the contributing authors. NPWH does not sanction the content of these posts.

Women’s Healthcare welcomes women’s health writer, Jeannie Collins Beaudin

My name is Jeannie Collins Beaudin, and I’m a retired Canadian pharmacist and former owner of a specialty compounding pharmacy. Compounding, by the way,...

News

Continuing Education

A PCP’s Guide to Managing Patients at Genetic Risk of Breast Cancer

Caring for women on adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: Role of...

Faculty: Rachel Gorham, MSN, WHNP-BC, AGN-BC,  holds board certification as a women’s health nurse practitioner and in advanced genetics nursing. She is a member...

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder: How do you identify it and treat...

Approximately 1 in 10 women has distressing low sex drive, otherwise known as hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD). How do healthcare providers determine whether...

Current Journal

NPWH News and Updates

New NPWH chair message

Auspicious beginnings and courageous conversations As the new NPWH Board of Directors Chair (2020–2022), I am eager to start a new role, new year, and...

NPWH/ISSWSH Women's Sexual Health Course for NPs

Register now for the seventh annual NPWH/ISSWSH Women’s Sexual Health Course for NPs, being held June 11-14, 2020, in Orlando, FL! Click here to view the course schedule and more information. Register early – the course is limited to 250 attendees and the Vulvoscopy Workshop is limited to 48 participants. We hope to see you in Orlando!

Interested in exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities? Send an email to info@npwh.org.

NPWH Member Spotlights

NPWH is pleased to announce a new feature highlighting our members. If you would like to nominate a member or yourself to be highlighted, please email Julia Knox at jknox@npwh.org.

NPWH Member Spotlight: Cookie Bible, WHNP-BC

In this spotlight, we get to know Cookie Bible, WHNP-BC. Cookie has been a member of NPWH since its first year and is a...

NPWH Member Spotlight: Laurie Hudec, WHNP-BC

In this spotlight, we get to know Laurie Hudec, WHNP-BC. What is your name?  Laurita Old Hudec, but I go by Laurie. What are your certifications? I am...

NPWH Member Spotlight: Caroline Cianfrocco, WHNP-BC

This month we get to know Caroline Cianfrocco, WHNP-BC.  What are your certifications? I am thrilled to be able to include the WHNP-BC credential after my name! How...

Position Statement

Marijuana Use during Pregnancy and Lactation

The National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) advocates for a nonjudgmental and evidence-based approach to screening and counseling women concerning marijuana...

Editor-In-Chief's Message

editor chief message journal

February 2020: Editor-in-chief’s message

Dear Colleagues, I hope the start of 2020 has been a good one for everyone. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever...

Supplement - Bacterial Vaginosis

Focus on sexual health | Bacterial vaginosis: Impact of sexual activity, implications for sexual...

Brooke M. Faught Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent vaginal infection. Although BV is not classified as a sexually transmitted infection, it is considered...