Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 Jul;29(7):899-909. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8408. Epub 2020 May 17.
Women's health and sex differences research remain understudied. In 2016, to address the topic of sex differences, the Center for Women' s Health Research (CWHR) at the University of Colorado (cwhr@ucdenver.edu) held its inaugural National Conference, "Sex Differences Across the Lifespan: A Focus on Metabolism" and published a report summarizing the presentations. Two years later, in 2018, CWHR organized the 2nd National Conference. The research presentations and discussions from the 2018 conference also addressed sex differences across the lifespan with a focus on cardiometabolism and expanded the focus by including circadian physiology and effects of sleep on cardiometabolic health. Over 100 participants, including basic scientists, clinicians, policymakers, advocacy group leaders, and federal agency leadership participated. The meeting proceedings reveal that although exciting advances in the area of sex differences have taken place, significant questions and gaps remain about women's health and sex differences in critical areas of health. Identifying these gaps and the subsequent research that will result may lead to important breakthroughs.
女性健康和性别差异研究仍然研究不足。2016 年，为了探讨性别差异这一主题，科罗拉多大学女性健康研究中心（Center for Women' s Health Research，CWHR）举办了其首届全国会议，题为“跨越生命周期的性别差异：关注代谢”，并发布了一份总结会议报告。两年后，即 2018 年，CWHR 组织了第二次全国会议。2018 年会议的研究报告和讨论也探讨了跨越生命周期的性别差异，重点关注心脏代谢，并通过纳入昼夜生理学和睡眠对心脏代谢健康的影响来扩大关注范围。超过 100 名参与者，包括基础科学家、临床医生、政策制定者、倡导团体领袖和联邦机构领导，参加了会议。会议记录显示，尽管在性别差异领域取得了令人兴奋的进展，但在妇女健康和关键健康领域的性别差异方面仍存在重大问题和差距。确定这些差距以及随后的研究可能会带来重要的突破。
