Here’s the thing, we have so much incredible medical research available to us now, but most of it is based on male cells, male mice, and male bodies, then simply applied to women.
Historically, researchers have argued that the female body is too complex to be included in studies due to fluctuating hormones and the risk of pregnancy – or too difficult to recruit because of their care-giving responsibilities and the inflexibility of research trials.
However, while our fluctuating hormones may be considered a ‘nuisance’ for researchers, they can provide us with so much insight into the inner workings of our body. Sex hormones are not only orchestrating our reproductive health but affecting our metabolism, as well as our bone, heart, gut, and brain health – and even the way we sleep.
In this webinar you will learn how to use your unique female physiology to work with you, not against you and empower you with information to improve our overall health.
This webinar is suitable for both health professionals and non-health professionals. We hope that those of you who are patient/client facing apply this knowledge in your practice so that we can better serve the health and healthcare needs of women.
The speakers
Kelly McNulty
Kelly is a research assistant at Northumbria University investigating the effects of the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptive use on performance, recovery, and adaptation in sportswomen. Founder of The Period of The Period which aims to promote awareness and increase evidence-based education on the topics surrounding women’s health in sport and exercise.
Dr Georgie Bruinvels
Georgie is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Research Scientist and the Female Athlete lead at Orreco. Her applied and research focus is centred around better understanding female physiology and in particular focusing on how the hormonal fluctuations throughout the menstrual cycle impact physiological, physical and psychological readiness.
Dr Sarah McKay
Dr Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist and science communicator who specialises in ‘explaining the brain’ to non-science audiences. Sarah grew up in New Zealand where she completed BSc(Hons) at Otago University, then headed to Oxford University for her PhD. Sarah is the author of The Women’s Brain Book – the neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness and the director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers a suite of professional development programs in applied neuroscience and brain health. Sarah lives on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with her Irish husband and together they are raising two surfer dudes.