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Common Corpus
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Common Corpus
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Curating the latest evidence-based information on women's health for every woman, at any stage of life.
Katılım Ekim 2025
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Women aren't smaller men with different hormones. New research shows the X chromosome itself drives systemic differences in drug metabolism, autoimmune risk, and disease susceptibility. The genetic distinctions are foundational, not a footnote.
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A new study shows women diagnosed with uterine fibroids had an almost 2.5x higher risk of heart disease, stroke, or peripheral artery disease within a year of diagnosis. The elevated risk persisted for at least 10 years.
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A new edition of Common Corpus is out! We're exploring the potential of menstrual blood as a diagnostic tool, how the X chromosome shapes your health, the link between fibroids and heart disease, what every woman needs to know about breast health, and much more.
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A 30-year study of 12,000+ women found elevated inflammation (hsCRP) significantly raises heart disease risk.
Even in women with no other risk factors.
The test is cheap. It's not part of routine care in many countries.
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"Testicles literally outrank ovaries."
From CBC's White Coat, Black Art episode on why women in Canada wait months for gynecologic surgery, while equivalent male procedures get expedited. Institutional bias rarely looks dramatic. It looks like decades-old OR scheduling systems.
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The shingles vaccine (Shingrix) is associated with ~20% lower risk of developing dementia.
The effect appears stronger in women.
Observational, not yet causal. But the size and consistency of the data is striking.
Dr. Jen Gunter breaks down the research: vajenda.substack.com/p/is-the-shing…
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A new edition of Common Corpus is out. We're discussing cardiovascular disease in women, how the shingles vaccine may prevent dementia, and how climate change matters for women's health, and more.
Read the full edition here: commoncorpus.com/p/common-corpu…
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New research on how pregnancy physically remodels the brain: independent.co.uk/news/health/pr…
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Pregnancy shrinks the brain by nearly 5% of its grey matter.
Not damage. Researchers compare it to pruning a tree. Unnecessary connections get cut so the brain can build more efficient pathways for bonding.
Most of it recovers postpartum.
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120 million patient records. Women who started estrogen during perimenopause had ~60% lower odds of breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke vs. those who started after menopause.
Correlation, not causation. But the timing window signal is hard to ignore.
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The research on new endometriosis biomarkers: medicine.yale.edu/news-article/d…
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Average time to an endometriosis diagnosis: 8-10 years. For adolescents: up to 14 years.
Researchers have identified blood-based microRNA biomarkers that flag early-stage endometriosis. A blood draw instead of surgery.
This could collapse a decade of waiting into a single visit.
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A new edition of Common Corpus is out. We're discussing the potential for a blood test for diagnosing endometriosis, why Alzheimer's is a disease of midlife, and much more.
Read the full edition here: commoncorpus.com/p/common-corpu…
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