Women’s Health
Enhance your knowledge of Women’s Health with up-to-date CME resources, educational sessions, research articles, and more.
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Clinical Guidelines & Point-of-Care Resources
U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2024
This document provides recommendations for health care providers for the safe use of specific contraceptive methods by persons who have certain characteristics or medical conditions.
Management of Menopausal Symptoms
This document provides evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of vasomotor and vaginal symptoms related to natural and surgical menopause.
Management of Premenstrual Disorders
This guideline provides recommendations for the management of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, collectively referred to as premenstrual disorders.
CME Resources
JAAPA CME Post-Test February 2026
Female Chronic Pelvic Pain: From Trauma-Informed Assessment to Evidence-Based Treatment | Managing the Wait: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management of Common Endocrine Conditions
JAAPA CME Podcast – Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has been a hot topic, especially as the FDA removed menopause hormone therapy black box warning this month (November, 2025). To better understand how MHT can benefit women’s health, tune into… more
APAOG Podcast: You grew a what?! The physiologic changes of pregnancy
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the physiologic changes that occur during singleton pregnancy. PAs will explore adaptations across endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, hematologic, renal, and musculoskeletal systems to better understand and support pregnant patients.
Explore these sessions on women’s health available as part of AAPA Conference on Demand 2025.
The Menopause Mandate: Essential Knowledge for Every PA
With more than 6,000 women reaching menopause every day in the U.S., it is essential to understand the pathophysiology of this process. This presentation is designed to equip PAs with the latest insights and strategies for managing perimenopause and menopause effectively.
Oh, Baby: Managing Early Pregnancy for the Primary Care Provider
This session will aid the primary care provider in managing routine pregnancy through the first 16-20 weeks of gestation. This session will discuss routine labs, imaging, and medications appropriate for pregnancy.
NTS: Association Between Eclampsia Conditions and Endometriosis in Black Women
Black women are five times more likely to die from preeclampsia and eclampsia than white women yet are 50% less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than white women. The lack of available literature on Black women calls for more inclusive endometriosis research and better approaches to diagnosing endometriosis.
Research
A practical guide to managing genitourinary syndrome of menopause in primary care
The genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) describes the condition previously referred to as vulvovaginal atrophy, atrophic vaginitis, or urogenital atrophy. This article addresses the need to improve screening, identification, and patient-centered management in primary care of females with GSM.
Contraception options for patients with known hereditary risk for ovarian cancer
For patients with a known hereditary risk of ovarian cancer, primary prevention typically is accomplished through prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. This article discusses appropriate methods of contraception for these patients.
Emergency contraception
This article reviews how emergency contraception works, the effectiveness of different methods, pros and cons, and the history of emergency contraception.