Women's Health Clinic in Minnesota

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors research potential treatments for women's health issues. Women's Health Clinic doctors conduct research related to menopause, hormone therapy and sexual health. Some research areas include:

• Effects of hormone therapy on breast tumor screening in dense breast tissue (molecular breast imaging)
• Evaluation of hormones' function
• Long-term health effects of premature menopause
• Long-term health effects of surgical removal of both ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy)
• Sexuality in women with a history of cancer
• Very low-dose vaginal estrogen therapy for thinning of the vaginal wall (atrophic vaginitis)
• Women's knowledge, understanding and experiences with hormones that are chemically identical to hormones produced by the human body (bioidentical compounded hormones)

Learn more about current women's health clinical trials.