LET'S CHANGE THE WAY THE WORLD TREATS WOMEN
#WhyWomensHealth
Honor the women who inspire you and help close the research gap—alongside Magee-Womens Research Institute, the nation’s leader in women’s health research since 1992.
The Moment That Changed Everything
Patients rediscover hope, doctors find unexpected purpose, and care travels across continents in our latest issue of Magee Matters. From breaking down stigmas in pelvic health to transforming global training, explore the stories redefining what’s possible in women’s health—at Magee-Womens and beyond.
Turn Up the Volume on Women’s Health
Join us for an unforgettable night of music, fashion, and purpose on Friday, September 5, 2025 for the 2025 Women Who Rock Benefit Concert presented by Gibson Gives at Stage AE. 100% female-fronted lineup with Jessica Simpson as the headliner! All proceeds support lifesaving research and patient care initiatives at Magee-Womens Research Institute and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.
In Partnership with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Located right across the street from Magee-Womens Research Institute, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is one of the nation’s top hospitals specializing in gynecologic and obstetric services. UPMC Magee also combines a wealth of specialty services for men and women, including cardiology, geriatrics, urology, bone and joint, and bariatric surgery.
From woman-controlled HIV protection to therapies that could prevent the recurrence of ovarian cancer, we are helping to solve real-world problems and impacting women’s lives. And the potential is boundless. Anything is possible when the country’s largest women’s research institute partners with a world-class women’s hospital.
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We accelerate discoveries in stem and germ cell biology to unlock the mysteries—and enormous medical potential—of the very beginnings of life.
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We study maternal health and fetal and placental development to ensure healthy mothers and babies. And those first nine months can actually affect our entire lives.
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Hundreds of millions of women are affected every year. We are developing new therapies for STDs, including a groundbreaking study that is putting women in control of preventing HIV.
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From family planning and safer contraception to postmenopausal health, we focus on the incredible and sometimes challenging adventure that is a woman’s life.
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Treatments for infertility are safer and more effective than ever. And major breakthroughs are coming that will help even more couples who are struggling to conceive.
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What if there was a vaccine for ovarian cancer? Here, we are making tremendous strides in the detection, treatment and yes, prevention of women’s cancers.
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We study behavioral science, patient-provider communication and health service outcomes to improve access to affordable, quality health care for women—especially women at risk.
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Women are Different Than Men.
From how they present symptoms to the way their brains work. The thing is, most research has sidestepped sex differences, studying men and applying the findings to women.
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