In the reproductive age, women may take contraceptive hormones, undergo pregnancy and childbirth. The onset of menopause is accompanied by an increase in risk of osteoporosis, coronary heart disease, and other psychological changes.
Older women are more prone to disabling conditions and cognitive impairment than men.
Nutrition, stress, and migration all have specific effects on women. In recent years, multi-disciplinary members from the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong have been carrying out research in many areas regarding women s health. In response to the increasing attention on needs in women's health, the Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health has been established as part of the future School of Public Health, to focus on research and promotion of women's health. The setting up of the Centre echoes the importance the government places on this issue through the formation of a Women's Commission. The Centre aims at researching health problems that are unique, significant and prevalent among women at different stages of their lives, and providing evidence for strategies and effective means of health promotion and disease prevention for women.