Webinar: Women and Girls with Epilepsy

Update

Watch the recording of this webinar.

Originally published June 3, 2019.

Webinar on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET

Join us for an educational webinar, “A Focus on Health for Women and Girls with Epilepsy.” A diagnosis of epilepsy in women and girls raises special reproductive and general health concerns. Hormone levels change throughout a woman’s lifetime. As a result, seizure frequency and severity may change at puberty, over the menstrual cycle, during pregnancy, and at menopause. Careful consideration must also be given to antiseizure medication treatment choices as they play a significant role in contraception, pregnancy, breastfeeding and bone health.

If you are a woman living with epilepsy and your seizures are not well controlled or if you have unanswered questions about how hormones are influencing your seizures, ask about referral to an epilepsy center where you can find a specialist in epilepsy and women's health to assist in your care.

Webinar

“A Focus on Health for Women and Girls with Epilepsy”

• Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2019
• Time: 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET

Moderated by Dr. Elaine Kiriakopoulos, director of health communications and engagement for the Epilepsy Foundation, our guest speaker will discuss

• Hormonal changes that can impact epilepsy from puberty through menopause
• Speaking with your doctor about contraception and family planning
• Special considerations before, during and after pregnancy and for breast feeding
• Bone health and general health (nutrition, exercise)

Guest Speaker

 

Kristine Ziemba MD, PhD
Epileptologist, Central Neurology
Bayfront Health Epilepsy Center
St Petersburg, Florida
Gender Issues Editor, epilepsy.com

Note: presenters cannot address individual medical concerns and cannot provide individual advice.