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Women who’ve been bodily or sexually abused have greater rates of mental unwell-health, unintended pregnancies, abortions and miscarriages than non-abused women. Women uncovered to associate violence are twice as more likely to be depressed, almost twice as likely to have alcohol use issues, and 1.5 times more prone to have HIV or another sexually transmitted an infection. Almost half of U.S. women over age 75 reside alone in relative social isolation. Also, in 1994 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established its own Office of Women’s Health , which was formally authorised by the 2010 Affordable Health Care Act… Read More