By FEMM Staff When FEMM CEO Anna Halpine spoke at the Texas House of Representatives to the Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine on October 5th, 2026, she began by telling the story of three women—at three different stages of life. Emma, 15: Irregular, heavy periods, acne, increased body hair, and…

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October 5, 2026 Anna Halpine, FEMM CEO Remarks to the Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine Hello, my name is Anna Halpine and I am the CEO of FEMM. Rep Pierson, Chair of this subcommittee, Rep Campos, Rep Shofner: Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. Let me…

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The CEO of FEMM was invited to speak at the Texas House of Representatives Subcommittee on Maternal Health, Menopause and Access to Evidence-Based Medicine on October 5th, 2026. In her testimony, she addressed how FEMM and the Reproductive Health Research Institute (RHRI) have the protocols and the medical network to deliver better testing, treatment and…

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We’re grateful to have amazing staff members who are dedicated to improving the standard of care for all women. Today, we want you to meet two team members who play a vital role in providing FEMM’s excellent patient care support. Changing the Standard of Care: Interview with Leanne Jarvis What does a Patient Care Coordinator…

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Contributors: Juan Pablo Del Río, Hugo Soto, Patricio Contreras, Álvaro Becerra, Camila Contreras-Rojo, Manuel E. Cortés, Pilar Vigil Summary: Irregular menstrual cycles are common in adolescents and young women and are frequently the first sign of an underlying hormonal imbalance. In this study, 251 Chilean women aged 12 to 35 years who presented with ovulatory…

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A Patient’s Story Author: Dr. Virginia de la Lastra Nancy practices what she will say in the car. She practices it again in the waiting room. Her hands hold restlessly a folder that has grown soft at the corners from being carried. Inside it are years of her daughter’s life, translated into lab sheets and…

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A Diagnosis That Wasn’t the Whole Story Leaving her latest appointment with a reproductive endocrinologist, Mara felt the same confusion and anger that she had felt for the last three years. How could we know so much about everything and still so little about a woman’s body? What was the problem? Why couldn’t anyone tell…

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If you or someone you love has ever faced the grueling journey of infertility, you’ll want to pay close attention: the federal government in the United States is currently looking at a proposal that could alter how employers offer fertility insurance coverage. What does this mean? Historically, many employer-sponsored health plans have not offered comprehensive fertility…

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By Clare Halpine Dayvon enters the room, a polite young man in grade eight, with a great smile. He shakes my hand and sits down in the yellow plastic chair for the interview. “It’s not really an interview, more of a conversation,” I try to reassure him, but he is a confident young man in…

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