Midlife is a crucial period in any strategy of health promotion. For women, the accomplishment of reproductive needs determines that important areas such as contraception, fertility, or perinatal care have already passed away. The increasing life expectancy, plus the clear evidence that there is a specific pattern of longevity and disease in the female, has promoted a new body of knowledge focused on the specific needs of women.

The limitations recently imposed to the use of hormones have only reinforced the importance of the many issues of relevance for health and quality of life. The new field of care to the needs of nonsymptomatic women has been open. Many chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, breast cancer or cognitive impairment, which are responsible for much of the morbidity and mortality in the second half of life, evolve sub-clinically for years. Strategies to prevent or reduce the clinical burden of these pathologies, with criteria that are personalized for each woman, define the latest advancements in the medicine for women. This meeting, which will review the most recent achievements in the field, will be the presentation of this modern and innovative form of understanding attention to women in this period of their lives.

Prof. Antonio Cano