Paulina Villaseca

Gynecologist
Associate professor of Gynecological Endocrinology, Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Citizenship: Chilean

Member of the International Menopause Society Board 2008-2014
Member of the Editorial Board of Climacteric, 2004–current.
Member of IMS, and diverse Chilean medical societies related to endocrinology and gynecology, honorary member of the Sociedad Peruana de Climaterio.
Experta Latino Americana en Menopausia, nominated by FLASCYM in 2004.

Publications on menopause and gynecological endocrinology topics in the journals Human Reproduction, Climacteric, Menopause, Hepatology, European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Revista Médica de Chile.

Main author and co-author of chapters in text books for diffusion in Latin America as:
Endocrinología Clínica. Ed: JA Rodríguez, Editorial Mediterráneo, 1999. Ginecología. Ed: A Pérez Sánchez, Editorial Mediterráneo, 2003. 3rd Edition. Climaterio y Menopausia en el Siglo XXI. 2011 Capitulo VIII; 257-61 ISBN 978-956-7992-11-9

First time description of a novel finding of the endocrinology of puerperium and lactation in: Villaseca P, Campino C, Oestreicher E, et al. Hum Reprod 2005;20:397–401

Recent publications:

Palacios S, Henderson VW, Siseles N, Tan D, Villaseca P. Age of menopause and impact of climacteric symptoms by geographical region. Climacteric 2010; 13: 419-428.
Sturdee DW, Panay N, on behalf of the International Menopause Society Writing Group Recommendations for the management of postmenopausal vaginal atrophy. Climacteric, 2010; 13: 509-522
Villaseca P. Farmacología e indicaciones de los preparados anovulatorios. Rev Chil Endocrinol Diabetes 2010; 3: 135-138
Villaseca P. Atrofia urogenital: seguridad del tratamiento con estrógenos vaginales. Rev Chil Endocrinol Diabetes 2010; 3: 208-210
Villaseca P, Simon J. Andrógenos. En Climaterio y Menopausia en el Siglo XXI. 2011 Capitulo VIII; 257-61 ISBN 978-956-7992-11-9

If I were re-elected for a second term, being Latin American, I would continue working on the integration of ‘the rest of the world’ on sharing experiences and research, for a better understanding and management of the climacteric around the world. We are working for a way to help on the process of writing papers for publication in international journals for non-English-speaking menopause specialists. We are also working for the diffusion of IMS educative material in the original languages of the diverse countries which are members of it. I am promoting the participation of Latin American countries in ´Our Menopause World´, a space for sharing thoughts, experiences, news, publications. I wish to achieve the possibility of opening small-budget research grants for members. Also, our next World Congress will be held in a Latin American country: Mexico, so we need to enforce this big project.