Dr. Begum Mathyk is Pioneering Women’s Health Research in Space

Dr. Begum Mathyk has taken a lead role on Planet Earth in analyzing the effects of space travel on women’s health. Particularly, menopause, menstrual irregularities, and the possible effects on fertility or infertility, as well as gynecological surgery and imaging.
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She is an active member of NASA’s GeneLab group, consisting of researchers in the field of space biology. They have published a space biology research package using data gathered from Inspiration 4, the world’s first all-civilian, four-person mission to orbit - including two men and two women.