Unequal access to contraception poses risks to reproductive-age women, families and Nigeria’s development.
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Mainstream medical organizations have criticized ‘restorative reproductive medicine,’ but some Catholics who follow church teachings consider it a welcome alternative.
Marriage under the age of 18 harms girls’ health, education and gender equality.
Testosterone is widely promoted as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy to treat low mood, brain fog and low energy. But new research challenges this.
A new study has shown the ovary’s tissues and cells play a bigger role than previously thought in how fertility wanes.
Understanding the prevalence and factors associated with preterm births is critical for effective interventions.
Adolescent girls living in low-income urban informal settlements face challenges that elevate their susceptibility to early childbearing.
National pharmacare is essential for equitable access to prescription contraception.
Controversies often arise over pharmacists refusing to dispense medication, from Plan B to unproven COVID-19 treatments. Each one raises questions about professional rights and responsibilities.
The review recommended an independent accreditation body as a priority. But there are notable gaps, including no mention of a national donor register.
Teachers need help to talk to learners about sexual health topics.
Advances in research and medicine have given doctors helpful tools to assess a person’s individual risk and to help prepare them for pregnancy.
Women with disabilities can’t always make informed reproductive choices, and this can make them even more vulnerable.
A provision in the big legislative package and a related Supreme Court ruling mark the culmination of a strategy to defund the health care provider that was in full swing by 2007.
Researchers need to broaden their focus to include diverse aspects of male reproductive health.
Women’s stories of seeking abortions later in pregnancy highlight what’s missing from the current conversation about abortion policies in the US.
Left unsupported, endometriosis can bring misery for the women who suffer it – and it can damage their careers and workplace wellbeing.
Education policies can be highly effective, but not necessarily for everyone in the same way.
Research indicates that pre-eclampsia has a genetic basis. African women are at greater risk than other population groups.
The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Law, University of Virginia
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