Tanzania was an early, ardent believer in family planning. Now it joins a growing number of developing nations that see potential advantage in having a huge and growing workforce.
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Abortion appears to be illegal and clandestine in large parts of the Muslim world. Yet, women continue to challenge the status quo and archaic laws through their daily practices and activism.
The notion that religious groups are opposed to sex-ed is simply not true. And our youth need it more than ever to take control over their lives, their bodies and their decisions.
It’s unsurprising that such apps are popular. Contraceptives come with a slew of hazards.
The impact of Venezuela’s medical crisis is not gender-neutral.
On the 50th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, an encyclical released by Pope Paul VI calling for prohibition on contraceptive use, a scholar describes the struggles of Catholic women, as well as their activism.
When and how teenage girls can consent to contraceptive implants.
Unlike condoms, which need to be used every time with sex, or the pill, which must be taken every day, LARC doesn’t require any action after placement in the body and is immediately reversible.
Men want to have a say in conversations about contraception – but they’re worried about imposing on women’s autonomy.
Male contraceptives have been under development for at least the past 50 years, because of the success of the female pill and pessimism about men taking a pill.
Women on the pill are able to manipulate or suppress their menstrual cycles to have fewer “periods”, or to avoid bleeding at important or inconvenient times.
Before the pill, contraceptive options were extremely limited and generally required the cooperation of the male partner. Almost 60 years later, the pill remains the mainstay of contraception.
Mozambique has one of the highest maternal death rates in the world. Researchers hope to reduce this, with an ambitious project aimed at empowering women and girls.
Medicinal chemists are tweaking a natural molecule that can be a deadly poison – a modified version might work as a nonhormonal male contraceptive.
How to explore the pathways for an objective alliance between demographic dynamics and youth education in sub-Saharan Africa.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
Once young women could access health insurance through their parents, they seemed to make very different decisions about contraception, abortion and marriage.
The world’s population has reached 8 billion and is expected to climb to nearly 10 billion by 2050. Why will population growth inevitably continue? Should we try to reduce or stop this growth?
Women have further abortions are not treating it “like contraception” but have good reasons that are often beyond their control
There’s no reason why small families shouldn’t become the norm in Africa. But this will depend on improving education opportunities for women and improving birth control policies.
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Professor of Practice, University of Sydney
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
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Professor at Prince Henry's Institute, Hudson Institute
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Senior Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur émérite au Muséum national d’histoire naturelle et conseiller de la direction de l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, Monash University
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Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes & Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash University
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Director, SPHERE NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health in Primary Care and Professor and Head of the Department of General Practice, Monash University
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Associate Professor, Health Sociologist, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
