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Did your holiday gift list include radiation-shielding undies to protect your privates from cellphone radio waves? A radiation expert explains they’re unnecessary – your phone won’t affect your fertility.
While most people might think age only affects female fertility, there is growing evidence sperm quality decreases as men age.
When girls know that they have access to hygienic, safe sanitary products they are less likely to skip school while menstruating.
Providing women with a range of reproductive health options – from abortions to IUDs – is not only essential for their financial security but good for the economy as well.
A set of twins in Vietnam have been found to have different fathers.
We must try harder to explore what causes endometriosis and not reinforce theories that imply fault on a woman’s part, or are shaped by old ideas about women’s roles and bodies.
A world of warmer weather may be bad news for reproductive health and birth rates.
When students land on campus, they often have unanswered questions about their reproductive health. One solution: create a massive open online class to teach them about reproductive health.
Abortion is a safe medical procedure, yet half of Australian women may have difficulty accessing a termination because they live in states and territories that designate it a crime.
Women with endometriosis say it affects their whole life, but they receive little support for managing this condition, which doesn’t have a cure or a treatment regime without nasty side effects.
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Ph.D candidate, INSPIRE Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow, Sciences Po
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Labor Studies, Rutgers University
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction, University of Waterloo
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UMass Chan Medical School
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Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies, University of Florida
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Reader / Associate Professor in Reproductive Science, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University
