The Supreme Court is considering a case that could restrict abortions. One argument is that birth control eliminates the need for abortion. But contraception doesn’t offer an easy fix.
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Growing applications of nanotechnology include using nanorods for male birth control. The technique has had some success in animals, and offers the potential of human male contraception.
In past rulings, the court has acknowledged that there’s a connection between the ability of women to control their reproductive lives and the economic health of the nation.
Benin’s new abortion law will take a woman’s educational, professional and material situation into consideration.
The legacy of eugenics is still active in the U.S. Paternalistic attitudes and policies on the reproductive agency of disabled people is one way it manifests.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed many preventive health services, including cancer screenings and vaccines, to be free of charge. But legal challenges may lead to costly repercussions for patients.
The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
This research provides fresh insights into strategies that can be used to improve the lives of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and around the world.
This is the story of Lucian Landau, the forgotten man who invented the technology that made Durex boom.
Nexplanon, a long-acting reversible contraceptive that is implanted in the arm for up to three years, is a welcome addition to birth control options in Canada.
Doctors hear many of the same basic questions about sex from their patients.
After half a century of ambiguous policy regarding LGBTQ inclusion, the United Methodist Church may well split up in May.
Access to early medical abortion is an important part of women’s sexual and reproductive health care. Yet often country GPs don’t offer this service.
The benefits of midwifery for women and babies globally are clear. In Canada, innovations in midwifery centres and services are tempered by low pay and high rates of burnout.
A growing number of women may be looking to non-hormonal methods of contraception, in the form of fertility awareness apps. But apps are not likely to be as effective as other forms of contraception.
Australia’s year 10-12 students are getting good marks when it comes to sexual health, according to new research out today. But there’s room for improvement.
Thousands of Australian men have vasectomies each year. These surgeries are successful in more than 99% of cases.
Women of all walks of life have abortions: married, single, child-free, and mothers. New research shows what’s happening in their life when they do.
Having a ‘period’ on the pill is far from necessary.
Top contributors
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Professor and Director, La Trobe University
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Clinical Associate Professor, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
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Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
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Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor at Prince Henry's Institute, Hudson Institute
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan
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Reader in Contraception, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Anglia Ruskin University
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Anthropologue et démographe, professeur au Muséum national d'histoire naturelle et chercheur associé à l'INED, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Lecturer in the School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW
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Finkel Professor of Global Health, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Health Sociologist, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Endocrinologist, Jean Hailes & Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Jean Hailes Research Unit, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
