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Health Class Redux: Your Lady Parts

Look familiar? This is all girls and women are taught about their "lady parts" in health class or sex ed. I bet all of you reading this...

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Health class redux: vaginal discharge edition, aka "Is this normal?"

Ahhh...vaginal discharge. Just the word makes some people uncomfortable. But it shouldn't! Vaginal discharge is like sweat from the...

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STDs are on the rise. Here's what you can do (Hint: Get Tested)

Image: Yes Means Test, American Sexual Health Association The latest data from CDC shows that STDs in the US have increased for the...

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The Latest on STIs

The latest CDC report shows an increase in chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases in the US for the third year in a row. Of these three...

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Hard Time Getting a GYN appointment? It might soon get worse.

Rural areas in the US and around the world have historically had a difficult time attracting doctors at all, much less specialists. As...

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US Maternal Health Crisis, Part 2. Postpartum health.

True confession time. During my pregnancy, I purchased and read just about every book available on how to be prepared for a newborn. From...

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US Maternal Health Crisis, Part 1

Every day 2-3 women die in pregnancy or childbirth in the US Women in the US are 3 times more likely to die during pregnancy or within...

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Amazing work from ProPublica continues - voices of women who nearly died due to pregnancy

As part of their ongoing investigation into the maternal health crisis in the US called "Lost Mothers", ProPublica posted a...

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What's in a name? How "Family Planning" became a euphemism

Throughout my career in reproductive health, the term "family planning" has been at times confusing, at times controversial and sometimes...

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What is the "Global Gag Rule" and why should you care?

Photo credit: K Culwell, 2013. Family Planning counselor in Ethiopia. The Global Gag Rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy, and now...