scholarly journals New Aims and Scope for the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health Support Health Equity, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Gender‐Inclusive Language

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-370
Author(s):  
Frances E. Likis
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Inclusive Language ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Aims And Scope ◽  
And Gender

A practical clinical guide to counselling on and managing contraception, pre-conception planning, and menopause for women living with HIV

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Cvetkovic ◽  
Elizabeth King ◽  
Lashanda Skerritt ◽  
Mona Loutfy ◽  
Alice Tseng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Hiv Care Cascade ◽  
Women Living With Hiv ◽  
Living With Hiv

Background: Women represent one quarter of the population living with HIV in Canada and are an increasingly important sector of the HIV community. While some women’s health issues such as cervical cancer screening and management are well addressed in HIV management guidelines, others are not. These include sexual and reproductive health factors such as contraception, pre-conception planning, and menopause. Existing literature has shown that while women living with HIV in Canada receive good HIV care based on HIV care cascade indicators, their women’s health and sexual and reproductive health care needs are not being met. Methods: In this article, we present a clinical guide for clinicians providing care for women living with HIV on three key women’s health topics that are under-discussed during HIV care visits: (1) contraception, (2) pre-conception planning, and (3) menopause. Results: We have summarized the most pertinent clinical factors on each topic to support straightforward counselling and present important considerations in the context of HIV-related diseases and treatment. Finally, when relevant, we have provided practical stepwise approaches for addressing each of these women’s health care topics when seeing a patient during a visit. Conclusions: It is important that HIV specialists stay well-versed in the complex clinical interactions between HIV treatment and management of women’s health issues.

Feminist Dreams and Nightmares

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kia Lilly Caldwell
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Democratic Transition ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Female President ◽  
Health Agenda

This chapter traces the development of health policies for women in Brazil from the early 1980s to the mid-2010s and examines the central role that feminist health activists have played in calling for gender health equity. This chapter argues that, while reproductive health and abortion have been central organizing issues for Brazilian feminists, they have faced major political, cultural, and religious challenges in their efforts to advance a women’s health agenda. Special attention is given to women’s health policies that were developed during the democratic transition in the mid-1980s and during the two terms of President Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016), Brazil’s first female president.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a guideline on sexual and reproductive health services for polycystic ovary syndrome in Iran: a mixed-methods study protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehri Kalhor ◽  
Eesa Mohammadi ◽  
Shadab Shahali ◽  
Leila Amini ◽  
Lida Moghaddam-Banaem
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Ovary Syndrome

Abstract Background Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is an important aspect of women's health. Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common disease among women and has long-term negative effects on women’s health. Evidence shows that polycystic ovary syndrome has different impacts on SRH needs among women. The aim of this study is to design and validate an SRH services guideline for healthcare providers in treating women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Methods The guideline will be developed and validated using an exploratory sequential mixed-methods approach in three phases based on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) model: (1) scoping phase (describing the SRH needs of women with polycystic ovary syndrome from the results of both review and qualitative studies); (2) development phase (developing a primary guideline for SRH services); (3) validation phase (validation of the guideline will be performed by a panel of experts and stakeholders using the AGREE [Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation] tool). Discussion A specific and practical guideline on the SRH of Iranian women with polycystic ovary syndrome will be developed, which will be compatible with their specific needs and culture, considering the limited resources available. It will help service providers identify and address the specific needs of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

scholarly journals Lifestyle Medicine for Women: The Time Is Now!

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110042
Author(s):  
Cynthia Geyer ◽  
John McHugh ◽  
Michelle Tollefson
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Representation Of Women

As the founders of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Women’s Health Member Interest Group, we welcome this issue focused on the important issues facing women, their providers, and researchers in this field. Women’s health extends beyond sex-specific reproductive health issues, by also encompassing the medical conditions that are more prevalent in women as well as conditions that are expressed differently in women. Inadequate representation of women in clinical research has contributed to poorer outcomes. As lifestyle medicine forms the foundation of true health, the time is now to recognize and address these issues with research, education, and advocacy.

Sexual and Reproductive Justice for LGBTQI Youth in Policy Responses Across Eastern and Southern Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Lynch ◽  
Finn Reygan
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Minority Youth ◽  
Reproductive Justice ◽  
Policy Narratives ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
Eastern And Southern Africa ◽  
And Gender

Both significant progress and profound backlash have occurred in the inclusion of sexual and gender diversity across eastern and southern Africa. This includes the decriminalization of homosexuality in Mozambique in 2015 and the introduction of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (later annulled) in Uganda in the preceding year. Simultaneously there is increased pressure on Ministries of Education to engage more robustly with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education in education systems across the region. Emerging regional research points to a narrow, heteronormative focus in comprehensive sexuality education; access barriers to sexual and reproductive health services; and pervasive school-related gender-based violence, including homophobic and transphobic violence. Civil society organizations (CSOs) play a key role in developing best practice in advancing the SRHR of sexual and gender minority youth and are therefore a valuable resource for government SRHR policies and programmatic responses. The regional SRHR education policy landscape is underpinned by two policy narratives: that of young people’s SRHR as a public health concern and a focus on young people’s human rights. These policy narratives not only underpin SRHR policy in the region but also in many instances are drawn on in CSO advocacy when positioning the SRHR of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) young people as an important policy concern. These two dominant policy narratives, however, have a narrow focus on young people’s risks and vulnerabilities, may inadvertently perpetuate stigma and marginalization of LGBTQI youth, and may limit youth voice and agency. These narratives also do not sufficiently engage local sociocultural and structural conditions that drive negative SRHR outcomes for young people in the region. Research, advocacy, and policy development toward the full realization of the SRHR of sexual and gender minority youth can address some of the limitations of health and rights-based policy narratives by drawing on a sexual and reproductive justice framework. Such a framework expands the policy focus on health risks and individual rights to include engagement with sociocultural and structural constraints on young people’s ability to exercise their rights. A sexual and reproductive justice framework provides a more robust toolkit when working toward full inclusion of sexual and gender diversity in regional school-based SRHR policy and programs.

scholarly journals Racism, African American Women, and Their Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Review of Historical and Contemporary Evidence and Implications for Health Equity

Health Equity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Prather ◽  
Taleria R. Fuller ◽  
William L. Jeffries ◽  
Khiya J. Marshall ◽  
A. Vyann Howell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
American Women
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