Contraception
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Blaming the wrong girl for getting pregnant
Adolescent girls and young women are blamed and shamed for falling pregnant, which affects how they are treated, the support they get, and the health services they reive
Risky behaviour and coercion are driving the teen pregnancy crisis in rural South Africa
According to the 2022-23 District Health Barometer, there has been a 6.1% increase in the number of deliveries by girls and women aged 10 to 19, over the past five years
‘It’s not a feminine thing. It’s a family thing’: How men can boost contraception use
Family planning and the resulting demographic dividend are easier to achieve when men join the contraception conversation.
Democracy under serious and sustained attack from within the US
Far-right Republicans and the conservative supreme court are working on a carefully laid plan to turn the US into a repressive regime
Fickle funding for women-led startups hurts femtech
It is difficult for startups to get off the ground, especially when they are women-focused
“In my heart I scream”: Involve young people in decision-making about their lives
Laws on access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and age of consent to sexual activity in many countries do not adequately serve the needs of young…
What are Echo Trial results does Depo-Provera birth control shot increase risk of HIV
For 25 years, scientists have wondered whether the Depo-Provera could increase people’s risk of contracting HIV. Today, we find out if it does.
After Echo: ‘Why the study results scare me’
We’ve proven Depo Provera doesn’t make it easier to contract HIV. But African women are still left with too few contraceptive choices.
BREAKING: Study confirms this popular birth control does not increase your HIV risk
We now know the answer after more than 25 years of guessing, but will women believe it?
This drug could save 25 000 women’s lives but could it cost them their babies?
Take a look at the newest HIV treatment set to hit South Africa’s shores in 2019.
Are strong-armed tactics by Big Pharma behind the country’s birth control shortage?
An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.
Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life
Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.
A grim anniversary: Hundreds of clinics close as Trump’s gag rule turns one
Governments and even anonymous do-gooders are stepping into fill the funding gap left by the US decision, but their pockets will never be deep enough.
Is the rumour mill standing between you and better birth control? Find out.
This implant offers all the protection from unwanted pregnancies with almost none of the clinic visits. So why did many say, ‘thanks, but no thanks’?
Abortion: Government to get tougher on doctors with moral objections
Draft guidelines will look to balance a doctor or nurse’s right recuse themselves from performing abortions with a person’s right to choose.