Women Reproductive Issues
Denmark to compensate its women, but forced birth control was global
From India's Emergency-era sterilisation drives to Peru's rural women, Denmark's apology for forced contraception highlights a troubling global history of reproductive abuse
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Egg-freezing sees demand surge across cities as infertility rises
Rising infertility, delayed motherhood and increased awareness are driving demand for egg freezing across India, with clinics reporting a surge in inquiries from urban women
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The silent struggle: PCOS and PCOD on the rise among young Indian women
From Reddit forums to Instagram reels, conversations around PCOD and PCOS are gaining momentum online - uniting women across borders in a collective call for awareness and support
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Beyond hormones: PCOS may impair brain function, says new IIT study
A new IIT-Bombay study reveals that women with PCOS experience slower reaction times and reduced attention span, highlighting that the condition impacts women beyond hormones and periods
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5% Indian women underwent hysterectomy, reveals NFHS 4 data analysis
About five percent of women in India have undergone hysterectomy, a surgical removal of the uterus, with heavy menstrual bleeding being the most common condition among those who underwent the procedure, according to an analysis of data collected during 2015-16. Researchers from the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, and the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, analysed the data of over 4.5 lakh rural and urban women, aged 25-49 years, gathered during the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey. The study published in Journal of Medical Evidence revealed that "the prevalence of hysterectomy among women aged 25-49 years was 4.8 per cent, which indicates that about five in every 100 Indian women aged 25-49 years have undergone a hysterectomy." It also found that women working in agriculture were 32 per cent more likely to undergo the surgical procedure compared to women in other occupations. Further, the authors found higher ...
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UN points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual, reproductive health
A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the UN population fund reported Wednesday as it decried widening inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights worldwide. UNFPA's latest State of World Population report also estimates that nearly 500 maternal deaths occur in countries with humanitarian crises or conflicts, and shows that women of African descent in the Americas are more likely to die giving birth than white women. Sweeping global gains in sexual and reproductive health and rights over the last thirty years are marred by an ugly truth millions of women and girls have not benefited because of who they are or where they were born, the fund said in a statement. UNFPA executive director Dr Natalia Kanem said the unintended pregnancy rate has declined by nearly one-fifth since 1990 and the maternal death rate has dropped by more than one-third since ..
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HC recalls order on ending 29-week pregnancy over mental health concerns
The woman, who lost her husband in October 2023, had petitioned the court in December seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy
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Bill to regulate, supervise ART clinics passed by Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to regulate and supervise assisted reproductive technology clinics
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Nearly 1.8 million unsafe abortions averted in 2019, says Harsh Vardhan
Vardhan, while chairing a virtual meeting on the occasion of World Population Day, also said that this was achieved due to substantial investment in the family planning programme
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A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern
Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months
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Why women with a reproductive disorder deal with isolation, shame
A survey found that 32.1% of the women who were diagnosed for PCOD were between 21-25 years
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