Sexual & Reproductive Health

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Born Into Stress: How Maternal Mental Health Shapes Child Behavior

Guest Author Francheska M. Merced-Nieves

The Contraceptive Care Divide Among Disabled Youth

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Period Apps After Dobbs: More Users, More Risks

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

How Doulas Improve Health for New Mothers and Babies

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

Sex Toys: Pleasure or Risk?

Fellow Dani Weissert

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03.27.2019 a close up of a pregnant woman's belly

Doula Support for Women in Underserved Communities

Often, the services of a doula are not covered by insurance, meaning that the support is restricted to women who know about it and can afford to pay for it.

Guest Author Mary-Powel Thomas

01.29.2019 a close-up of a cell

Sex and Another Silent Infection

Trichomoniasis is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection, but diagnosis can easily be missed by a health care practitioner. Only 30% of infected individuals have discernible symptoms.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

01.16.2019 diagram of a condom being used

Condom Nation

Cases of sexually transmitted infections are at record highs. Could a self-lubricating condom make sex safer and be fun to use?

Fellow Erin Polka

01.15.2019 Rowhouses with broken and boarded up windows in Baltimore

Neighborhoods Matter for Sex Risk in Our Cities

STDs and HIV cluster in communities that are disproportionately affected by incarceration, economic disadvantage, boarded-up buildings, and other signs of neighborhood disorder.

Guest Authors Kerry M. Green, Pamela Matson

12.13.2018 Graphic showing health centers with Title X funding are more likely to provide effective family planning services

Title X Funding Improves Family Planning

Title X-participating centers consistently offer more effective and high-quality family planning services than non-Title X health centers.

Fellow Sampada Nandyala

12.12.2018 Illustration of a sperm entering an egg

Fertility Preservation among Transgender Youth

Emerging evidence indicates that transgender youth are ineffectively counseled on fertility preservation prior to beginning cross-sex hormone therapy.

Guest Author Adrienne Erlinger

11.27.2018 a diagram of men's underwear

Boxers or Briefs?

Researchers may have provided some new insight into the age-old question on what affects sperm counts.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

11.16.2018 Graph showing maternal mortality in California

Disparities in Maternal Mortality in California

California’s success in preventing maternal mortality is often cited as an example of how other states can improve maternal care, but racial disparities persist.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

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