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The Birth Rate Fallacy

Experts explaining that the global drop in fertility rates is partly a product of women having children later in life.

Choice in Birthing Position Tied to Satisfaction

A study looks at which birthing position (i.e. lying down, standing up) women prefer most in labor, measured in part by which women report the highest levels of satisfaction with their labor.

The Truth About Later Abortions

Combing through the data to explain why most late term abortions happen (hint: it’s fetal anomalies and not convenience.)

OBGYN Pain Goes Beyond IUDs

Sharing the stories of women who have had fibroids removed without pain medication or endometriosis symptoms ignored for years.

To Prevent the Cancer from Returning

An essay from Rachel Manteuffel on her breast cancer diagnosis and treatment that manages to be funny while also tackling the wrenching choice to have chemotherapy or not after a mastectomy.

Another Mother Dead Thanks to Abortion Bans

Josseli Barnica was excited to be pregnant with her second child but suffered a miscarriage at 17 weeks. Instead of helping the miscarriage progress, doctors let her suffer for 40 hours because her fetus still had a heartbeat.

Could Ozempic Prevent Fibroids?

Women with type 2 diabetes who got a GLP-1 medication were less likely to develop new fibroids than women who just took metformin, a diabetes medication.

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