Infertility around the globe: new thinking on gender, reproductive technologies and global movements in the 21st century
Posted on December 3, 2018 at 3:33 pm
Infertility is estimated to affect as many as 186 million people worldwide. Although male infertility contributes to more than half of all cases of global childlessness, infertility remains a woman’s social burden. Unfortunately, areas of the world with the highest ...
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Right to assisted reproductive technology: Overcoming infertility in low-resource countries
Posted on December 3, 2018 at 3:25 pm
This article examines the high prevalence of primary and secondary infertility in low-resource countries. Provision of assisted reproductive technology (ART) to overcome both female and male infertility is in line with the reproductive rights agenda developed at the International Conference ...
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Ending forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities
Posted on November 7, 2018 at 10:46 am
The European Disability Forum (EDF) and CERMI Women’s Foundation have released a comprehensive report which raises awareness on how to prevent and end forced sterilisation of women and girls with disabilities. It explains the justifications given for forced sterilisation and ...
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Improving the Measurement of Fertility Regulation Practices: Findings from Qualitative Research in Ghana
Posted on March 27, 2018 at 9:14 am
According to Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data, highly educated urban women in some West African countries simultaneously have low rates of both contraceptive use and fertility—suggesting that the DHS may not be capturing a complete picture of women’s contraceptive ...
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Do you know SheDecides is also about Her Fertility?
Posted on March 8, 2018 at 8:27 am
Four facts about infertility everybody in the SRHR&HIV community should know. The SheDecides movement starts from the principle that every girl and every woman can safely exercise her right to decide for herself what she does with her body, with ...
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