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Classifying ovaries solely as #reproductive organs has obscured their role as systemic regulators of female physiology. Jennifer Garrison contends that ovarian #aging is a primary determinant of healthspan and belongs at the center of geroscience.
https://plos.io/4dOqcZw

Beyond reproduction: The ovary as a systemic regulator of female health and aging

Classifying ovaries solely as reproductive organs has obscured their role as systemic regulators of female physiology. This Perspective discusses that ovarian aging is a primary determinant of healthspan and belongs at the center of geroscience.

Steven Saus [he/him]May 13

’The name was inaccurate’: PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, has just been given a new name that experts say better reflects the nature of the condition.

#health #reproductive-health
https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/the-name-was-inaccurate-pcos-gets-a-new-name-after-years-long-effort

Global News Health May 13

PCOS, a condition that affects 1 in 10 Canadian women, is being renamed
The announcement was published in the Lancet, which states that the condition affects 170 million women during their reproductive years alone.
#Canada #Health #PCOS #PMOS
https://globalnews.ca/news/11847093/pcos-being-renamed-pmos/

Global News May 13

Steven Saus [he/him]May 11

HHS Celebrates Mother’s Day With Pro-Life Pregnancy Advice

The federal government’s new website links to deceptive crisis pregnancy centers.

#abortion #health #politics #reproductive-rights #robert-f.-kennedy-jr.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/hhs-mothers-day-pro-life-website/

Farista Sairuv May 4

#Midwives are #vital to #healthy #mothers and #babies, #reproductive #freedom, and the #resilience of #healthcare #systems. And yet they are #vastly #underfunded and #under #supported. #reproductiverights #reproductivefreedom #reproductivejustice #feminism
https://www.unfpa.org/events/international-day-midwife

International Day of the Midwife

Midwives deliveressential sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services across the world, but there are far too few of them. One million more of these crucial health workers would transform healthcare – and survival – for

United Nations Population Fund

Steven Saus [he/him]Apr 24

As US Birth Rate Falls, Feds’ Response May Make Pregnancy More Dangerous

A funding notice for Title X shifts the program’s emphasis from contraception to fertility, family formation, and addressing conditions that could cause infertility, includi...

#cdc #hhs #pregnancy #public-health #reproductive-health #trump-administration #womens-health
https://kffhealthnews.org/public-health/us-birth-rate-decline-title-x-family-planning-grants-contraception-pronatalist/

Steven Saus [he/him]Apr 21

Scientists identify main cause of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy

A key gene tied to hyperemesis gravidarum, an extreme form of vomiting in pregnancy, is also linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, scientists report.

#health #reproductive-health
https://www.livescience.com/health/reproductive-health/scientists-identify-main-cause-of-extreme-nausea-and-vomiting-in-pregnancy

Steven Saus [he/him]Apr 7

This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit

Montana was on track to start reimbursing doulas, who support new and expectant parents, through Medicaid this year. But state officials halted that plan amid a...

#childrens-health #health-care-costs #health-industry #indigenous-health #insurance #medicaid #montana #pregnancy #reproductive-health #rural-health #states #trump-administration #womens-health
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doula-care-indigenous-health-medicaid-cuts-montana-tribe/

Centre for Population Change Apr 1

🗨️ Concluding her reflections, CPC-CG member Professor Ann Berrington says: "Success of policies should be based not on whether #fertility increases, but whether individuals are given #reproductive freedom and the ability to achieve their fertility intentions."

Tune in now to the Resolution Foundation event as they unpack their latest Briefing Note 'Bye bye baby: Assessing Britain’s falling #birthrate since the early 2010s': https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/the-great-british-baby-bust