Concerns over TikTok birth control content - ABC listen Sexual health experts say social media can amplify concerning and harmful misinformation about birth control.

Caroline de Moel-Mandel and team analysed 100 of the most-viewed TikTok videos.

Over half of the content creators explicitly rejected hormonal methods, and one-third expressed distrust toward health professionals.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

#womenshealth #contraception #misinformation

Why Most Women’s Health Startups Fail to Scale (And How to Avoid That) femtechinsider.com/why-most-wom...

Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain It is cold, hard, metallic and commonly associated with pain. Not a mediaeval torture instrument, but the vaginal speculum used every day around the world for essential gynaecological exams.

Researchers redesign vaginal speculum to ease fear and pain

White text on a violet background says, Reproductive agency for everyone, everywhere. #WorldPopulationDay

On #WorldPopulationDay, let’s be clear: We want reproductive agency for all people. Reproductive rights are human rights, no matter where you live.

Opinion | Why solving the baby bust is so difficult No motherhood medal or baby bonus will fix what economic modernization (and closed borders) broke.

📉 Birth rates are falling yet governments aren't listening to what people need in order to create the families they want.

Let the @washingtonpost.com ‬explain some of the reasons why fewer people are having children: unf.pa/bbp

✍ @eduardoelreportero.bsky.social

#TheRealFertilityCrisis

A card with brown and pink watercolour illustrations of large leaves and a man holding a child who rests its head on his shoulder. Black text reads “Nearly 1 in 5 adults had or would have fewer children due to fears about the future. Source: YouGov and UNFPA survey”. A black UNFPA logo is in the bottom right corner.

🌡️ Climate change

🌏 Environmental degradation

🔥 Wars and pandemics

People want to have children but for many, their fears are holding them back.

Learn about #TheRealFertilityCrisis from @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency: unf.pa/rfc

A purple water colour card with bold white text which reads "Women need to have more children" but "children" is crossed out and replaced with the word "choice". A white UNFPA logo is in the bottom right corner.

📣 Women are not responsible for declining fertility.

#TheRealFertilityCrisis is that people feel unable to create the families they want.

See what new research from @unfpa.org—the #UnitedNations sexual and reproductive health agency—reveals: unf.pa/rfc

A recent scoping review shows that the use of various types of digital health technologies (DHTs) can improve women’s access to healthcare and lead to better health outcomes.

Article: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#digitalhealth #womenshealth #femtech

74% of women with endometriosis felt dismissed by healthcare practitioners, survey finds Menstrual cycle tracking app, Clue, digital pain and endometriosis platform, frendo, have joined forces to reveal alarming data about endometriosis diagnoses and suffering experienced among women. A s...

www.femtechworld.co.uk/news/fertili...

Clue and frendo surveys reveal alarming data about endometriosis diagnoses and symptoms:

- 74% of women had symptoms dismissed as "normal" by healthcare practitioners

- 50% experienced symptoms before age 17

Early diagnosis and awareness are crucial!

#EndometriosisAwarenessMonth #WomensHealth

A study, led by Lenka Vodstrcil and Catriona Bradshaw from Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, reveals that "reinfection from partners is causing a lot of the bacterial vaginosis (BV) recurrence women experience, and provides evidence that BV is in fact an STI".

www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...

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In tough days like today, it's more important than ever to protect Ukraine's heroes.

Help raise $1.5M for armored evacuation vehicles. Every second counts.

Donate now 👇

The Women’s Health Goldrush: Sales Over Science? https://buff.ly/4hKQWdX

During WWII, the Soviet Red Army committed widespread violence, including gender-based abuse.

Russia continues this tactic in Ukraine while denying atrocities and silencing critics.

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𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲.

Today, February 11, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

#womeninscience

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 $𝟱𝟳𝟯.𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

It is encouraging to witness such announcements, especially during these challenging times of global political uncertainty and growing backlash against women's rights worldwide.

#womenshealth #SRHR #Australia

Female genital mutilation (FGM) can have life-threatening consequences and incur lifelong harms bit.ly/3WNPkYm

#EndFGM

Women with endometriosis earn less, research shows Researchers suggest that following diagnosis, women may take lower-paid jobs or work fewer hours.

UK study (N=55K) finds women with endometriosis had a decrease in monthly earnings after their diagnosis. They may be taking lower-paid jobs or working fewer hours. The probability of being a paid employee also decreased 2.7%.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Most USAID staff cut from agency, marking end of world’s largest donor It’s the final gutting of an agency that two weeks ago, employed more than 10,000 people across the world.

I simply cannot wrap my mind around this

“gutting of USAID that two weeks ago, employed more than 10,000 people across the world”

www.devex.com/news/most-us...

200 Trailblazing Leaders in Women’s Health and FemTech — WOMEN OF WEARABLES In 2024, women's health has seen significant strides through innovative technologies and policy initiatives.  On the policy front, the launch of the Women’s Health Research Initiative by...

It is a great honour to be included in this list of inspiring leaders and innovators shaping the present and future of women's health and Femtech ❤️

#femtech #womenshealth

www.womenofwearables.com/blogwrite/20...

Why we know so little about women’s health Before 1993, women were rarely included in clinical trials. Today, the medical field still doesn’t know how well many drugs and devices work for women.

“It’s important to study women to find out how to care for [51%] of the population. We are the majority of the population. So, although women are special, we are not a ‘special population.’”

#FemTech #genderdatagap #womenshealth

uofuhealth.utah.edu/notes/2025/0...

Female leaders and CEOs on the one piece of advice they would give young women Even in 2024, women are hugely underrepresented in senior positions in the business world.

Be bold, find a role model and take risks when you're young

Blueprint to Close the Women’s Health Gap Learn how closing the women’s health gap can transform lives and economies. Explore key insights and solutions in this report by WEF and McKinsey Health Institute

Count women.

Study women.

Care for women.

Include all women.

Invest in women.

#FemTech #womenshealth #genderdatagap

www.weforum.org/publications...

My piece on that front from last month (gift link):

“Misinformation and disinformation can no longer be viewed simply as an academic nuisance, but rather they are a societal threat”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Rise of vaccine distrust - why more of us are questioning jabs - BBC News Confidence in all types of vaccination has taken a hit. The question is why, and what can be done about it?

Confidence in all types of vaccination has taken a hit. The question is why, and what can be done about it?

www.bbc.com/news/article...

January is an awareness month about cervical cancer. Widespread HPV vaccine use dramatically reduces the number of women who will develop cervical cancer, example: publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...

We need to prepare public health students for the real world they will graduate into, a world rife with populist politics, polarization, anti-science, and a weary public that has lost trust in science

Next week, I will co-teach a course on communication, advocacy & diplomacy for MPH students

Extremely valuable skill in today’s world!