@ASPOGau

The Australian Society for Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology is devoted to further understanding the psychosocial aspects of women's health.

 Australia
Joined August 2017
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New paper in WRH #ReproductiveRights #DigitalJustice Findings suggest that the changing legal landscape has created fear and uncertainty for OBGYNs, limiting how openly they discuss abortion and the overturning of Roe v. Wade on platforms like TikTok. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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What's NEW in WRH? A longitudinal thematic analysis on 229 menstrual product advertisements from the 1920s to the 2020s. That's what! Access the full paper here to see what the authors found: tandfonline.com/.../10.../23… #PeriodTalk #MenstrualProducts #NewResearch
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Check out Women’s Reproductive Health, Issue 3 Volume 11: Emerging research in various areas of women's reproductive and sexual health. Access these papers now via the QR code or at tandfonline.com/toc/uwrh20/1… #LatestIssue #NewResearch #WomensReproductiveHealth
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Menstruation is a universal experience, yet its impact on body image and genital hygiene remains under-researched, especially among Italian women. Open Access Paper 🔓 Alexandra Hughes-Wegner, Maia Lynch, Emily Otten, and @andreademaria. Read more: tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/…
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Open Access Paper 🔓 Healthy Body, Healthy Mind: Exploring the Mental Health Implications of Comprehensive Sex Education. Read full paper here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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New report finds period poverty in Australia is forcing people to make their own menstrual products. Indigenous people and people with disability are most affected. Read more from The Guardian @guardian 🩸 theguardian.com/australia-ne… #periodpoverty #menstrualproducts #TheGuardian
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ICYMI – we are inviting expressions of interest for a new interdisciplinary PhD scholarship focused on reproductive justice. Relevant disciplines may include medicine, public health, law, ethics, arts, humanities and social sciences. socialequity.unimelb.edu.au/…

Reproductive Justice PhD Scholarship Opportunity

A new scholarship is being offered to research topics relevant to reproductive justice.

socialequity.unimelb.edu.au
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Keen to address health inequities? Collaborate with a diverse team of scholars, community organisations, and migrant and refugee women? This opportunity is for you! tinyurl.com/3fn8w2yp #PhD #WesternSydneyUniversity
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If you are attending @ASPOGau ASM, hope to see you at the breakfast panel discussion on #BirthTrauma tomorrow with @Ruby_Blues_ Dr Josephine Power & yours truly Let’s tackle one of the most important issues of our time together If not us, then who? If not now, then when?
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It was a real wake-up discussion We can’t continue to do the same thing and expect a different outcome If women tell us that they have been harmed, we must listen & improve And we absolutely MUST stop making this about us (healthcare providers)
ASPOG@ASPOGau3 May 2024
First up on day 2, our panel speaking on birth trauma with Debra Pidd, @Nishaobgyn and Dr Jo Power. Such important work and implications for clinical practice. A thought provoking session!
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Critical read: @aselmousa's harrowing piece in @guardian: ‘My period has become a nightmare’: life in Gaza without sanitary products. Link to read: theguardian.com/global-devel… #Gaza #menstruation

‘My period has become a nightmare’: life in Gaza without sanitary products

With limited access to pads, medicine and toilets – not to mention privacy – Palestinian women talk about the extreme difficulty of managing their periods during Israel’s assault

theguardian.com
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Trans youth may have unintended pregnancies, due to a range of issues around access, education, sexual assault/violence and mental health. New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg #trans #sexualhealth #pregnancy #unintendedpregnancy

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Are you a women cancer survivor? We want to understand the long-term side effects you experience so that we can do a better job at managing them! Please take part: go.unimelb.edu.au/h98s @UniMelbMDHS @drcarolynee @M_Jefford @DrJenMarinoAus @thewomens
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Women in larger bodies report being blamed for their infertility and denied care due to their weight. New paper published in Women's Reproductive Health! @MenstruationOrg #infertility #womenshealth #reproductivehealth

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For trans people, cis-normativity in perinatal care can lead to nondisclosure of identity, exhaustion, fear, and a loss of trust in care. New paper published in Women's Reproductive health! @MenstruationOrg #trans #perinatal #healthcare

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It’s #Endometriosis Awareness Month 2023! Great to see Physiotherapy Researcher A/Prof @HelenaFrawley and team @thewomens exploring Pelvic floor muscle (PFM) tenderness and persistent pelvic pain in patients undergoing endometriosis surgery.
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Encouraging all Victorian GPs, pharmacists, practice nurses/managers to take part in this session. We’re keen to see more Victorian healthcare workers feel confident in supporting women and girls with the choices they make about their reproductive health. nwmphn.org.au/event-detail/e…
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The #YourIVFsuccess (yourivfsuccess.com.au/) website uses #ANZARD data to deliver reports of success. Important considerations: accessible, accounts for patient differences, does not incentivize poor clinical practice, transparent... @GMChambersNPESU #PSRM23
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Anneline thought she was unable to have children - then she learned the test she had taken doesn’t measure fertility abc.net.au/news/2023-03-07/e…

It's marketed as a way for women to choose when to have a baby, but experts say the claim can be...

A so-called egg timer test — which gives an indication of how many eggs a woman has left — told Anneline Padayachee she was sterile at 35. 

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Free: Special @VicGovernor event on women’s health next Tuesday. You’ll be inspired by our panellists Prof Marie-Paule Austin, @drtanakadune and @DrPeate, facilitated by our Chief Operating Officer Lisa Lynch. Don’t miss out! #IWD2023 eventbrite.com.au/e/governor…
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