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Sexual and Reproductive Health Across Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

While Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced impressive gains in economic growth in past decades, other aspects of the region’s development are lagging. Women and adolescents carry much of the burden as they experience critical gaps, particularly in the areas of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

ResearchRachel WolfeDecember 18, 2023special collections, reproductive health, sexual health, Africa

Addressing Barriers to Black Women’s Disclosure of Sexual Pain to their Medical Providers

Black women who experience chronic pain, pain related to reproductive health, and pain related to sexual difﬁculties all face the risk of being judged, misunderstood, and misdiagnosed by medical providers. The goal of this study was to explore the pathway from sexual pain disclosure to treatment among Black women living in the Southern United States.

Advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV

Historically, women’s experiences and priorities have been under-represented in the HIV narrative, especially when it comes to their sexual and reproductive health and rights. However, there are ways that we can take action to change this narrative.