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Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia is a nonprofit organization that began in 1974 as a joint endeavor by Reginald and Catherine Hamlin and the Addis Ababa…
OrganizationHamlin, CatherineAddis Ababa Fistula HospitalVesicovaginal FistulaFistulaNovaSure is a device for endometrial ablation, which is a procedure that removes the endometrium, that the US Food and Drug Administration, or FDA,…
TechnologyReproductionMenstruationWomen's health servicesmedical technologyJames Marion Sims developed a surgical cure for ruptures of the wall separating the bladder from the vagina during labor, ruptures called vesico-…
PeopleSims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883Speculum (Medicine)Fistula, Vesico-vaginalSurgeryIn 2018, researchers Elie Nkwabong, Romuald Meboulou Nguel, Nelly Kamgaing, and Anne Sylvie Keddi Jippe published, “Knowledge, Attitudes, and…
LiteratureHIV-positive womenHIV-positive childrenHIV (Viruses)HIV infectionsIn January 2014, Mary Gatter and colleagues published “Relationship between Ultrasound Viewing and Proceeding to Abortion” in Obstetrics and…
LiteratureAbortionInformed consent (Medical law)Abortion, LegalAbortion--Law and legislation--United StatesThe North Carolina state legislature passed The Woman’s Right to Know Act in 2011, which places several restrictions on abortion care in the state.…
LawInformed consent (Medical law)Informed consent (Medical law)--United StatesPro-life movementAbortion--Law and legislation--United States