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"Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health Issue" (2015), by Marni Sommer, Jennifer S. Hirsch, Constance Nathanson, and Richard G. Parker
By: Emily Santora
| Published: May 17, 2021
In July 2015, Marni Sommer and colleagues published “Comfortably, Safely, and Without Shame: Defining Menstrual Hygiene Management as a Public Health…
LiteratureMenstruationMenstruation--Social aspectsFeminine Hygiene ProductsSanitary napkins
Stem Cell Tourism
By: Christina Raup
| Published: Jun 14, 2010
When James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin announced in 1998 that he had derived and cultured human embryonic stem cells(hESCs), Americans…
Stem Cellsethics
Vasectomy for Male Sterilization
By: Cole Nichols
| Published: Jun 03, 2024
A vasectomy is a surgery that works to inhibit reproduction by interrupting the passage of sperm through the vas deferens, a tube in the male…
VasectomyVasovasostomyVasectomy ReversalEugenicsSterilization, Reproductive
Title X Family Planning Program (1970–1977)
By: Patsy Ciardullo, Nevada Wagoner
| Published: Oct 21, 2016
The Family Planning Services and Public Research Act of 1970, often called Title X Family Planning Program, is a US federal law that provides federal…
LawFamily PlanningFamily planning--Law and legislationPopulation PolicyTitle X Family Planning Program (U.S.)
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (1872-1947)
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Jun 22, 2016
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett advocated for social reform in the United States in the early twentieth century, particularly regarding sex education and…
Obscenity (Law)Obscenity (Law)--United StatesSex EducationReproductive HealthReproductive health--Law and legislation
Theodor Heinrich Boveri (1862-1915)
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Mar 03, 2011
Theodor Boveri investigated the mechanisms of heredity. He developed the chromosomal theory of inheritance and the idea of chromosomal individuality…
PeopleHeredityBiography
Eisenstadt v. Baird (1972)
By: Nathaniel Ross
| Published: Jun 05, 2024
On 22 March 1972, in Eisenstadt v. Baird, hereafter Eisenstadt, the United States Supreme Court determined, in a six to one decision, that unmarried…
Contraceptive AgentsContraceptivesHormonal ContraceptionContraception, Female HormonalContraceptive Usage
“Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: a qualitative systematic review” (2007), by Cindy-Lee Dennis, Kenneth Fung, Sophie Grigoriadis, Gail Erlick Robinson, Sarah Romans and Lori Ross
By: Cecilia Chou
| Published: Aug 17, 2017
In the 2007 paper “Traditional postpartum practices and rituals: a qualitative systematic review,” Toronto-based researchers showed that women from…
LiteratureSexual abstinence, PostpartumPostnatal careNew mothersObstetrics
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
By: Tian Zhu
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are a collection of different techniques designed to help those who are infertile achieve a successful…
TechnologyReproductive Techniques, AssistedReproductionFertilization
Franklin William Stahl (1929– )
By: Victoria Hernandez
| Published: Jul 20, 2017
Franklin William Stahl studied DNA replication, bacteriophages, and genetic recombination in the US during the mid-twentieth and early twenty-first…
DNA SequenceNucleotide sequenceDNA ReplicationDNA--SynthesisDNA replication--Regulation