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The relationship between social media use and body image in young people
There is reason to suggest that the use of social media has a negative impact on body image. Users tend to present idealised versions of...
Polygeia
- Jun 24, 2020
- 1 min
Menopause: the ignored challenge in sexual and reproductive health
Menopause is the permanent cessation of menses, owing to the gradual termination of ovarian follicular function against a backdrop of...
Polygeia
- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
What Constitutes A Positive Contraceptive Experience?
Our research project is answering the question: ‘What constitutes a positive contraceptive experience?’. This question is designed to...
Polygeia
- Jul 29, 2019
- 3 min
Not Just Stranger Danger, Violence as a Public Health Problem
TW: violence, sexual assault, abuse For every day of 2017, 82 women were murdered by a current or former partner. So, should we be...
Polygeia
- Aug 2, 2018
- 3 min
Cervical cancer prevention: a challenge for high income countries?
Key points Cervical cancer is strongly associated with socioeconomic status: there is a substantial discrepancy between numbers of women...
Polygeia
- May 10, 2018
- 3 min
Redefining Women’s Health
Key points Women’s health has traditionally focused on sexual and reproductive health Other health issues also disproportionately affect...
Polygeia
- Sep 5, 2017
- 4 min
Traditional Practices and Socio-cultural Norms Affecting the Health of Pregnant Women in LMICs
Social and cultural factors impact the health of pregnant women in a multitude of ways, especially in settings where traditional beliefs...
Polygeia
- Aug 22, 2017
- 3 min
Traditional Birth Attendants: A valuable asset or a drain on resources?
“No woman should die in pregnancy or childbirth” is a phrase that is stamped all over official WHO maternal health documentation....
Polygeia
- May 23, 2017
- 4 min
What’s in a name? Borderline personality disorder and stigma
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder of self-function and interpersonal functioning. Its symptoms, which can be...
Polygeia
- May 5, 2017
- 3 min
Maternal deaths: looking to the impacts of the Trump administration on abortion
President Trump has recently reinstated the Mexico City Policy, originally enacted by President Reagan in 1984, an extension of the 1973...
Polygeia
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
An unnecessary risk to women’s health?: Rising caesarean section rates worldwide
Since 1985, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the global health community have considered an ideal rate for Caesarean Sections (CS)...
Polygeia
- Aug 30, 2016
- 4 min
Migrant mothers and health tourism in the UK
With the EU referendum debates ongoing and an increase in the public concern for the refugee crisis, there has been a significant surge...
Polygeia
- May 3, 2016
- 4 min
Breast Cancer: What are the Costs of Screening a Nation?
The national breast cancer screening programme, introduced in 1988, gave promise in reducing mortality of the most common cancer in the...
Polygeia
- May 2, 2016
- 3 min
Migrant Crisis: Risk Factors for Women’s Mental Health
In a one month period in February 2016 more than 43,000 refugees arrived into Greece alone. The mass exodus of peoples from the Middle...
Polygeia
- Apr 27, 2016
- 4 min
Female Genital Mutilation and the Media
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined by the World Health Organisation as: “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of...
Polygeia
- Apr 20, 2016
- 6 min
Sustaining Maternal and Child Health in the Sustainable Development Agenda
The health and well-being of women and children are not only fundamental human rights, but are crucial for economic development, peace...
Polygeia
- Apr 4, 2016
- 4 min
The threat of the Zika virus: the importance of accurate information from USA news networks
On the 1st of February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a cluster of cases of microcephaly amongst newborn children...
Polygeia
- Mar 28, 2016
- 5 min
Glass Walls As Well As Ceilings: Gender Specific Barriers to Access for Health Interventions.
Of the approximately 3 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, infectious diseases represent a potent and serious source of...