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    The relationship between social media use and body image in young people
    Polygeia
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    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...
    Menopause: the ignored challenge in sexual and reproductive health
    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...
    What Constitutes A Positive Contraceptive Experience?
    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...
    Not Just Stranger Danger, Violence as a Public Health Problem
    Polygeia
    • Jul 28, 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...
    Cervical cancer prevention: a challenge for high income countries?
    Polygeia
    • Aug 1, 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...
    Redefining Women’s Health
    Polygeia
    • May 9, 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...
    Traditional Practices and Socio-cultural Norms Affecting the Health of Pregnant Women in LMICs
    Polygeia
    • Sep 4, 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...
    Traditional Birth Attendants: A valuable asset or a drain on resources?
    Polygeia
    • Aug 21, 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....
    What’s in a name? Borderline personality disorder and stigma
    Polygeia
    • May 22, 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...
    Maternal deaths: looking to the impacts of the Trump administration on abortion
    Polygeia
    • May 4, 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...
    An unnecessary risk to women’s health?: Rising caesarean section rates worldwide
    Polygeia
    • Mar 29, 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)...
    Migrant mothers and health tourism in the UK
    Polygeia
    • Aug 29, 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...
    Breast Cancer: What are the Costs of Screening a Nation?
    Polygeia
    • May 2, 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...
    Migrant Crisis: Risk Factors for Women’s Mental Health
    Polygeia
    • May 1, 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...
    Female Genital Mutilation and the Media
    Polygeia
    • Apr 26, 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...
    Sustaining Maternal and Child Health in the Sustainable Development Agenda
    Polygeia
    • Apr 19, 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...
    The threat of the Zika virus: the importance of accurate information from USA news networks
    Polygeia
    • Apr 3, 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...
    Glass Walls As Well As Ceilings: Gender Specific Barriers to Access for Health Interventions.
    Polygeia
    • Mar 27, 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...
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