Reproductive Health

Picture a really small girl, barely 4'5 ft tall, in a boarding school very far away from home and in a class where almost everyone is older than her by 2–3 years. I was 9 when I had to go to boarding school and 10 by the time I was…

“The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women’s bodies, and it’s no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond.” — Dr. Jen Gunter Menopause is as unavoidable as…

Apocalypse Poetry — A New Trail Of Tears Installment If I hide away What does that say I am myself Always have been Should I change To meet demands Of men Who find my melanin Gender, knowledge Intimidating Daunting Irritating A sin Should I diminish me To be what abusers…

Author: Dr. Pooja Mehta, Womens health lead, Cityblock Health “We can learn to mother ourselves” — Audre Lorde In the wake of Black Maternal Health Week and with another Mother’s Day upon us, we find ourselves inundated with the same old statistics speaking to a state of inequitable maternal care…

As an American woman, how do you look to Alito, Gorsuch, Thomas, Kavanaugh and Barrett — the five Supreme Court justices who reportedly will vote to overturn Roe v Wade? First and foremost, you are a breeder. It doesn’t matter how educated you are, how talented, accomplished, hardworking or important…

This week, I had planned to write about trans fashion. Then, on Monday, a draft decision was leaked from the Supreme Court indicating that Roe v. Wade is about to be overturned. This news has folks understandably panicked, particularly trans, fat, and non-white people who already struggle to get contraceptive…