Jordan – Page 2 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

08 Jan

Laughing, Crying Are Normal But Rare Responses To Orgasm, Women’s Study Reveals

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States

“Women need to know that if they have uncontrollable peals of laughter every time they orgasm (and nothing was funny), they are not alone,” lead researcher Dr. Lauren Streicher said in a news release. She’s a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

08 Jan

5 women’s health myths, debunked by doctors

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Women's Health

Women's health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream.

07 Jan

FDA Expands Access to Pill for Low Libido

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, menopause, Sexual Health, United States, Women's Health

More women can now use a medication approved to treat low or no sexual desire

07 Jan

The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Maternal & Child Health, Trump Administration, United States, Vaccines

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death.

01 Jan

Trends in Private Equity Affiliations With Fertility Clinics in the US

JordanLatest NewsFertility, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Infertility affects 1 in 8 reproductive-aged women in the US. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is one of the most effective infertility treatments.1 About 15 years ago, private equity firms began affiliating financially with US fertility clinics that perform IVF.2 Private equity health care investments typically involve acquiring clinics, increasing revenue and/or reducing costs via hands-on management, and then selling clinics for a profit after several years.3

10 Dec

Uterine fibroids linked to elevated heart disease risk

JordanLatest News.Fibroid, Healthcare, Heart disease, Reproductive rights, Texas, United States, Women's Health

Heart disease risk may be substantially higher among women with uterine fibroids compared to those without, finds new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association

10 Dec

Sperm donor with rare cancer-causing mutation fathers nearly 200 children across Europe

JordanLatest Newscancer, Denmark, International, Pregnancy, sperm donor

The man donated sperm to Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, starting in 2005

09 Dec

Roche launches new PCR test to help improve diagnostic accuracy for women affected by vaginitis in countries following the CE Mark

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, PCR, Reproductive rights, Vaginitis

The new PCR test aids in the diagnosis of infectious causes of vaginitis through the detection of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis and yeast associated with candida vaginitis.

09 Dec

Reproductive Freedom for All Announces First Slate of 2026 U.S. Senate Frontline Endorsements

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Reproductive Freedom for All announced its first slate of endorsements for U.S. Senate races in some of the most competitive states of the 2026 midterm election cycle. Amid relentless attacks on abortion access, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Planned Parenthood, and democracy itself, sending reproductive freedom champions to the Senate in 2026 is critically important.

08 Dec

Her-Story: As a New Mom I followed All the Self-Care Routines. So Why Was I Falling Apart?

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Mental health, Pregnancy, Reproductive rights, United States

I can’t help but wonder what the long-term consequences are to a society that suppresses our empathy and humanity in the name of self care?

30 Nov

HHS Reproductive and Sexual Health Ombuds Act of 2025

JordanLatest NewsGOP, legislation, Reproductive rights, Sexual Health, United States, US Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Act -- Full Text

30 Nov

‘It was soul destroying’: men on the struggle to get answers about infertility

JordanLatest NewsHealthcare, Infertility, Men, Reproductive rights, United States

Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men

29 Nov

Updated cornerstones of contraceptive care

JordanLatest NewsContraception, Global, Reproductive rights, WHO

Launch of the updated Medical eligibility criteria and Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive care

24 Nov

Experts warn funding cuts risk setbacks in reproductive health

JordanLatest NewsGlobal, GOP Funding Cuts, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Experts call for sustainable financing to make up for funding shortfall for family planning and sexual and reproductive health.

24 Nov

How Planned Parenthood Got Defunded

JordanLatest NewsAbortion Ban, Abortion Rights, GOP, Healthcare, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive rights, Trump Administration

Abortion bans may not be politically feasible—but cutting funding from the clinics gets you a lot of the way there.