@ucsfbixby.bsky.social
A group of physicians, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, social scientists, clinical researchers, and advocates working to advance reproductive and sexual health worldwide. https://bixbycenter.ucsf.edu
There's a lack of standardized nursing education in LGBTQ+ health, leading to gaps in knowledge that impact the care patients receive.
Daphne Scott-Henderson offers a refresher with helpful case studies to deliver, compassionate, culturally sensitive care in @americannurses.bsky.social
There have always been abortion providers and there will always be abortion providers.
Today we celebrate our Bixby members who provide abortion care and everyone who makes abortion care possible. #CelebrateAbortionProviders
Nurse practitioners are a lifeline for millions who live in healthcare deserts. A new proposed federal rule would strip NPs of access to education funds, putting the workforce at risk.
@coryellen.bsky.social writes about the dangers of this rule in @nursingclio.bsky.social
The Repro Health Hotline from @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social is staffed by experts in sexual and reproductive health and offers free and confidential support for healthcare providers nationwide.
Check out this video to learn how to access the hotline, real-word scenarios where ReproHH can help, & more
"When hospitals allow immigration enforcement to override medical judgment and patient privacy, they transform spaces of care into instruments of state violence, harming patients and providers alike."
Dr. Theresa Cheng in @sfchronicle.com
When people sense that healthcare providers are acting paternalistically and not prioritizing what they want as patients, they distrust the medical system and look elsewhere for information.
Often they find misinformation or bad actors sharing disinformation.
Dr. Theresa Cheng draws from her experience as an emergency physician, a human rights lawyer, and someone who has tracked outbreaks of disease in ICE detention facilities to warn about the urgent need to address measles spreading at Dilley detention center.
Read more in @medpagetoday.com
Want to be a reproductive health leader, generate new research and policy, and advance curricula on reproductive justice?
Abortion Care Training Incubator for Outstanding Nurse Scholars (ACTIONS) is seeking a postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on abortion and/or contraception in the US.
New research found that women in Uganda who used self-injectable birth control showed increases in contraceptive agency, more than women who used other methods of birth control.
Join SisterWeb and Birthland on April 17 for the Birth Justice Prom—a joyful event celebrating a shared commitment to birth justice and the belief that every birthing person deserves safe, dignified care.
Learn more and get tickets here: givebutter.com/c/tVsgOL
Even if ICE is leaving Minnesota, the consequences — including delayed abortions, missed cancer visits, fewer people getting birth control — will be felt for a long time
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ANSIRH is hiring 3 students to work closely with faculty and staff on our Abortion Facility Database! The student interns will be responsible for updating ANSIRH’s national database of abortion-providing facilities.
Apply by 2/22!
“I have no hesitation, for patients who really need it, of giving someone Zofran.”
Dr. Arianna Cassidy explains how Zofran is safe during pregnancy and can provide much-needed relief from morning sickness
Out of over 20,000 FDA-approved drugs, only 73 have active REMS—additional requirements that can make medication harder to get.
So it raised flags when the FDA put a REMS on Nexplanon, a birth control device available since 2011.
Read more from @garnethenderson.com at @autonomynews.co
The people of Missouri voted to ensure access to abortion. Yet there are dozens of burdensome restrictions still on the books.
@drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social testified in a case challenging these laws under Missouri's new constitutional protections for reproductive health
As new research from Yasaman Zia shows, racism persists in contraceptive care, fostering distrust and fear and causing people to delay seeking care.
To disrupt these injustices, empowered providers must become active change agents within the care system.
The SF Pregnancy Family Village brings care directly to the community, with an approach rooted in person-centered and antiracism principles. They develop authentic and sustainable partnerships between community and institutions to serve people the medical system regularly mistreats
Ciji Graham should still be here.
She was denied care for a heart condition because she was pregnant, despite her risk of heart failure. Denying pregnant women necessary care is unacceptable, but all too common.
“Sexual health can be stigmatized and people can be hesitant about testing. Now we have a lot of options for patients who may be wary of going into a provider’s office.”
@inaparkmd.bsky.social highlights the benefits of new testing options for STIs
The current admin, which already bars recipients of foreign aid from performing or even discussing abortion, will now ban recipients from promoting “diversity, equity and inclusion” and “gender ideology.”
This is a cruel expansion of the global gag rule.
"Everyone deserves reproductive freedom—not just those who are lucky enough to more easily access it."
@carolejoffe.bsky.social and @dsc250.bsky.social write in @msmagazine.com that despite heroic efforts of providers and volunteers, we need more to get abortion access for everyone who needs it
Dr. Aisha Mays of @dreamyouthclinic.bsky.social announced a new mobile clinic for sex trafficking victims that will offer free STI screenings, pregnancy tests, birth control, menstrual products, fentanyl test strips and more
New research from me & @newamerica.org! Audiences crave more realistic, holistic depictions of abortion on screen that TV and film have not been delivering.
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Honored and excited to be a part of @womenlifthealth’s Leadership Journey, a program providing tools, mentorship and coaching to expand the power & influence of women leaders in #GlobalHealth. Meet the inspiring #NA2026Cohort: bit.ly/NACohort2026
Had a great conversation with @dsc250.bsky.social and @carolejoffe.bsky.social - featured on this week’s episode of Outlawed! Check out this dynamic duo and their book “After Dobbs”
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Self-administered injectable contraception has been available for more than 2 decades, yet a study found that only about 25% of reproductive health experts prescribe it—and many are unaware it’s even an option.
Learn more about barriers to making it widely available from @ucsffamilymed.bsky.social
“It was just a little hop, skip, and a jump, and I was right there."
Visitors to the Pregnancy Family Village in the Bayview neighborhood of SF found it accessible and tailored to their needs. It offers a promising model for person-centered, anti-racist care
“I’m feeling very optimistic about the fact that people have more testing options and also that we now have access to new drugs."
@inaparkmd.bsky.social talks about the potential at-home testing and new drugs offer to quell the STD epidemic, and what's at risk if public health funding goes away
Last year, with our colleagues at @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social we sent a letter to the FDA signed by over 200 scientists.
The short version? Medication abortion is safe. Time to drop the junk science and move on.
@carolejoffe.bsky.social and @dsc250.bsky.social share the story of Wellspring Health Access, the only abortion clinic in Wyoming, in @slate.com
While the clinic has faced many challenges, it offers a ray of hope in the face of attacks on abortion access