IGH: Strategic direction on sexual and reproductive health

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The Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) of has published volume 3(1) of their biannual newsletter Intersections. This issue is dedicated to the Institute’s strategic direction on sexual and reproductive health, their next area of focus for targeted research funding opportunities. IGH aims to support research that critically analyzes sex and gender to improve the evidence base for decision-making in relation to sexual and reproductive health.

Inside this issue, they highlight IGH-funded research and knowledge translation activities that are already making headway in this direction. In regular columns, such as the IGH Cochrane Corner, Trainee Spotlight, and KT Monitor, you will find highlights of current issues and achievements in gender, sex and health research.

In this issue:

• The Forgotten Sex in Sexual Pain
• At the Crossroads: Healthcare Experiences of Women with Female Genital Cutting
• Married to the Pill: Negotiating a Fifty-Year Relationship
• Who Really Gets Chlamydia?
• Message from the Scientific Director
• KT Monitor | An international symposium speak the unspoken about boys' body image.
• IGH Cochrane Corner | A look at key challenges in sensitizing systematic reviews to sex and gender.
News Briefs
• Trainee Spotlight | 4 questions for Lyndsay Hayhurst

Intersections is available to download below.

For print copies please contact ea-igh@exchange.ubc.ca.