What are the factors behind a 73% drop in teenage pregnancies in Ireland?
Dramatic statistic reflects many strands of societal change here in past two decades
Over 90% of women who accessed early abortion service did not require hospital visit
Almost half of women who presented at IFPA service were mothers; more than half were in their 20s
Coronavirus: Concern crisis could prevent timely access to abortion services
Women’s groups say need to visit a GP twice in three days ‘irreconcilable’ with restricted travel
Why are young women giving up on the contraceptive pill?
A litany of adverse side-effects is prompting women to seek one of many alternatives
Irish Family Planning Association to provide abortion services from January 7th
Referral pathway must be finalised by HSE before service can begin, says medical director
Why contraception isn’t just about condoms and the pill
Family planning experts believe long-acting, reversible contraceptives, such as implants and coils, are much more effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy
Head of Savita Halappanavar inquiry calls for Yes vote
Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran says legalising abortion ‘a public health issue’
Female genital mutilation: ‘It’s happening here, girls are being taken out of Ireland’
For Westerners, it is hard to understand how the practice is anything less than barbaric
One in four women over 45 not up to date with cervical screening
CervicalCheck head says cancer rates are higher in areas of deprivation
HSE: Tackling rogue pregnancy agencies is constant battle
Oireachtas committee hears how agencies use Google adverts to appear high up in results
HSE warns of ‘hidden agenda’ of some crisis pregnancy services
Oireachtas committee to be told of inappropriate tactics used by some organisations
A third of Irish adults have used ‘withdrawal method’ as contraception
IFPA survey finds one in four women have experienced crisis pregnancy in past
Middle-aged sex without the mid-life crisis
More people are dating in middle age, but are they looking after their sexual health?
Circumcised women treated by first specialist clinic in Dublin
HSE-funded clinic aims to raise awareness in medical and affected communities
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