Cervical cancer starts in the cells that connect the uterus to the vaginal canal. Human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, is accountable for the relative quantity of cervical malignancies (Burd, …
March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., and while I strive to support and uphold the women in my life daily, I also think it’s essential to use this …
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a heterogeneous genetic disorder that mostly affects young girls of fertile age (Norman et al., 2004). Polycystic ovaries contain multiple fluid-filled cysts. In PCOS, excess androgen …
What do you think of when you picture a 14-year-old girl? Perhaps you think of your daughter, visibly growing from a child into a woman, or maybe you remember putting …
Cervical cancer is common and affects lower uterine cervical tissue. It is caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) which is transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal sex. Cervical Cancer: Global …
The HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Cases by Almost 90% Read More »
Literacy – the ability to read and write – has a long history. The earliest forms of written communication dates all the way back to 3500 B.C., with Mesopotamia, Egypt …
Imagine being the mother, and only parent, of six children in Nigeria, Africa, who has to decide between keeping her seventh child, held safe within her womb, or feeding the …
High maternal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: causes and solutions Read More »
Research has shown there is a relationship between investing in women, gender equality, and the economic development of a nation. A popular quote says, “if you educate a man, you …
Investing In Women Improves a Nation. Here’s Why Read More »
Very few things in life are as heinous as the act of trading humans for forced labor, sexual slavery and exploitation, extraction of organs, etc. all of which and many …
Human Trafficking: The Emmanuel Osemota Foundation’s Fight to Combat this Horrendous Act Read More »
Discrimination against women still prevails today in many parts of the world. The prejudiced opinion around education for women versus that of men brings up thoughts of entitlement with regards …
