Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

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There’s a face in the gold earrings on the table of Nadja Arnaaraq Kreutzmann’s workshop. It’s the profile of an ammassak fish—a small, silver species that Inuit Greenlandic people have relied on for ...

Across the globe, girls struggle with access to education, proper nutrition, legal rights and much more. And the most unfortunate among them become victims of one of the most brutal practices ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I’m 21 and I’m never going to have sex again, is the thought that dug its tenterhooks into my brain the second the doctor confirmed the diagnosis I’d been dreading for the previous two weeks: I had ...

In 2020, the United Nations estimated that more than 200 million girls worldwide had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). This figure reflects only documented cases, and the actual prevalence is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Somali women describe a complex and shifting tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Somalia, according to a study published July 9, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS Global ...

Mandy Funk, 37, remembers when her body began to betray her. As a college junior, she began to have episodes in which her body would act as if it were aroused for no reason. Sometimes, she says, it ...