Why women are dying from unsafe abortion: narratives of Ghanaian abortion providers.

In Ghana, despite the availability of safe, legally permissible abortion services, high rates of morbidity and mortality from unsafe abortion persist. Through interviews with Ghanaian physicians on the front lines of abortion provision, we begin to describe major barriers to widespread safe abortion. Their stories illustrate the life-threatening impact that stigma, financial restraints, and confusion regarding abortion law have on the women of Ghana who seek abortion.

Urogenital symptoms and pain history as precursors of vulvodynia: a longitudinal study.

Background: We sought to assess vulvodynia incidence and risk factors among those with and without premorbid urogenital symptoms.

Methods: Women's Health Registry members who completed a baseline assessment in 2004 were sent a 2-year and 4-year follow-up survey containing a validated screen for vulvodynia. Subgroup analysis of vulvodynia incidence rates was performed, and risk factors associated with incidence were assessed.