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The Magic Pill
Birth control was created and was a wild success, with millions of women taking it after the first two years -
Mammograms
Women formerly had mammograms using X-ray equipment, which frequently required them to cope with the dangerous radiation side effects. Nonetheless, ground-breaking low-radiation mammograms were developed in 1969, and the first digital mammography device was introduced in 2000. -
Violence rates
The Federal Department of Justice Task Group on Family Violence examined how many women were affected by this pandemic in order to shed light on the high incidence of domestic violence against women. This is what made it possible for women who had suffered domestic abuse to receive better mental health care. -
NIH
NIH established a policy that encouraged researchers to include women in studies. -
ACOG
Dr. Florence Haseltine Organizes Meeting On Women’s Health At ACOG -
ORWH
Vivian Pinn, M.D., became ORWH’s first full-time Director, a position she held until 2011. -
Mental health
The first Surgeon General's report on mental health was made public at this time. The dramatic disparity in depression rates between the sexes that was revealed in this research marked the beginning of the effort to provide women with the particular treatment they required to lower their risk for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and eating disorders. -
NIH
The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health, program NIH-wide collaborative effort was established. -
FDA
The second HPV vaccination was swiftly followed by the FDA's approval of the first one in 2009. Fortunately, since the introduction of the vaccine, the rate of high-risk HPV infections among American females aged 14 to 19 has decreased by 56%. -
Fertility
Oncofertility is a new subject that researches ways to preserve fertility in people whose fertility has been affected by cancer therapy. Dr. Teresa Woodruff edited the first book in the field. -
WHR
WHR’s Network on Endometriosis and Fibroids provide thought leadership on addressing the gaps in research, diagnosis, treatment, and care for endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and related conditions. -
Roe v. Wade
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court repealed Roe v. Wade, the historic law that had declared the right to an abortion a constitutional one in the country. The ruling eliminated 50 years of legal protection and made it possible for individual states to restrict or outright prohibit the right to an abortion.