This week CORE Director Jenny Higgins and colleagues published a new article in JAMA Internal Medicine, titled “Association Between Patients’ Perceptions of the Sexual Acceptability of Contraceptive Methods and Continued Use Over Time.” “Our study shows that people’s sexual experiences of their contraceptive method seem to matter a lot in whether people like their method and use it over time. It’s important that we pay more attention to sexual acceptability in our contraceptive research, clinical care, and education,” Dr. Higgins said.
Over 3.5 million more people could have access to abortion services if telemedicine for medication abortion were expanded and bans rescinded, research shows
New research from CORE postdoctoral scholar Jane Seymour in the American Journal of Public Health suggests that over 3.5 million more people in the U.S., and 250,000 people in Wisconsin, could have access to abortion …
A note to CORE’s community
This information reflects CORE members’ expertise in reproductive health and is not an official statement of the university. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturns the federal right to abortion established …
New Methods in a Millennia-Old Practice: Self-Managed Abortion
Self-managing abortion is a millennia-old practice, and newer, FDA-approved medications have increased its safety and efficacy. In CORE’s latest brief on Self-Managed Abortion, we consider the methods, legality, and implications of this approach.
Current Laws Impacting Abortion In Wisconsin
There’s a lot going on in the abortion policy landscape. Here at UW CORE, Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, we are keeping track of the current policies, and will continue to provide updates should these policies …
Roe v. Wade’s Fall: Consequences for Wisconsin
CORE has paid close attention to the leaked draft opinion in the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that suggests Roe v Wade will be overturned. The opinion is not final; abortion …
Contraceptives’ Effects on Sexual Experiences Play a Huge Role in Satisfaction, Study Finds
Sexual acceptability – how birth control methods affect users’ sexual well-being – is likely an important component of contraceptive satisfaction, but hasn’t been systematically examined until now. Dissatisfaction with a contraceptive method leads many people …
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Wisconsin: Opportunity to Expand Access by Enabling Family Planning Providers to Bill Medicaid
There is an opportunity in Wisconsin to expand access to gender-affirming care for low-income, transgender people in our state. Rachel Dyer, a CORE researcher and a PhD student in the UW-Madison Department of Counseling Psychology, …
CORE Review Finds Close Association Between Economic and Sexual Wellbeing
A new analysis led by CORE Director Jenny A. Higgins, Madison Lands, Mfonobong Ufot, and Sara McClelland reviewed 47 studies from over 22 countries, and found nearly universal associations between socioeconomic constraints and poorer sexual …
Sexual Health and Flourishing Negatively Impacted by Economic Constraints
New research by CORE investigators documents that poverty and other financial constraints undermine people’s ability to have positive sexual experiences. All major public health organizations in the United States underscore that sexual health involves both …
Study Finds Over Half of Physicians Who Are Willing to Refer for Abortion Care Don’t Know How to Do So
A new study by CORE researchers shows that physicians want to refer patients for abortion services, but many lack the knowledge on how to do so. Published in in Social Science and Medicine – Population …