Citation
Thorp, John M., Jr. (2017). BJOG Editor's Choice: Improving the Visibility of Women's Health.
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 124(6), 849.
Abstract
Various professional and advocacy groups designate days, weeks, or months of the year to increase societal awareness around specific disorders of women. BJOG praises these efforts as we think that awareness, and even in some instances outrage, is needed to prompt our culture to invest into research to learn the natural history, identify prevention strategies, and treat those who suffer. Advocacy and outrage forged the path to discover the human immunodeficiency virus, learn how it was transmitted, and design treatments turning AIDS from a lethal diagnosis to treatable, and even preventable, disease. Imagine what might happen if similar investment and energy were channelled into ovarian cancer or obstetric fistula, which happen to be the awareness disorders in the month of May.
URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.14332Reference Type
Journal Article
Year Published
2017
Journal Title
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Author(s)
Thorp, John M., Jr.
ORCiD
Thorp - 0000-0002-9307-6690