Women's Health
What is PCOS?
This disorder involves hormonal imbalances that can cause irregular periods, weight gain, acne, and infertility, often affecting women of reproductive age.
What is the Framingham Heart Study?
The first cardiovascular study to include women.
What is considered the most significant event that sparked the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement?
The Stonewall Riots
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
Scholar known for coining the concept of intersectionality
When is International Women’s day celebrated?
March 8
What is endometriosis?
Condition where the lining of the uterus grows outside of it, causing pain, irregular bleeding, and sometimes infertility
_ in every $6 from the NIH goes toward women’s history research?
1
Which country was the first to legalize Queer marriage?
Netherlands
What is “Paris Is Burning?”
Tells the story of a group of people fighting against the medical establishment to survive the AIDS crisis
Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and for her work in radioactivity?
Marie Curie (1903)
What is vaginismus?
This condition involves the involuntary contraction of vaginal muscles, making penetration painful or impossible, often linked to trauma or anxiety.
Which century was obstetrics developed as a medical field?
17th
When was homosexuality removed from the list of mental disorders in the APA?
1973
What did Alfred Kinsey study
Sexual Behaviour
In what year did the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declare that women's reproductive health is a human right?
1994 (International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo)
What is dyspareunia?
This condition involves pain during or after sexual intercourse, and it can be caused by vaginal dryness, infections, or underlying medical conditions.
When did the National Institute of Health establish the Office of Research on Women's Health
1977
Who made the pride flag?
Gilbert Baker
When did the National Longitudinal Lesbian Health Study (NLLHS) start?
1986
In 1969, which Canadian city became the first in North America to open a women’s health clinic that provided services like birth control and sexual health education?
Vancouver
What is endometrial adenomyosis
This condition occurs when the tissue that lines the uterus (endometrium) becomes inflamed and causes severe pain, particularly during menstruation.
Who is Margaret Sanger?
She played a central role in the development of birth control methods, particularly the oral contraceptive pill.
What does ACT UP stand for?
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
What decade was Queer studies first established?
1970s
Which landmark Canadian case in 1988 led to the legalization of abortion in Canada, declaring restrictive abortion laws unconstitutional?
R v. Morgentaler (1988)