THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Do Periods Actually Sync?

“Pain shared is pain lessened,” people have always hypothesized — does the uterus yearn for such commisteration as well?

By Priya Ray

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Can you “C” the Difference?: A Comparison of C-section rates across NYC Boroughs

According to the World Health Organization, C-section rates worldwide have increased from approximately 7% in 1990 to about 21% currently.

By Isabella Bernstein

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Not Just “That Time of the Month”: The Harmful Effects of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

The lack of research on PMDD has very real and fatal effects. One of the most upsetting aspects is that such lack of research has translated to supporting beliefs that PMDD is not a real disorder and that it does not exist at all.

By Elaje Aminololama Lopez

More Than Abortion

We hosted Davina Fankhauser, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fertility Within Reach, to discuss how the overturning of Roe v. Wade impacted other fertility and reproductive healthcare issues in addition to abortion.

GYNECA x Planned Parenthood

We hosted Madeleine Morales, Barnard College senior and Mailman School of Public Health MPH Candidate, to discuss her inspiring and impactful advocacy work with organization Period Equity to remove the tampon tax.

"Want to be an Ob/Gyn? Conversation and Q&A with NYC Gynecologists"

On January 25th, the Outreach Committee of Columbia GYNECA hosted a Q&A panel featuring several accomplished Ob/Gyn physicians from the NYC area where students had the opportunity to ask questions about their careers in women’s health.