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More than half of people who have given birth are not using contraception two months later despite the risk that back-to-back pregnancies can pose, a new UCL study shows.

Eight UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their ground-breaking research and delivery of new benefits to patients.

A new diagnostic test for womb cancer, developed by researchers at UCL and the University of Innsbruck, has been registered with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), allowing it to be placed on the market.

In the last year UCL’s staff, students and alumni have continued to change the world with their research, innovation and achievements. From making key discoveries in dementia and cancer research, to building bonds overseas and even winning multiple Nobel Prizes.

UCL researchers will co-lead a new initiative to reduce maternity inequalities by improving care and support for families before and between pregnancies.

Almost nine in 10 young adults in the UK believe that removing a condom during sex without the other person’s permission is sexual assault, and around half support prison time as a penalty, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Joyce Harper and PhD researcher Rina Biswakarma explore which areas of relationships and sex education is lacking in the current UK curricula.

Details of two new courses to help individuals before and during the menopause have been published as part of the launch of the UK’s first menopause education and support programme, created by UCL researchers.

Cold water swimming is growing in popularity amongst women, but more support is needed to make many wild swimming sites in the UK safer and more accessible, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Yesterday at the House of Commons, a UCL team of researchers announced new details about the UK’s first menopause education and support network.

UCL experts have teamed up with pregnancy charity Tommy’s and four other leading institutions to launch the UK’s first centre for preterm birth research.

E-cigarette users with a limited smoking history experience similar DNA changes to specific cheek cells as smokers, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and University of Innsbruck.

Women who have a caesarean section in the late stages of labour are at increased risk of preterm birth in subsequent pregnancies. But UCL researchers have now found a way to prevent this from happening.

In a world where women’s health disparities persist, UCL is championing initiatives that prioritise the holistic wellbeing of women at every stage of life.

Nearly half of teenagers are worried about having children and many lack knowledge about their reproductive health, find two new studies by UCL researchers.