by Lisa Rome | Nov 23, 2018 | General Updates
Our friend and colleague, Mireille Merckx (from Gent, Belgium), married Mr. Jo Sanders on 10 November 2018. The FIGIJ Board and community sends best wishes and congratulations to the bride and bridegroom.
by Lisa Rome | Nov 1, 2018 | General Updates
Congress Overview: The 11th Athens Congress on Women’s Health and Disease “Preconception to Menopause” was organized by the 2nd Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the University of Athens, and the Hellenic Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology. It took...
by Lisa Rome | Nov 1, 2018 | General Updates
The RCOG hosted the Board of the European Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology over the weekend of 26-28 October 2018. The Board under the Presidency of FIGIJ’s General Secretary Paul Wood were meeting in London in order to create a Pan-European...
by Lisa Rome | Sep 29, 2018 | General Updates
It was wonderful to attend the Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology annual scientific meeting in Adelaide last week. There was an entire session on paediatric and adolescent gynaecology, and 2 of the international invited speakers were...
by Lisa Rome | Sep 26, 2018 | General Updates
No More Fairy Tales weaves together the stories of three courageous young women from Zambia, Nepal and Senegal, each of whom had their lives rocked by an unplanned pregnancy and have been inspired to educate other young people about the benefits of contraception. The...
by Lisa Rome | Sep 20, 2018 | General Updates
What do you wish you could tell your teenage self about contraception? Who first gave you “The Talk?” What was your biggest misperception about contraception as a teenager? If applicable, what was it like to first get your period? This World Contraception Day (WCD),...
