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  • Title: Highlights from the XIV World Congress of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
    Journal: Contracept Rep; 1995 Mar; 6(1):5-11. PubMed ID: 12288787.
    Abstract:
    The 14th World Congress of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) was held in Montreal, Canada, in September 1994. Presented was a World Report on Women's Health that emphasized interrelationships between women's health and women's rights. Central to the report was the concept that future developments in women's health will require societal--in addition to medical--interventions to correct power imbalances between men and women that contribute to women's disease burden. Female health problems begin in childhood, when boys are given preference in terms of nutrition and education. During the reproductive years, complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, the long-term consequences of sexually transmitted diseases, and the side-effects associated with female contraceptive methods compound this burden. Because of culturally dictated assumptions that women over 40 years of age cease sexual activity, safe contraceptive choices for this age group have been neglected. Tubal sterilization offers these women a safe, effective way to remain sexually active yet avoid a high-risk pregnancy. Oral contraceptives also offer many benefits to older, nonsmoking women. Adolescents comprise another population group with unmet reproductive health needs. Sex education and school-based contraceptive services have been effective in reducing the risks associated with adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.
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