Alyssa Kumler, MPH, MA

New research in @JAMAHealthForum finds an abrupt increase in permanent sterilization procedures among US adults ages 18-30 following Dobbs. The post-Dobbs ⬆️ in sterilizations for female patients was nearly double the pre-Dobbs rate. buff.ly/4cTHcfy #TeachingTuesday (1/3)

@alexisrshore @EMSatBU Congrats Dr. Shore!!! 😍😍 so proud can’t wait to celebrate you!

It’s going to take a few days to process that this is real, but I’m proud to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD @EMSatBU .

Today is #NationalComingOutDay 🌈 Coming out is a complicated process that is different for everyone, but it is an important step in living your truth and achieving your queer hope and joy. You can read coming out stories here on our website - buff.ly/46GH27b

Is treatment for an ectopic pregnancy an abortion? What about using abortion pills you got online? Or having a surgical abortion? In our mixed-methods study, respondents did not have a shared definition of abortion. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NEW: Researchers at UCSF have released a first-of-its-kind report documenting dozens of health complications resulting from abortion bans, including patients turned away with cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

The disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for many years. This includes changes to the size and shape of the U.S. population. Had the pandemic not happened, the US population would have 2.1 mill more people in 2025. ⬇️New Preprint!⬇️ osf.io/preprints/soca…

I understand people are shocked but what did you think was going to happen when Roe was overturned (particularly in an environment where maternity deserts abound anyway)? This was on the ballot in 2016 and I'll never stop saying it. cbsnews.com/news/idaho-hos…

Being forced to carry a pregnancy to term quadruples the odds that a patient's family will live below the poverty line and triples the chance the pregnant person will end up unemployed.

Your periodic reminder that unchecked COVID is a reproductive justice issue: propublica.org/article/covid-…

The anti-abortion movement is coming after reproductive autonomy with a vengeance—and that very much includes contraception as this court case shows. The strategy to chip away at access to birth control is straight from the anti-abortion playbook that led to the fall of Roe.

"The factors that reduce people’s agency in controlling their reproduction are primarily structural. Recognizing these factors is central to removing them." More here in @NewSecurityBeat: bit.ly/3CWqhJo

DEADLINE EXTENDED | Applications due Oct. 24, 2022 Calling all students and recent graduate working in the #maternalhealth, #reproductivehealth, and/or #genderequity fields to apply today! More info here: bit.ly/3rTuEhP

It's National Contraception Day! Re-sharing this story about how doctors often coerce patients into getting and keeping IUD's and how at home self-removal is a safe option more experts are endorsing co-written with @rk_broussard insider.com/people-pulling…

Frustrated that your woman partner isn’t as into sex w you as she used to be?? Maybe it’s because she’s doing a ton of household labor, perceives it as unfair, &/or her caretaking of you mirrors taking care of a child! Great work by @emilya_harris @gormezaki @SarivanAnders! 🔥

This is what happens when you moralize an essential health procedure until people forget it’s more than political messaging and posturing. Safe pregnancy can’t exist without abortion access. Full stop. twitter.com/mjs_DC/status/…

Half. This is the proportion of all pregnancies that are unintended. That is 121 million pregnancies every year. @NewSecurityBeat new article features @akum____ explaining how #genderinequality drives the global crisis of unintended pregnancy⬇️ newsecuritybeat.org/2022/07/gender…