Map of Gynecologia

“Map of Gynecologia”

The Previously Uncharted Wilderness of Women’s Healthcare

When considering the topic of women’s healthcare, we found ourselves following myriad trains of thought. Do we focus on reproductive healthcare? Do we delve into a woman’s experience of healthcare throughout her lifetime? What about mental health? And societal expectations? And we realized our conversations started to sound like charting a map of interconnected elements, of discovered and undiscovered places. So we decided to create Gynecologia, and explore it all in this interactive, tour-guided experience.

Join us for four tours into the little-understood wilderness of women’s health and care on the continent of Gynecologia. Here, you’ll encounter the hidden complexities of a woman's body—in health and illness— and how every aspect of her life is impacted: physiologically, psychologically, socioculturally, interpersonally, and economically.

Take the Audio Tours

1. Float on the River Menses

Travel throughout a maturing female’s natural and often confusing internal changes and consequential challenges. Learn the various and unpredictable hazards that upset, complicate and interfere with a smooth journey over a woman’s lifetime.

2. Visit the Holy Lands

We must have all participants’ consent before entering this magical, exhilarating area. Few cartographers have taken the time to map the centers of female pleasure, and so this tour is brief. However, we understand that much remains unseen and unstudied, just below the surface.

3. Navigate the Subcontinent of Obstetria

Alongside the beauty and joy of a newborn child are detours that lead to the heartaches and burdens of motherhood, unplanned pregnancies and other conditions that erode a woman’s hopes and dreams.

4. Cruise to the Promised Land

Discover why women’s reproductive health is still a mystery. Improved outcomes through funding and inclusive research promise a brighter future of productivity, longevity, and wellbeing over women's lifetimes.

Gynecologia News, Studies & Stats

  • Idaho State Profile

    SIECUS

    The SIECUS Idaho State Profile outlines key facts about sex education in the state. Currently, sex education is not mandated in Idaho, and if schools do provide it, the curriculum must emphasize abstinence. School districts have discretion over what they teach, but they must focus on abstinence, disease prevention, and the consequences of sexual activity.

    Notably, the law does not require instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity, or consent. Idaho's law allows parents to opt-out their children from sex education. Advocates are pushing for more inclusive and comprehensive sex education to be implemented statewide.

  • Idaho’s hidden health crisis: The impact of inadequate sex education

    arbiteronline.com - December 12, 2024

    The article discusses the significant impact of Idaho's inadequate sex education system, which largely focuses on abstinence-based education and leaves students ill-prepared to handle sexual health issues. The lack of comprehensive, medically accurate information about contraception, STIs, and reproductive health has contributed to high teen pregnancy rates and rising STIs in the state.

    Many young people also lack understanding about basic anatomy and reproductive health, which delays care and leads to long-term health complications. The article emphasizes the need for a more inclusive, scientifically grounded approach to sex education to address these health crises.

  • Your Body Is a Battleground

    Legal barriers to reproductive healthcare over time.

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  • Women Weaving Community

    Historical contributions of women to our community.

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  • Maternal Mortality in the US

    A look at maternal mortality rates and contributing factors.

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  • Shame, Stigma, Silence

    The moral and social dimensions of gynecology.

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  • Undervalued, Under-treated, Under-Studied

    How we systemically undervalue women's healthcare.

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  • (CO)Operation

    How different care options play out in one's life.

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  • Map of Gynecologia

    The previously uncharted wilderness of Women’s healthcare.

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  • The Future

    What do you want to see for the future in the state of Idaho?

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  • BGH Birth Stories

    Personal accounts and birth stories at Bonner General Hospital.

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