Watch our surgical abortion explainer video to find out more about the procedure. Please note this is a brief overview of surgical abortion. Contact your local healthcare provider to discuss further details and options available to you.

Ever wonder how medical abortion also known as the 'abortion pill', works? In this explainer video, we go through the steps of what to expect during a medical abortion. Please note that this video is an overview of the procedure. For further details on medical abortion, contact your local healthcare provider.

How much do you know about women’s health?To mark International Day of Action for Women's Health, challenge yourself to find out how much you really know about women’s health around the world.How many women and girls currently have an unmet need for modern contraception?In developing countries, how many women are admitted to hospital after undergoing an unsafe abortion?In sub-Saharan Africa, how many new HIV infections in teens aged 15-19 occur in girls, rather than boys?Are women and girls with disabilities more or less likely to experience gender-based violence compared to women without disabilities?Female genital mutilation (FGM) is most prevalent in Somaliland. How many girls and women there will experience the devastating practice?How many women and girls will be forced into pregnancy because they are denied the contraceptive care they want and need?Good try! Scroll down to share your results with friends. Good job! Scroll down to share your results with friends. Great job! Scroll down to share your results with friends. 

In February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga – the strongest storm in 60 years. Humanitarian disasters mean an increased risk of STI/HIV transmissions and gender-based violence. The consequences can be truly dire.  That's why in crises like this one, IPPF Humanitarian aims to provide sexual and reproductive healthcare through local partners.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a procedure that involves altering or injuring female genitalia for non-medical reasons.   It is estimated that almost 200 million women and girls worldwide have undergone some form of FGM. FGM has been recorded in 30 countries with Somaliland having one of the highest prevalence rates in the world at 98% for women and girls aged between 15 - 49 years old. Hope on the horizon documents the hard work IPPF member association SOFHA (Somaliland Family Health Association) is doing within the local community to help change minds and eventually bring an end to female genital mutilation (FGM). Slowly, but surely, attitudes are changing.

IPPF strongly believes that safe, reliable and affordable health care is a universal right. It can change and even save lives.  Read our stories