From these discussions, three key themes emerged about the transformative power of women’s leadership. For many participants, ...

The FIGO World Congress 2025 Keynote Lectures are now available on-demand on the FIGO Knowledge Hub, offering an invaluable ...

FIGO is excited to launch our first-ever case study series on the FIGO Knowledge Hub titled “Case Study Series: Disorders in Urogynaecology.” This dynamic online educational tool introduces an ...

In recognition of the need for a world federation to address the threat of toxic environmental chemicals to human reproductive and developmental health on the global stage, the International ...

This document complements FIGO’s Statement – Childbirth: A Bill of Rights – by providing an ethical framework for respectful maternity care during pregnancy and childbirth. Together with the bill of ...

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a devastating but preventable condition that affects mothers and their children around the world. PPH occurs when a mother has serious bleeding after giving birth. When ...

FIGO welcomes, endorses and commits action to implement the new World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on abortion that were released today. Unsafe abortion is a chronic public health problem and ...

On 22 September 2025, US President Donald Trump made unprecedented statements claiming that paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen) use during pregnancy is linked to autism in children 1. This ...

FIGO and the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) have developed a groundbreaking classification system for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), aiming to transform diagnosis, management, education and ...

Cosmetic genital surgeries in women—such as labiaplasty, clitoral hood reduction, hymenoplasty, vaginoplasty, and laser-based procedures—have seen a notable rise in popularity in recent years. In ...

FIGO has long endorsed the right of every woman and man to establish a family, as affirmed in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We also recognise that couples and individuals ...