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'''Gynopedia''' is a [[nonprofit organization]] that runs an open resource [[wiki]] for [[Sexual health|sexual]], [[Reproductive health|reproductive]] and [[women's health]] care around the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2018064/gynopedia-online-wiki-educating-women-hong-kong|title=Gynopedia: the online Wiki educating women in Hong Kong how to seek help for those awkward health care issues|work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> The website was founded by Lani Fried in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gynopedia.org/About|title=About|date=27 July 2020|publisher=Gynopedia}}</ref> The main topics discussed on the site include access to contraception, emergency contraception, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, medications, menstrual products, gynecologists, pregnancy, abortion, counseling services, women's resources and LGBTQ resources.<ref>[http://gynopedia.org/Lisbon Gynopedia - Lison (example of Gynopedia page)]</ref> As of November 2017, the website covers nearly 100 cities.<ref>[http://gynopedia.org/Gynopedia_Index Gynopedia Index]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/gynopedia-women-sexual-reproductive-health-online-resource-international-wikipedia-pregnancy-a7598021.html|title=Gynopedia: The international online resource for women's sexual and reproductive health|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

Gynopedia is a primarily English-language website, but volunteer translators have begun translating pages into other languages, such as French.<ref>[http://gynopedia.org/Seoul/fr French Translation of Seoul Page, Gynopedia]</ref>


[[File:Gynopedia_Homepage.png|thumb|right|The Lagos page from Gynopedia]]
'''Gynopedia''' is an a [[nonprofit organization]] that runs an open resource [[wiki]] for [[Sexual health|sexual]], [[Reproductive health|reproductive]] and [[women's health]] care around the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2018064/gynopedia-online-wiki-educating-women-hong-kong|title=Gynopedia: the online Wiki educating women in Hong Kong how to seek help for those awkward health care issues|work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref> The website was founded by Lani Fried in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gynopedia.org/About|title=About|publisher=Gynopedia}}</ref> The site focuses on women's health but aims to provide unbiased information for people of all genders. As of early 2017, there are 77 cities with extensive information on a variety of different available resources regarding sexual and reproductive health.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/gynopedia-women-sexual-reproductive-health-online-resource-international-wikipedia-pregnancy-a7598021.html|title=Gynopedia: The international online resource for women's sexual and reproductive health|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Gynopedia is currently an English only website that mostly caters to people traveling through different regions of the world but aims to add more languages become a valuable resource for local residents as the site grows through information contribution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/gynopedia-global-source-reproductive-health|title=Gynopedia Is About to Become the World's Go-To Source for Women's Health Info|work=[[Broadly]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 23 August 2023

Gynopedia is a nonprofit organization that runs an open resource wiki for sexual, reproductive and women's health care around the world.[1] The website was founded by Lani Fried in 2016.[2] The main topics discussed on the site include access to contraception, emergency contraception, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, medications, menstrual products, gynecologists, pregnancy, abortion, counseling services, women's resources and LGBTQ resources.[3] As of November 2017, the website covers nearly 100 cities.[4][5]

Gynopedia is a primarily English-language website, but volunteer translators have begun translating pages into other languages, such as French.[6]

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  1. ^ "Gynopedia: the online Wiki educating women in Hong Kong how to seek help for those awkward health care issues". South China Morning Post.
  2. ^ "About". Gynopedia. 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ Gynopedia - Lison (example of Gynopedia page)
  4. ^ Gynopedia Index
  5. ^ "Gynopedia: The international online resource for women's sexual and reproductive health". The Independent.
  6. ^ French Translation of Seoul Page, Gynopedia