Ruth Palombo
Ruth Palombo, PhD, Assistant Secretary, Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs, designs programs that foster empowerment, independence and well-being for older adults. She … More
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William H. Parker, MD
William H. Parker is a clinical professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA School of Medicine and is the … More
Sarah Elspeth Patterson, M.Ed.
Sarah Elspeth Patterson, M.Ed., is a former sex worker, survivor and executive director of Persist Health Project, a peer-led community health organization based … More
Su Penn
Su Penn writes about homeschooling, raising a trans child, polyamory, adoption, sex, and more at her blog. Her article about her youngest child's … More
Lisa Perriera MD, MPH
Dr. Perriera is an obstetrician-gynecologist that specializes in family planning. Her main areas of interest are the prevention of unintended pregnancy and contraceptive … More
Elizabeth Pimentel ND
Trained as a naturopathic physician and midwife, Elizabeth Pimentel is committed to empowering women to take charge of their bodies and their health. … More
Yvonne Piper, RN, FNP
Yvonne Piper works as a primary care provider at Lyon-Martin Health Services in San Francisco. She has TA'ed two rounds of UCSF's Coursera … More
Lauren Plante MD, MPH
Lauren is the director of maternal-fetal medicine at an academic medical center in Philadelphia which probably would not like her to name it. … More
Megan Polanin
Megan Polanin is a Senior Fellow at the National Center for Health Research, in Washington, D.C. Her work focuses on scrutinizing scientific research … More
Jerilynn C. Prior MD, FRCPC, ABIM, ABEM
Jerilynn Prior is a professor of endocrinology at UBC in Canada. Her work focuses on understanding women's reproduction (adolescence, menarche, menstrual cycles, ovulation, … More
Jenni Grover Prokopy
Jenni Prokopy is founder/editrix of ChronicBabe.com, where she draws on her experience with fibromyalgia and other conditions to teach women to build incredible … More