Editorial: Beyond contraception - advancing research and innovations in sexual and reproductive health to better meet the needs of women in Low-and middle-income countries

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This editorial calls for expanded research and innovation in sexual and reproductive health beyond contraception to address the diverse needs of women in low- and middle-income countries.

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This editorial discusses advances and innovations in sexual and reproductive health research intended to better meet women’s needs in low- and middle-income countries, framed as moving beyond contraception. The piece is not a primary study of a specific intervention or disease; it is an overview/editorial with authors’ conceptual perspectives on research directions rather than new empirical findings. The editorial includes standard disclosures and does not provide population-level methods, results, or a study-specific limitation beyond being a commentary rather than original research. Relevance to endometriosis: the paper is included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index and does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis.

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Edited and Reviewed by: Heather Vahdat , Male Contraceptive Initiative, United States

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