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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 13d

The coffee read: #Nederland #Universiteit #AcademicFreedom #HigherEd #HogerOnderwijs
www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

Opinie: De universiteit is geen talkshowtafel

De druk op academische vrijheid komt niet vanuit studenten, maar vanuit politieke partijen die zich willen bemoeien met de inhoud van colleges. Ook media dragen daar aan bij door onvoldoende kritisch ...

www.volkskrant.nl

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Jun 10

Brave decision Doris, any company would be so lucky to have you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're working with a young and talented team of people, and I'm very excited to see what new insights this project will bring!
Want to know more about PME or the TIDE project? See our website (in Dutch, but should translate to English easily): www.TIDEstudy.com

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Jun 3

Exciting news: the TIDE study, my study about premenstrual exacerbation (PME) of depression, has started!
In the coming year, we aim to include 60 participants with depression and a regular menstrual cycle to examine the prevalence and trajectories of PME in depression. 📈👩🏼‍🏫

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · May 19

This paper is a great read!
It addresses the overlap between mental health and reproductive changes in women/females thoughout the lifespan, while addressing the role of biological factors, stigma and social factors.

Very necessary in the current climate📄👏🏻!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Women's reproductive mental health: currently available evidence and future directions for research, clinical practice and health policy

Sex and gender differences in the epidemiology of mental disorders are well documented. Less well understood are the drivers of these differences. Reproductive health represents one of the gendered d...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · May 10

Shoutout to the enthousiastic tram driver who encouraged us to take a picture🫶🏻

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · May 10

A very fun discovery today: while ago I contributed to a local newspaper article about contraceptive choices, and apparently the newspaper printed the article with its (gorgeous) cover art as part of a promo on an Amsterdam tram! Love to see it @parool.nl

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Apr 24

This is so important and so useful to quantitatively show the impact of PMDD on loved ones as well, great work🤩!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Apr 22

So exciting, well done👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Apr 22

Our talented interns turned one of our recent papers into this nice infographic🤩. Check it out!

AFFIRM Relationships project @affirmrelation.bsky.social · Apr 22

Exciting news: We translated one of our recent papers into an infographic post! Scroll though the images to see the paper explained in our infographic:

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Petra Verdonk she/her @petraverdonk.bsky.social · Apr 19

On 15 April we delivered our petition and letter to Dutch parliamentarians: stand up against censorship of sex, gender and diversity in health research and education, and protect gender- and diversity-sensitive healthcare! #Science4EveryBody
@smoertelt.bsky.social
@hormonogo.bsky.social

Chair of VNVA handing over petition and letter about US censoring sex, gender and diversity in health research and education to Dutch parliament

VNVA, LNVH and www.mobielebrigades.nl with Dutch parliamentarians handing over petition and letter about US censoring sex, gender and diversity in health research and education to Dutch parliament, 15 April 2025

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Mar 18

Our project is now on BlueSky @affirmrelation.bsky.social! Be sure to follow so you can stay up to date on our projects on gender-affirming hormones, social health and well-being🥳🏳️‍⚧️

AFFIRM Relationships project @affirmrelation.bsky.social · Mar 18

Hi BlueSky, we moved! We're an ERC-funded (erc.europe.eu) research project led by David MatthewDoyle (dsquared.bsky.social). We aim to study gender-affirming hormones and social health in trans and gender diverse people. Here's a short recap of what we have done in the project thus far 🧵:

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Magdalena Skipper @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social · Feb 25

Inexplicably, US administration has launched an unprecedented assault on science, on research institutions & on vital international organizations & initiatives.

An assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere; the global community must unite
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere

US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

www.nature.com

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Sabine Oertelt-Prigione @smoertelt.bsky.social · Feb 19

We did a thing today….have a look at our opinion piece in @volkskrant.nl today with a lost of more than 300 first supporters. We need to protect the focus on #sex and #gender in #healthcare everywhere!

#WomenInStem @radboudumc.bsky.social

de Volkskrant @volkskrant.nl · Feb 19

Opinie: Bewaak de kwalitatief goede en inclusieve gezondheidszorg tegen censuur uit de VS

De regering-Trump trekt een spoor van vernieling door de Amerikaanse wetenschap met haar oorlog tegen ‘woke’. Ook in Nederland zijn de gevolgen voelbaar.

www.volkskrant.nl

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

With massive thanks to @smoertelt.bsky.social , Sanne Peters, @petraverdonk.bsky.social and Irene Göttgens, and thanks to the many who co-signed in solidarity 🙏🏼

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

We hope this article raises awareness in Dutch and European societies and calls institutions into action to actively protect their research(ers) 💪🏽🧑🏼‍🏫!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

Find the article here www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin... or here: archive.is/q8VfK.

You can read the English translation and co-sign this article here: docs.google.com/forms/d/17HX...

Opinie: Bewaak de kwalitatief goede en inclusieve gezondheidszorg tegen censuur uit de VS

De regering-Trump trekt een spoor van vernieling door de Amerikaanse wetenschap met haar oorlog tegen ‘woke’. Ook in Nederland zijn de gevolgen voelbaar.

www.volkskrant.nl

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

In our article, we highlight the consequences of the restricties in academic freedom in the US. We call upon Dutch institutions to proactively protect research into sex, gender and diversity, because ultimately better and more diverse research benefits us all.

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

Most academics are aware of the developments un the US, but outside of academia many people are not aware of the threats that our US colleagues are facing, especially those working on sex, gender or diversity. These developments pose a big threat to science and healthcare worldwide.

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 19

We (a group of Dutch researchers) wrote an opinion article calling to protect academic freedom and research on sex and gender. The article was co-signed by over 300 academics, healthcare professionals and stakeholders, and it was published in a national newspaper (de Volkskrant) today!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Feb 12

Amazing, congratulations!!

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Feb 6

ATTENTION: ALL JOURNAL EDITORS.
Have the courage that Jocalyn Clark and Kamran Abbasi at the BMJ have displayed here.
Call all this out for what it is. And then refuse to comply.

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Medical journal editors must resist CDC order and anti-gender ideology

The news that on 31 January 2025 the Trump administration instructed scientists employed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to withdraw or retract articles from medical and sci...

www.bmj.com

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Nov 26

Congrats, this looks great ✨️!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Nov 25

Lastly, I'm a big advocate for better sex- and gender-sensitive research and healthcare, especially in research in psychiatry and mental health. I also have a broad interest in measurement of mental health outcomes, sex hormones, and trans health!

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dr. Margot Morssinkhof @hormonogo.bsky.social · Nov 25

In addition to my work on the Affirm Relationships project, I was recently awarded an @amsterdamumc.bsky.social Startstipendium grant to study premenstrual exacerbation (PME) in depression in a project called the TIDE study. It's still in an early stage, but stay tuned for more news on the project!

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