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Max Twycross1, Meredith Temple-Smith1,2, Jade Bilardi1,2,3
1Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic, Australia.
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This editorial examines recruitment challenges during a qualitative study on LGBTIQA+ experiences of miscarriage. Despite targeted outreach, engagement was low, prompting reflection on broader barriers. We suggest four key factors: systemic discrimination in medicine and law; the small number of LGBTIQA+ people who have pursued conception and experienced miscarriage; increasing hostility toward LGBTIQA+ communities; and the psychosocial sensitivity of the topic. These challenges reflect wider patterns of exclusion from reproductive health and research. We argue for academic advocacy to address these inequities and to protect the rights and visibility of LGBTIQA+ people in health research and beyond.
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