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Barbara North, Ph.D., M.D., is a practicing family physician and clinical researcher with a strong commitment to women’s health. She earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University, her Ph.D. in physiology from the University of California, her M.D. from the University of Miami, and residency training in Family Medicine at the University of California. Dr. North has been a spokesperson for women’s health issues for more than 20 years. Her research activities have included testing and evaluating the Today Sponge contraceptive, the contraceptive diaphragm, a urinary incontinence device, as well as treatments for vaginal infections such as yeast and bacterial vaginosis. She helped design and test the Instead Softcup, and continues to assist Evofem in the development of new health products for women.
