Professor Kirsten Black is an academic gynaecologist at the University of Sydney. She is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians (RANZCOG) and chairs the college’s special interest group in Sexual and Reproductive Health. Kirsten has a PhD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London and a Fellowship of the United Kingdom’s Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. Kirsten has been awarded over $10 million in research funding and has 150 peer reviewed publications. She practices clinically in the areas of contraception, abortion and preconception care and combines clinical work, research and teaching.