Women's Health

5 April 2016

Exclusive: BBC Radio presenter Livvy on the menopause

They say the menopause is a taboo subject, but I am happy to talk about it, and like to talk to other women about it. There is a lot of ...
2 April 2016

Young women are lacking the same confidence as their mothers

-  Whilst young women today enjoy more freedoms and equality in both their careers and relationships than previous generations, new research reveals they are more lacking in confidence and self-esteem ...
16 March 2016

10 things you might not know about Menostaxis by Kaz La Mac

If you suffer from heavy periods with no known clinical reason, then a new book might be able to help you. It is based on a true account, experienced by ...

10 March 2016

Addressing the misconceptions of ovarian cancer

-  Ovarian cancer is diagnosed in over 7,000 women a year and it is one of the most common cancers in women, but many know little about the signs and ...
10 March 2016

What is endometriosis?

-  Over the weekend it was reported that Lena Dunham has been hospitalised due to a ruptured ovarian cyst as a result of Endometriosis. This highlights that women are not ...
25 February 2016

Emergency contraception: Myths and facts

-  Here, we set the record straight to help women make informed choices based on the facts. Myth: There is only one emergency contraception method available. The Facts: There are two types ...
28 January 2016

Women still don’t know their facts

-  In 2014, about 4.3 million women aged 25 to 64 were invited to attend screening appointments yet only 3.1 million underwent their smear test. In line with Cervical Cancer ...
23 January 2016

#SmearForSmear Campaign urges women not to skip their smear tests

-  Out of the UK women who are eligible for cervical screening, 3.7 million are putting themselves at risk of life-threatening cervical cancer through failing to attend cervical screening when ...
21 January 2016

Why you should tailor your beauty regime to your period

Why is it that a bad hair day or skin breakout always seems to happen at the most inconvenient of times? You may think that it's 'just one of those ...
16 January 2016

Should women take additional folate throughout pregnancy?

-  Women who are planning a pregnancy are advised to take 400 microgram folic acid supplements daily for three months before conceiving and until the end of the first trimester ...
17 December 2015

The truth about fertility

-  Women's fertility is frequently being debated with more focus being placed on the number of eggs a woman has left in her early 30s. There's even a "What's My ...
26 November 2015

From babies to barely able to walk by Kath Sansom

How an operation to fix an embarrassing problem that Kate Winslet suffers, is ruining women's lives. So you've had a baby and after worrying how to safely strap in their ...
13 November 2015

Five million women are not up to date with their smear tests

- Recent research uncovered that 5,346,000 women are no up to date with their cervical screening appointments. Incredibly 1.1 million admit they have never had a smear test, with pain, ...
24 October 2015

The truth about tampons

-  In an era that coined the phrase TMI and in which seemingly no subject is off limits, why are topics such as periods still taboo when it's a natural ...
24 October 2015

Hormone hell: Give PMS a push

-  Scientists warn women at child-bearing age about their troublesome symptoms and how it could affect them when they are going through the menopause. A study published in Menopause, the journal ...
23 October 2015

Breast Cancer aware Britain

Private clinics in the UK have experienced massively in the past five years according to new research released by WhatClinic.com in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. The research shows ...
10 October 2015

Liberate The Lingerie With UROSTEMOL

-  Research shows that three quarters of women in the UK are choosing 'safe' underwear because they have a fear or urine leakage. The research revealed that 89% of women ...
1 October 2015

Pregnancy can affect your vision

Vision Direct, Europe's largest online retailer of contact lenses, has released an infographic explaining why vision change can happen throughout pregnancy. After running a thread including 261 women on Mumsnet, asking ...
24 September 2015

Clue announces new tracking categories to iOS app

-  As a direct response to thousands of user requests and comments from Clue's 2 million active users in 180 countries, Clue chooses to update the app with new features. ...
15 September 2015

Are you a smear test dodger?

-  When a letter arrives in the post, inviting you to your next smear test, it's not uncommon to feel a sense of dread. But shocking new research released today ...

30 July 2015

Spider veins in pregnancy could be a thing of the past!

A brand new and unique medical device proven to treat and prevent spider veins has hit the shelves in the UK! Until now, the only guaranteed method of eradicating spider ...
22 July 2015

Five reasons why you should know more about your cycles

Since it's arrival in the 1960s, the pill has become the default option for women to prevent pregnancies with over 3.5 million women in the UK currently taking it. There ...
8 July 2015

Seven possible side effects of using the contraceptive pill

A hormone-based birth control can often come with side effects, these can range from the insignificant to the diliaberating which makes you want to switch methods. The problem is you ...

2 July 2015

Top ten tips for practising yoga pregnant by Nadia Raafat

Yoga is an ideal pregnancy exercise: mindful, holistic and gently dynamic; its postures support the body through the various changes of pregnancy and prepare it for childbirth; its inward focus ...