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Baby Trapping: Do Women Really ‘Steal’ Sperm?
Zoe Beaty
31 Jan 2022
Body
Being Fat & Pregnant Is Not A Crime
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
29 Jan 2022
Body
The Truth About Young People & Varicose Veins
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
28 Jan 2022
Wellness
How Can We Know So Little About Clitorises?
wherever there is a gender health gap it is underpinned by a research and data gap!
by Sarah Graham
Living
Why Is It So Embarrassing To Fall Over In Public? A Very Serious ...
Channelling my inner Jane Fonda, I recently decided to partake in some mid-commute step aerobics and walk up an escalator for once – a rare outing f
by Elly Parsons
Health News
My Cervix Went Into Shock: How Painful Coil Fittings Are Causing ...
An unknown number of women are experiencing vaginismus after painful contraceptive coil (also known as IUD (intrauterine device)) fittings. Vaginismus is a
by Ella Glover
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You Are What You Eat Should Have Stayed In 2007
There are three things you think of when someone mentions Gillian McKeith: her fainting spell on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Gemma Collins shouti
by Gina Tonic
Body
As A Plus-Size Woman, I’ll Never Be Comfortable With The Wo...
The other week, before I had even had breakfast, I was called ‘fat’ by three different people. Once by an internet troll (easily disregarded) and twice
by Rose Stokes
Relationships
“Just Because I Am Ill Does Not Mean I Love Less”: Wh...
My boyfriend washes my hair, cooks my dinner, cleans our home and collects the post. He is not some kind of superhero; he is just doing the things I can’
by Hannah Turner
Body
“I Was Told The Cure Was To Have A Baby”: The Sexist ...
“The first time I ever remember having a migraine was when I was 21 and I thought I got food poisoning from a spice bag,” says Gillian, 28, who
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Beauty
I Got My Chest Lasered To Improve My Skin & I Learned A Lot
As we head into a brand-new year, outdated phrases such as ‘anti-ageing‘ and ‘anti-wrinkle’ are slowly but surely being replaced by
by Jacqueline Kilikita
Voices of Disability
Sometimes I’m Fine, Often I’m Not: My Life With Dynam...
Yesterday I spoke at an event in front of hundreds of people. For hours I wandered around the event space, climbing endless stairs and drinking mulled wine
by Catriona Morton
Wellness
Wellness Culture Won’t Save Us. It’s Only Making Us M...
The wellness industry may be a relatively recent mainstream phenomenon but it is far from new. The term ‘wellness’ was popularised back in the
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
Pelvic Congestion Syndrome Is Ruining My Life – But Doctors Won&#...
When it comes to chronic pain getting the condition taken seriously, let alone identified, can be as draining as dealing with the pain itself. This is espe
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
Pale & Numb Fingers? You Might Have Raynaud’s Disease
Much in the way that Karen’s boobs in Mean Girls apparently know when it’s about to rain, I know when a cold snap is about to hit (or if the heating is
by Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
Painsomnia: The Torturous Nightly Routine Of Young Women With Chr...
It’s 3am on a Tuesday and my boyfriend sleeps soundly next to me as I contemplate getting up for the day. Tossing and turning since midnight, I have
by Hannah Turner
Wellness
What Christmas Is Like As The Child Of An Alcoholic
by Jess Commons
Body
Can Access To Green Spaces Really Combat PMS?
I remember once watching my friend slowly slump to the ground, just like they do in the movies, and audibly wail because the ‘good’ pizza place
by Pema Bakshi
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Body
What I Learned About My Friendships When I Became Disabled
It took an instant for my entire life to change. When I look back, the memory is always black and white; spring flowers poking hopeful heads through the ta
by Louise Jensen
Wellness
I Lost My Period For 7 Years Because Of RED-S – Here’s How ...
Last month, on my first holiday abroad since the pandemic, I unexpectedly came on my period. For most people, this would have been a mild to major annoyanc
by Ally Sinyard
Wellness
No One Tells You About the Gut-Wrenching Loneliness of the First ...
For somewhere around three months, usually longer, you are invisibly pregnant. Your stomach doesn’t yet betray the geyser of life involuntarily erupting
by Kira Cook
Body
A Jargon-Free Guide To Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
For something that affects around one in ten UK women and AFAB people, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) often goes undiscussed. Even if you are someone tha
by Pema Bakshi
Mind
TikTokers Are Raising Awareness Of Vomit Phobia
“There’s a name for that!” This is a frequent comment under TikTok videos in which the creator is discussing their all-consuming fear of
by Elly Parsons
Beauty
My Keloid Scars Went TikTok Viral. Here’s How I Really Feel...
Growing up, I found it difficult to escape the overwhelming, picture perfect, Instagram-filtered beauty standards that drowned out any semblance of reality
by Yasmine Summan
Mind
I Feel Increasingly Weird About My Face
I contain multitudes. Or rather, my iPhone camera roll does. If I click on the album simply labelled ‘selfies‘ which the pocket computer I carr
by Vicky Spratt
Sex
How Cancer Changed My Sex Life
When Rebecca, 31, was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2019, her sex life with her partner was a welcome distraction. “We were like teenagers ag
by Elizabeth Bennett
Beauty
What It’s Like To Work At The “Cult Of Lush” (By An E...
Walking into any Lush store is a bit like experiencing a fever dream: vibrant, loud and a total onslaught on your senses. That’s not a bad thing, of
by Jacqueline Kilikita
Body
The Truth About ‘Winterising’ Your Vagina
The idea that seasonal changes could affect vaginal health makes sense — kind of. Anyone who’s ever sat around for too long in a wet swimsuit
by Molly Longman
Beauty
‘Fat Freezing’ Isn’t The Only Beauty Treatment Disfig...
In a move that shocked us and reignited debate about the safety of cosmetic surgery procedures, legendary ’90s supermodel Linda Evangelista recently
by Amy Sedghi
Beauty
You’re Showering All Wrong, According To A Dermatologist
If you spend your spare time online, you’ll know it has been rather impossible to avoid various celebrities kicking up a stink (quite literally) abou
by Jacqueline Kilikita
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