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Baby Trapping: Do Women Really ‘Steal’ Sperm?

Being Fat & Pregnant Is Not A Crime

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

The Truth About Young People & Varicose Veins

Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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

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

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

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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

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

“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

“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

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As we head into a brand-new year, outdated phrases such as ‘anti-ageing‘ and ‘anti-wrinkle’ are slowly but surely being replaced by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 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

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

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

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

What Christmas Is Like As The Child Of An Alcoholic

by Jess Commons

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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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