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Will Men Really Take The Male Contraceptive Pill?
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Catriona Morton
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Body
I Had A 10cm Ovarian Cyst But Doctors Didn’t Believe Me
Lauren Potts
13 Apr 2023
Wellness
Period Flu: The Endometriosis Symptom Your Doctor’s Probably Never Heard ...
Lisa Sinclair
3 Apr 2023
Living
Young Women On Why They Chose To Have Kids In An Uncertain World
Catriona Morton
10 Mar 2023
Body
I Changed My Contraception To Save My Relationship
“I have turned into someone I don’t recognise, someone who falls into fits of rage over the slightest things, who is so irritable and self-centred,
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Beth Ashley
Body
Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years
I went on the contraceptive pill when I was 17 without knowing much about what it would do to my body. I’d see my friends pull out the plastic packets du
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Alice Porter
Body
Being Fat & Pregnant Is Not A Crime
“I had a sonographer pat my stomach and say, ‘It’s difficult to get a clear picture because of this,’ meaning the extra weight I have.&
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
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Wellness
Endometriosis Is Often Ignored But There’s A New Hope For Long-Te...
New research suggests there may be hope on the horizon for people who suffer with long-term endometriosis pain, with studies indicating that a prostate can
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Lucia Osborne-Cro...
Wellness
Delays To My Endometriosis Treatment Mean I Might Not Have A Baby
Sabrina* is a pharmacist in her early 30s living in Hertfordshire. She has endometriosis and has been on the NHS waiting list to see a gynaecologist for en
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Vicky Spratt
Wellness
Delays To My Fibroids Treatment Are Affecting My Fertility & Sens...
Carina is in her 30s and lives in Wales. She has fibroids which have been under investigation since late 2016 and is currently on the waiting list to have
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Body
They Said It Was Bipolar II. Now I Know It Was Endometriosis
Maria is in her late 20s and living with endometriosis. She is now working on a PhD on the history of the disease, and exploration of patient experiences w
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Hannah Turner
Body
How Exactly Can Endometrial Scratching Help With Your Fertility?
It’s hard to imagine what it would feel like to have the lining of your womb deliberately injured. But many women who populate the #TTC (trying to concei
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Living
Scaring & Shaming Women About Fertility Isn’t Helping Anyone
Twenty-three-year-old Beth is feeling under pressure. What’s weighing on her? It’s not one of the big questions that young adults often ask themselves
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Vicky Spratt
Infertility Awareness
What Is Super-Fertility? It’s Not As Straightforward As It ...
If you’re trying to get pregnant, or even planning to try to get pregnant, you might make the assumption that being ‘super-fertile’ is a good thing.
by
Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
This Forgotten Affordable Fertility Treatment Is Making A Comeback
Fertility treatment is increasingly expensive and inaccessible for many. NHS treatment in England is dictated by a postcode lottery and cuts to funding (to
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Global News
How The NHS Is Contributing To Fertility Treatment Inequality
For Modern Queer Family, Refinery29 reported on how LGBTQ+ people spend astronomical amounts of money to start a family as they are left with no choice but
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Sadhbh O'Sullivan
Wellness
Why Wasn’t I Warned How Much My Brain Would Change During P...
Emma Jane Unsworth is an award-winning novelist and screenwriter whose novel Animals is now a major motion picture. In her first nonfiction work, After The
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Emma Jane Unsworth
Fertility Diaries
I Froze My Eggs After Getting Diagnosed With Endometriosis In my 20s
Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Have your ow
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R29 Team
Reproductive Health
How To Tell When You’re Most Fertile
Whether you’re trying to get pregnant or not, getting familiar with your fertile window is a good idea. It can clue you in to when you’re more
by
Molly Longman
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Health Trends
Could Acupuncture Boost Fertility?
Years ago, acupuncture was seen mostly as a fringe-y alternative therapy that your one hippie aunt always raved about. But today, the practice is gaining w
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Elizabeth Gulino
Parenthood
Your Ultimate Guide to Morning Sickness
Morning sickness is often the very sign a woman is pregnant. While there’s still debate within the medical community about the exact cause of morning sic
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Ali Drucker
Wellness
Morning Sickness Is The Worst — Here’s When It Ends
Pregnancy isn’t all glowing skin and lustrous hair: there’s also the need to pee all the time, back pain, and vomiting. Yes, we’re talking about morn
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Erika W. Smith
Wellness
What It's Like To Be Pregnant With A Brain Tumour
In March 2018, I finished 18 months of treatment for a brain tumour – including surgery, radiotherapy, and 12 cycles of chemotherapy. In March 2019, I’
by
Sarah Gaffney-Lang
Wellness
How I'm Taking Control Of My New Mum 'Baby Brain'
It’s Monday morning and I’m standing in the street, frantically texting my husband. “I think our car’s been stolen,” I type. “Are y
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Franki Cookney
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