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Trump’s Victory Poses A Very Real Threat To Abortion Access In The UK

“Being Told I’m Infertile Broke Me”: 3 Women On Primary Ovarian Insufficiency...

For South Asian Women With PCOS, It’s Not Just Symptoms We’re Dealing With

My Heavy Periods Left Me Dangerously Anaemic. Why Wasn’t I Taken ...

My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. Trigger warning: This article discusses s

by L'Oréal Blackett

5 Women On The Effect Of Having A Good First Period

by Elizabeth Gulino

My Heavy Periods Make Me Feel Like A Social Burden

My Period: We’re getting personal about our periods. The path to menstrual equity starts with talking about it. My heavy, abnormal periods make life

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Reproductive Health

Endometriosis Patients Are Fighting For Surgery — But Is It The H...

During the wait time for an endometriosis diagnosis — nearly nine years on average — people often have to take pain management and researching treatmen

by Tanyel Mustafa

PCOS And Diabetes Are Connected – But Women Aren’t Being Told At ...

Trigger warning: This article contains themes of bulimia and binge-eating. As someone who was diagnosed with “inconclusive PCOS (polycystic ovarian synd

by Tanyel Mustafa

9 Women On Getting An HPV Diagnosis After Their First Cervical Ca...

by Tanyel Mustafa

Why Your Period Symptoms Might Be Worse In The Winter

This story was originally published by our partners at The Conversation. Period symptoms are frustrating no matter the time of year. But some women and peo

by Jahnavi Daru

Women Are Being Told Their Endometriosis Is A UTI – What’s Going ...

“I started getting what I thought was recurrent UTIs (urinary tract infections) and thrush (a common yeast infection in the vagina, penis or skin) and ev

by Tanyel Mustafa

Dedicated Feature

What I Wish I’d Known About My Fertility Before I Turned 25

The content and development of this article has had scientific input and editorial review from Merck Serono Ltd and Fertility Network UK. This article is s

So That's Why You Get So Horny During Your Period

If sex drives followed the perfectly-laid plan of your menstrual cycle, then you’d feel your sexiest around 10 to 13 days after your period ends, bec

by Kasandra Brabaw

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

Reproductive Health

‘My Uterus Is A Curse’: The Hidden Weight Of Heavy Menstrual Blee...

For a group of people that have been constantly reprimanded for being weak and overly sensitive, the pain — physical and otherwise — that women and all

Do You Really Need To Pay Attention To Your Vaginal Microbiome?

Ah, the vagina. A magical, mystical, wonderful place that has much more going on than meets the eye. In fact, the vagina is home to its very own community

by Elizabeth Gulino

We Asked Men If They’d Actually Take The Male Contraceptive...

Mood changes. Acne. Low libido. As anyone who’s taken hormonal contraception knows, these are just some of the side effects we’re expected to deal with

by Catriona Morton

I Had A 10cm Ovarian Cyst But Doctors Didn’t Believe Me

When Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause and model Hailey Bieber recently revealed they were suffering with ovarian cysts, I knew full well how they felt.

by Lauren Potts

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Period Flu: The Endometriosis Symptom Your Doctor’s Probabl...

Around 2014 I found myself regularly coming down with classic flu symptoms. A raised temperature, sore throat, aching limbs, heavy fatigue and sore lymph n

by Lisa Sinclair

Young Women On Why They Chose To Have Kids In An Uncertain World

Jen had her son at 25. When she found out she was pregnant, the decision to have him mostly involved working out whether she and her son’s father could p

by Catriona Morton

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,

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

by Alice Porter

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

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

by Lucia Osborne-Cro...

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

by Vicky Spratt

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

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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

by Hannah Turner

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

by Sadhbh O'Sullivan

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

by 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

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