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Women's Health Insights & Stories

Doctor-authored, clinician-reviewed, and feminist-informed content on every aspect of women's health from periods to perimenopause and everything between.

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FertilityTrending

5 Signs You're About to Ovulate (And What to Do)

Recognising ovulation signs is one of the most powerful things you can do for your reproductive health, whether you're trying to conceive or avoid pregnancy naturally.

Dr. Emma Walsh · FRCOG

6 min

HormonesTrending

Why Your Energy Crashes Before Your Period, The Progesterone Drop Explained

That pre-period exhaustion is not "just in your head." Here's the exact hormonal mechanism behind it and evidence-based strategies to manage it.

Dr. Priya Anand · MBBS, DGO

7 min

AdvocacyTrending

The Gender Health Gap Is Real, And Here's How We Close It

Women's pain has been dismissed, undertreated, and understudied for centuries. New research reveals the scale of the disparity, and what systemic change looks like.

Dr. Amara Osei · Public Health, MD

8 min

Period EquityTrending

Period Poverty: The Silent Crisis Affecting 500 Million Women

One in five girls misses school because of her period. Period poverty is a global health emergency, and understanding it is the first step toward ending it.

Zara Nkosi · Global Health Journalist

7 min

Patient AdvocacyTrending

"Your Pain Is Normal", How Medical Gaslighting Harms Women

Studies show women wait an average of 7.5 years to receive an endometriosis diagnosis. Medical gaslighting is not a one-off experience, it is a systemic failure.

Dr. Sophie Laurent · Psychiatrist

9 min

Personal StoryTrending

Endometriosis: The Disease That Stole Years from My Life

A first-person account from a woman who spent a decade being told her debilitating pain was "just bad periods", and what finally led to her diagnosis and treatment.

Isabelle Mercier · Patient Advocate

12 min

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US Health PolicyTrending

The US Maternal Mortality Crisis: What Every American Woman Needs to Know

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high-income nation — and it is rising. Understanding the data and your rights could save your life.

Dr. Amara Osei · Public Health, MD

11 min

EndometriosisTrending

Endometriosis Excision Surgery: Why a Specialist Changes Everything

Not all endometriosis surgery is equal. Excision by a specialist surgeon has significantly lower recurrence rates than ablation — yet most women are not told this when discussing their options.

Dr. Rachel Moore · Gynaecologist

12 min

Sleep & HormonesTrending

How Sleep Deprivation Quietly Wrecks Your Hormones

Even one week of short sleep measurably disrupts cortisol, insulin, oestrogen, and growth hormone. Here is what poor sleep actually does inside your endocrine system — and how to fix it.

Dr. Priya Anand · MBBS, DGO

8 min

Workplace RightsTrending

Menopause in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights in the US and UK

Women in their 40s and 50s are the fastest-growing workplace demographic. Yet menopause-related presenteeism costs billions annually — and most women do not know they have legal protections.

Leila Hassan · Employment Law Specialist

9 min

Bone Health

Menopause and Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis Before It Starts

Women lose up to 20% of their bone density in the five years after menopause. This is one of the most preventable consequences of the oestrogen decline — if you start acting early enough.

Dr. Lisa Park · MD, FACOG

10 min

GLP-1 & HormonesTrending

GLP-1 Medications and Women's Hormones: What Ozempic Doesn't Tell You

GLP-1 receptor agonists have transformed obesity and diabetes treatment. For women, the hormonal interactions — with cycles, fertility, and PCOS — are significant and still emerging.

Dr. Priya Anand · MBBS, DGO

10 min

RelationshipsTrending

How Your Cycle Affects Your Relationship — And What to Tell Your Partner

Your communication style, libido, emotional needs, and conflict threshold shift measurably across your four hormonal phases. Here is how to share this with a partner in a way that actually helps.

Dr. Sophie Laurent · Psychiatrist

9 min

Endo Nutrition

The Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Endometriosis: What the Evidence Says

Endometriosis is driven partly by chronic inflammation. Several dietary patterns have evidence for reducing inflammatory markers and symptom severity — without eliminating entire food groups.

Claire Thompson · RD, MSc Nutrition

10 min

ADHD & CyclesTrending

ADHD and the Menstrual Cycle: The Connection Every Woman Should Know

Many women with ADHD find their symptoms dramatically worsen before their period. This is not a coincidence — oestrogen directly modulates the dopamine systems that ADHD medication targets.

Dr. Sophie Laurent · Psychiatrist

9 min

PostpartumTrending

Intimacy After Baby: Rebuilding Physical and Emotional Connection Postpartum

Sex after birth is one of the most common points of relationship strain that no one talks about honestly. A clinically informed guide for both partners navigating the postpartum body and relationship.

Dr. Maria Santos · OB-GYN

11 min

Fertility Over 40Trending

Fertility After 40: A Realistic, Evidence-Based Guide

Natural conception after 40 is genuinely possible — but the biology is different. Here is an honest, clinically grounded guide to what changes, what helps, and when to seek specialist support.

Dr. Nina Patel · Reproductive Endocrinologist

12 min

Health EquityTrending

PCOS and Racial Health Disparities: Why Black and Latina Women Are Under-Diagnosed

Black and Latina women have higher rates of PCOS-related insulin resistance and worse outcomes — yet are diagnosed later, treated less aggressively, and underrepresented in the research that defines the condition.

Dr. Amara Osei · Public Health, MD

10 min

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