The Parliament Brief: NHS doctors minimise menstrual health issues, celebrities tell MPs
The journalist Naga Munchetty told the Women and Equalities Committee that she felt “gaslit” over her adenomyosis diagnosis and treatment.
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What happens when women’s pain is dismissed
The Retrievals, a new podcast from Serial, tells the disturbing story of widespread patients’ suffering at the hands of a…
Bridget Christie’s The Change and the rise of menopause media
I’d take Christie’s dark humour over Davina McCall’s washboard stomach any day. But let’s stop pretending the topic is “taboo”.
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Being in pain is bad enough, but being a woman in pain is even worse
Endometriosis, appendicitis, fractured vertebrae, and now my mother’s knee injury: why aren’t women taken seriously when they say they are…
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The government is insulting women with its lack of menopause support
The UK’s 13 million menopausal women deserve better rights at work.
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Why are women still paying for HRT?
The government has made hormone replacement therapy cheaper, but any cost exacerbates the gender health gap.
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Social media is taking a dangerous toll on teenage girls
The evidence is now clear: smartphones are the major cause of the mental illness epidemic among young women.
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How much should we pay women for their eggs?
We have a choice: act as though women’s bodies are for sale, or under-compensate women who put their bodies on…
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Labour ignores young women’s health at its peril
A new breakthrough in treatment for endometriosis provides a welcome opportunity for the opposition – if it recognises it.
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Kemi Badenoch refuses to outlaw menopause discrimination
The minister for women and equalities told MPs that she would not be adding any new protected characteristics to the…
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Secrets of the womb
Leah Hazard’s new book shows how this complex, life-giving muscle has been maligned and misunderstood.
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With the buccal fat fixation we have reached peak insecurity
This year, let’s make a resolution to accept, rather than “improve”, our bodies.
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“I left in tears”: How misdiagnosis is hurting endometriosis and PCOS sufferers
These gynecological conditions affect one in ten women, but they remain heavily under-researched.
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The problem with appointing a man as Scotland’s first “period dignity officer”
Hiring someone who has never had a period illustrates the importance of thoughtful policy implementation.
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