periods, menopause and female disorders
Cervical cancer prevention week 2018
This week is the Cervical Cancer Prevention Week in the UK and this years campaign is called “reduce your risk’. This is one cancer where over 75% can be prevented with a well organised cancer screening programme. Did you know that: Every day in the UK 9 women are...
Genetic testing for breast and ovarian...
Yesterday in the UK, a team from Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University...
Could IUDs really reduce risk of...
By Dr Claire Senner A study out this week has suggested that women who use...
A new non-invasive diagnostic test for...
By Dr Claire Senner An American company Dotlab appears to be on the verge of...
from heart disease to mental health
gender equality, women’s rights, child brides, prostitution, FGM, honor killings, rape
Women’s Health Has Worsened Since 1990
A new study, published in the journal PLOS One (Public Library of Science), shows that women’s health has significantly worsened while that of men has improved since 1990. Researchers...
Which countries are worst and best for women?
What is women’s status in the world today? How and what do you measure if you want to know what the best countries are for women’s wellbeing and to live in? Several existing global... Sex: contraception, STIs, abortion and pornography
Apps for sexual consent: is this the future?
Weekly we hear of court cases where couples disagree about sexual consent. A major problem has been when alcohol or drugs are consumed and there is a lack of memory or change of view relating to consent. The Thames Valley Police in the UK have made a powerful video which is on...
UK Abortion Act 50 years on: freedom of...
By Dr Rachel Brown This year marks 50 years since the introduction of the 1967...
Why young women are rejecting the Pill
When I was a teenager, being on the Pill was almost ‘rite of...
What is it like to not experience any...
It is Asexual Awareness Week – October 22-28 2017 – as there is...
