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Metabolic syndrome at menopause influenced by social factors

5 years ago 1
Metabolic syndrome (which involves conditions such as weight gain high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar) can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.  Women...

Comedian Beth Stelling speaks up about rape and domestic abuse from ex-boyfriend

5 years ago 2
American stand-up comedian Beth Stelling put a post on her Instagram last night, revealing the extent of the physical, mental and sexual abuse she received from her ex-boyfriend.  She wrote this...

Are you feeling overwhelmed?

5 years ago 2
Being overwhelmed can be incredibly stressful, unproductive, depressing.  You may have a sense of drowning under all the things you need to do.  How are you feeling? Image...

Growing rise in Granpreneurs

5 years ago 3
I recently read in our local paper (Cambridge Evening News) about Marion Foreman (pictured right), a nurse and grandmother who at age 58 retrained as a personal trainer and has set up two gyms....

Passive smoking linked to infertility and early menopause

5 years ago 1
New research has found that women who are active and passive smokers are more likely to start menopause earlier and have fertility issues compared to women who have never smoked or been exposed to...

Are you feeling tired?

5 years ago 2
How are you feeling today?  If you are in the Northern hemisphere – we are having very dark and short days.  When I got on the train today, everyone was asleep – literally everyone....

Plans for 2016?

5 years ago 1
This is the time of year for reflection. What have I done in 2015 and what are my plans for 2016. For those of you who want to change things, be reminded that you don’t have to see the whole...

We need to talk about cervical cancer

5 years ago 1
26-year-old Katie O’Brien, a stylist at David Marshall salon, Dublin, talks to us about her experience and why she’s spreading the word about cervical checks. Read the article in full here:...

What science doesn’t know about the menopause

5 years ago 1
A few things science does not know about the menopause: what it is for, how it works and how best to treat it. As a comprehensive review in Nature put it: “The functional lifespan of human ovaries...

Do you hold your wee?

5 years ago 2
We answer all the work calls, the social calls, but what about natures calls? Many women hold it, for hours on end,until they are actually in pain. Taking time out to pee should be a simple thing- why...

Your period in a photo stock nutshell

5 years ago 0
Here is an amusing article about what happens when you type the word ‘menstruation’ into Shutterstock – a website that you can buy stock images from. Not quite what you had in mind,...

What’s the worst (Christmas) gift you’ve ever received?

5 years ago 0
I am not a very Christmassy person to English standards. My Dutch background means we focussed on the family, the food, the being together. In the UK it’s more about the parties and the...

What is in a tampon?

5 years ago 6
A woman uses over 16,000 tampons in her lifetime. Tampons come into direct contact with the vagina and as the skin there is very thin, any chemicals tampons contain will be absorbed straight into the...

Sometimes I get lonely…

5 years ago 6
These beautiful words were written by Sarah Ellis. I get lonely because I watch TV and see a world going mad, a government intent on representing me in a way I hate and no solution. I get lonely...

Danish woman creates ‘Clue’ app to track your cycle

5 years ago 0
A new app has been developed which enables women to more accurately track their monthly cycle. Each user must frequently input data into the app under different topics including menstruation,...

Positive thinking – what do you think?

5 years ago 1
There are studies that show that optimism and pessimism can affect your health and wellbeing. The positive thinking theory is that positive people are happier, healthier and more successful –...

Have you tried a mooncup?

5 years ago 0
The estimated cost a woman spends on sanitary products in her lifetime is £18,000. Mooncup Ltd. was established in the UK in 2002, with a mission to make women’s experience of menstruation...

Muscles: What do you think?

5 years ago 3
Body image for women has become hugely important. Everywhere we look there are images of women. Models get criticized for being too thin or too fat. But what do you think about muscles on women? Love...

Tattoo: Do you have one you regret?  

5 years ago 1
A growing number of people have at least one tattoo and it is becoming fashionable to cover arms and legs with them. There are a growing number of TV shows where people regret their tattoos and get...

8 – Give up one of your ‘sins’

5 years ago 1
The latest marketing fad is to get people to give up something for a month in aid of various charities – I just did dry September for Cancer Research. So how was it? To be honest I was a bit of a...
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Menopause and your menstrual cycle

2 years ago 0
From puberty to the menopause, most of our lives will be governed by our monthly cycles of periods, ovulation and often premenstrual tension. After the menopause we are free of our menstrual...

Urinary incontinence in women – do not suffer in...

2 years ago 0
Urinary incontinence is the accidental leakage of urine. It affects up to 1 in 3 women at some point in their lives, although it is more common after the menopause due to lack of oestrogen,...
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