Female health
Empowering advice on hormones, fertility, sexual health, and menopause. Navigate your body’s changes with expert insights and supportive, tabboo-free guides.
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Ever wondered about the link between exercise and menopause symptoms? Your need-to-knows
Is working out important for your health during your perimenopausal years?
By Alice Smellie
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You asked, we answered: so, when does menopause actually start?
Introducing your new monthly menopause column, Discussing Menopause, written by best-selling menopause author, Alice Smellie.
By Alice Smellie
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Menopause symptoms vary from person to person – here, three women share their own experiences
Menopause isn’t one size fits all.
By Alice Barraclough
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“Menopause gave me anxiety – how I took charge and reclaimed my mental health”
Why do so many women struggle with their mental health during menopause? And what can you do if you’re feeling low?
By Alice Barraclough
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MPs back plans for "buffer zones" that will protect women accessing abortions
Report This is good news for women everywhere.
By Lauren Hughes
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The new Minister for Women's view on abortion is extremely alarming
Opinion
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh on why, when it comes to menopause, knowledge is power
“It needs to be talked about so that it can't be used to undermine women.”
By Katie Thomas
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Early menopause affects 5% of women: here's how to know if you're at risk
Think you may be suffering from early menopause?
By Ally Head
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What Davina McCall's perimenopause teaches us about the under-discussed women's health issue
The presenter's programme, Sex, Myths and the Menopause, covered her menopause journey in detail.
By Ally Head
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Ever wondered about the different stages of menopause and how they’ll affect you? A top doctor answers your qs
Your need-to-knows.
By Alice Barraclough
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10 celebrities who’ve openly shared their menopause experiences, helping the condition to become mainstream
Including Davina McCall, Michelle Obama, and more.
By Alice Barraclough
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All women over the age of 45 should get a menopause health check, say MPs
They also warn that an "entrenched taboo" around women's health means current medical support is not good enough.
By Amy Sedghi
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Headspace just launched a female health collection — here's why you'll want to try it
With meditations spanning everything from sexual wellness, to befriending your body, to fertility and more
By Kate Hollowood
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Kansas has voted to protect abortion rights in a landmark referendum
Opinion
By Jenny Proudfoot
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Spain to offer women up to three days leave each month for severe period pain
A revolutionary new bill
By Katie Thomas
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Exclusive: Minister Maria Caulfield says more must be done for female health
The minister for women’s health breaks down the main symptoms of the five gynaecological cancers.
By Ally Head
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Two of the Kardashians have opened up about their own fertility struggles
Remember, if you've been through the same: you are not alone.
By Ally Head
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Three mothers recount their experiences giving birth under bombs and sirens in Ukraine
Report
By Jenny Proudfoot
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This women's health app is democratising access to menopause specialists
Balance+ could help more women get the insight and support they need to navigate their perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms
By Kate Hollowood
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Anna Whitehouse: We must start talking about menopause at work
With too many women leaving the workplace in their 40s and 50s, Mother Pukka Founder Anna Whitehouse discusses what needs to change
By Kate Hollowood
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Another UK brand has announced groundbreaking menopause policies
WW has launched a range of new menopause measures and policies, for both its members and employees
By Kate Hollowood
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Penny Lancaster has shared an insight into her own struggle with the menopause
Plus, the TV star opens up about how she overcame it.
By Kate Hollowood
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Two women at the forefront of the Menopause Revolution share their take on the new task force - so, will it be enough?
Read Trish Halpin and Lorraine Candy's take.
By Ally Head
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PCOS supplements: so, do they work? One writer shares the supplement that regulated her period
Struggling with your PCOS symptoms and keen to regulate your hormones? Writer Jennifer Medlicott shares how supplementing changed her cycle - and her life.
By Ally Head
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Perimenopause symptoms: how to identify - and manage - yours
Aka how to pre-empt and prevent hot flushes, fatigue and more.
By Alice Smellie
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Do you know the average age of menopause? Alice Smellie, co-author of Cracking the Menopause, breaks it down
Here, she chats to some of the best experts in the business.
By Alice Smellie
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Struggling with your sex drive during menopause? 9 tips for boosting your libido, from a sexpert
One study found 88% of menopausal women experienced sex drive issues.
By Ally Head


