women's health

Now pregnant with her rainbow baby, Shay Mitchell bravely opened up about a 2018 miscarriage during the July 17 debut of her new YouTube series Almost Ready. In the episode, titled "Keeping a Secret," the former Pretty Little Liars star tearfully…

If you take birth control pills, or you’re trying to find the best method of contraception for you, you may have asked yourself, “Do you ovulate on birth control pills?” The short answer is “No.” Birth control pills are designed to prevent…

Right now, it is still illegal for people in Northern Ireland to have an abortion — unless in extreme health circumstances. Save for allowing people to travel to England for an abortion on the NHS, Westminster has so far failed to alter the…

The concept of "femtech" is a rather divisive one. However, no matter what people think, one thing is undeniable: the sector is on the up. But is the rise of femtech all it's cracked up to be? Are women benefitting from the increased interest in…

Work-related stress, also known as burnout, can impact a great many things. Your career can suffer along with your social life and even your mental health. But burnout can also affect your period in a number of ways, according to experts. As the NHS…

It's nearing the end of the cold season... which means that everybody will shortly be developing spring colds and will still be sneezing everywhere in your office. It's a joyous time of year. But if you have concerns and beliefs about having sex…

If you've been having periods for any amount of time, you've probably already had a run-in with a period blood clot. If you don't know what I'm talking about, well, lucky you. Please allow me to draw you a word picture: Period blood clots are thick,…

Whether it's in the form of advertisements telling us to keep our periods discreet and fragrant, or we're stuck in a useless sex-education class at school, it's abundantly clear that menstruation taboo is still a thing. What's worse is, it keeps…

When I came down with a hacking cough a few weeks ago, I wasn't too concerned — I assumed that I had simply caught a cold, the same cold that every human being in town seemed to be nursing at the time. But as the days passed, I noticed that my cold…