women's health

As new legislation seeks to tighten abortion access across the United States, new research shows that people who are turned away from abortion clinics face an uphill battle afterwards. The financial effects of being denied an abortion can be…

In the nation's highest court, the question of whether employers have the right to deny employees access to contraceptive care is about to be deliberated. On Jan. 17, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will hear the cases Trump v.…

In 2016, for the first time in U.S. history, more women in their 30s had babies than women in their 20s. There are many reasons for that shift: millennials are still recovering from the effects of the recession, more women are pursuing advanced…

Changes to the cervical cancer screening programme in England, Scotland, and Wales is likely to result in a higher number of people being diagnosed with the HPV virus. As the BBC reports, summer 2020 will mark the introduction of new smear tests.…

You might have heard about intermittent fasting everywhere in 2019, but it's still not very well understood. The possible health benefits of intermittent fasting, which restricts eating to certain times of day or days of the week, have been…

While it takes a sperm and an egg to make a fetus, birth control is still all-too-often the responsibility of the person carrying that egg — and the sperm-havers end up believing in a lot of myths about birth control. According to a 2018 Bustle…

At some point, usually around the age of 50, your ovaries produce fewer hormones, your periods end, and you're in menopause. For some people, menopause can happen earlier than that. A 2013 study published in Annals of medical and health sciences…

For the past two decades, American mothers have faced an increasing risk of dying because of pregnancy, even though the U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Researchers have attributed the climbing maternal mortality rate to several…

We at Bustle love giving you tips for how to tap into your sexual potential and troubleshoot when things aren’t going your way in the bedroom. But what about finding solutions to those stressful sexual health situations that inevitably crop up when…

"I want to be a president for all people," former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro told Bustle before Christmas, about a week prior to ending his campaign for president after lagging behind both in polls and fundraising. Before…

As much as I hate being on my period, I do love getting that monthly confirmation that I'm not pregnant. The thought of experiencing an unplanned pregnancy right now scares the heck out of me. But guess what? While uncommon, "cryptic pregnancies,"…

Years ago, when I broke up with my first serious boyfriend — who I'd been in a relationship with for nearly four years — he wasn't just a guy I dated for a long time; he was the first guy I ever had sex with as well. He also became sexually abusive…

If you've ever consumed cannabis, then you probably don't need me to tell you there are some wonderful and weird side effects of getting high. After just a few puffs, bites, or drops of your favorite flower, edible, or tincture, sweet Mary Jane…

According to the Mayo Clinic, over half of women will contract a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives. Conversely, the Urology Care Foundation points out that only about 12% of diagnosed UTIs are experienced by men — making the…

As anti-choice lawmakers double-down on bills that make abortion harder to access, a new South Carolina bill aims to make "pro-life" lawmakers prove just how pro-life they are. State Sen. Mia McLeod pre-filed a bill on Dec. 11 that would require the…

Monumental progress has been made in fertility technology and treatments over the last decade. In Vitro Fertilisation helps tens of thousands of couples who are struggling to conceive across the UK, but one British couple has taken the next step.…

Although the morning after pill is free in the likes of GP surgeries and sexual health clinics, availability can be at the whim of opening hours and waiting times. Often, a person will end up paying for emergency contraception. And these prices can…

It's a time in life that inspires hope, dread, and Nancy Meyers movies: menopause. Menopause isn't one sudden event; people coming to the end of their periods can also experience the symptoms of perimenopause, or a transition into menopause, for…

Looking at the list of contraception available to women in the UK, it seems like there are loads of choices. Several varieties of both the single hormone or dual hormone pill, the patch, the injection, the hormonal or non-hormonal coil, the implant,…