women's health

In response to the flurry of anti-abortion laws that Republicans passed in recent months, actress Busy Philipps launched a social media campaign to remove the stigma around abortion and shed light on how common the procedure is. Since Philipps…

Over the past few days, talk of abortion on social media has rightfully increased. The awareness-raising is mainly down to a series of bills recently passed in the U.S.; in particular, Alabama's highly restrictive abortion law. Plenty of UK citizens…

Ever since Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2017, certain states in the U.S. have been ramping up their anti-abortion legislation. Just this week, the country's most restrictive abortion law was passed in Alabama, proving how dire the…

When life gets busy, you have a million things to think about for work, and too many important birthdays coming up to count it is really easy to let your relationship fall by the wayside. Making time for your partner is so important but when you…

According to a new report from the CDC, pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are on the rise — and most deaths from pregnancy-related complications could have been prevented. The study, which drew from maternal mortality data from between 2011-2017,…

Cosmetic surgery is hardly uncommon anymore. However, recent research has found that negative stereotyping towards those who have had procedures is still very much a thing. While social media stars and celebrities are regularly ridiculed for their…

Sex is a pretty complex thing. However you enjoy it, whoever you’re with, each experience is different and there is no one universal formula to creating an epic sexual encounter. When you have experienced sexual discomfort or trauma in the past it…

After continuous work from campaigners and a review into the treatment of detainees on April. 24, the government announced that it will provide free sanitary products to those who have a period so to make sure that they are “treated with dignity,”…

They say separation makes the heart grow fonder. There is nothing quite like missing someone to make you appreciate them when they are there. However, a new study suggests you take things one step further. According to this study, couples who sleep…

Having heavy periods can be truly detrimental to a person's life. And while they don't always have a specific cause, it's worth understanding what could be leading to excessive bleeding every month. For example, there is a belief that inflammation…

Whether you are single, taken, or somewhere in between it can sometimes feel like everyone is having sex except you. And the more sex the better right? Contrary to the headlines that millennials are too distracted, busy, or stressed out for sex, a…

In an interview with The Root Tuesday, Stacey Abrams' comments on sex work focused on the importance of protecting women who consensually work in the industry and those who were trafficked. Abrams, who narrowly lost a disputed election for Georgia's…

The human body is a strange and wonderful thing — but a lot of us aren’t super well versed in some of the more interesting things it can do. If you happen to have ovaries, for example? Well, let’s just say that there are a lot of weird facts about…

Thanks to people bravely sharing their stories and organisations pushing for further research, endometriosis is becoming more understood in society. But a similar condition, adenomyosis, still results in people scratching their heads. With similar…

With significant and painful symptoms and the potential for a diagnosis to take years, endometriosis is a condition that requires a lot more research. Scientists from MDNA Life Sciences and the University of Oxford believe they have found the key to…

Have you ever walked into a public restroom, realized you needed a tampon, and then realized you were out of luck? Stephanie Loffredo, associate director of social media for the creative agency Huge, found herself in the same situation, which gave…

There are few things I love more than not putting foundation on my face in spring and summer. For a start, I am lazy and often late so it frees up a whole extra two minutes of time to mess about. But also, if your skin is anything like mine and gets…

You may already not be looking forward to losing an hour's sleep on Saturday night, but have you stopped to think about the other effects of daylight saving time? If you take daily medication such as the contraceptive pill, you may be wondering if…

Any person with a uterus will tell you how affected they are by their monthly cycle. The peaks and troughs of being basically a huge bag of hormones can really get to you down and affect your every day life enormously. Not to mention all of its…