Women's health

3 days ago

Aimee Oliver. She has dark hair tied back, wearing black gym clothing.

Incontinence problems leave me 'leaking while competing'

Aimee Oliver's problems began in her 20s following the birth of her first child.

3 days ago

4 days ago

The image shows a woman smiling on a train; she is wearing a white coat and a black and white striped top underneath.

'Doctors thought my endometriosis was IBS'

The charity Endometriosis UK says the average time to receive a diagnosis has risen to nine years and four months.

4 days ago

A woman with wavy brown hair with highlights looks off camera. She is wearing a black shirt tied at the neck.

Women in Northern Ireland welcome introduction of miscarriage leave

Northern Ireland has become the first part of the UK where a woman and her partner are entitled to two weeks of paid leave if they experience a miscarriage at any stage of pregnancy.

4 days ago

8 days ago

a woman with long blonde hair wears an AR headset

AR tech prepares patients for endometriosis surgery

The images are used in consultations to show what happens to the womb, ovaries and fallopian tubes.

8 days ago

2 Apr 2026

A woman with grey hair and a brown patterned cardigan sitting beside a white sewing machine with wooden cupboards behind her

Sewing group helping women in period poverty

Debi Angell says the kits they make help women and girls who can not afford period products.

2 Apr 2026

25 Mar 2026

A woman with long brown hair in a plait is taking a selfie in a hospital bed. She has her eyes closed and is giving a thumbs up.

'I froze my eggs because I was born without a womb'

Betty Mukherjee talks to Naga Munchetty about living with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.

25 Mar 2026

Barbora Gray has long blonde hair and smiles

'I shampooed with raw egg to try and get pregnant'

Tired of health misinformation on social media, Barbora Gray is fighting back by sharing facts.

25 Mar 2026

23 Mar 2026

Dr Liz O'Riordan wearing a lime green outfit. She is looking directly at the camera and smiling. Behind her is a purple information board with lettering that says, LET'S TALK WOMEN'S HEALTH.

'Women's health must be taken more seriously'

Dr Liz O'Riordan says it is important women seek help from professionals not "Google and Chat GPT".

23 Mar 2026

Nichola Howells is a lady in her late 40s, she is of mixed heritage and has long black dreadlocks in a ponytail to the side. She is wearing a chequered shirt and a necklace with a triangular pendant. She is looking directly at the camera in her living room.

'I waited 30 years for my endometriosis diagnosis'

Nichola Howell spent years going to doctors with "barbaric" pain but was constantly dismissed.

23 Mar 2026

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