A letter to … my sister, who has conquered her depression
The letter you always wanted to write
I’m a self-saboteur – why do I fear success more than failure?
I have also realised that the ultimate enemy of self-sabotage is looking after your mental and physical health
My problem with Viagra? It feeds men’s obsession with macho performance
I’m all for the erectile dysfunction drug being available over the counter. But this doesn’t mean women have to tolerate men’s fantasy-driven sex antics, writes Guardian columnist Deborah Orr
‘It tears every part of your life away’: the truth about male infertility
Men are facing a fertility crisis, so why is most practical and emotional support offered to couples struggling to conceive aimed at women?
Can men get postnatal depression?
More than a quarter of new fathers in a new study showed significant levels of depression – what are the causes, and what can they do about it?
A moment that changed me: being diagnosed with breast cancer
At first, I was desperate to regain control. But when my body didn’t let me, I learned to let go – and put myself at the centre of my life, writes Joanna Clarke-Jones
Streptococcus vaccine ‘could prevent over 100,000 baby deaths worldwide’
Experts call for more work to be done to develop a vaccine for infection commonly carried by pregnant women, which can cause stillbirth and death
A moment that changed me: losing our baby Joshua at birth
I saw tubes coming out of his body, he was wearing a pink hat. He was the most beautiful baby I had ever seen
Church halls and chipped mugs … antenatal classes aren’t that different from Alcoholics Anonymous
Last time I was battling addiction and this time I’m growing a human, but the intimacy, inexperience, wisdom – and the level of gore – are pretty much the same
Do celebrities have a responsibility to reveal their IVF?
In Europe, 77% of IVF treatments fail – and doctors have suggested that famous people should be more honest about their fertility to combat the spread of misinformation