Enda Kenny threatened with excommunication over abortion reform
Irish government on course to push through protection of life in pregnancy bill
What Do Women Want?: Adventures in the Science of Female Desire by Daniel Bergner – review
On prosmiscuity, porn, monogamy ... this study of female sexuality overturns some tenacious assumptions, writes Emma Brockes
I have access to affordable contraception. Millions aren’t so lucky
Gauri van Gulik: Family planning services require real political commitment to upholding women's rights, not just cash
Should I take drugs to prevent breast cancer?
Nice guidance is recommending oestrogen blocker tamoxifen for women with an increased risk of the disease. Could you be eligible for treatment?
El Salvador abortion controversy shows lack of progress on Cairo agenda
Luisa Cabal: The Beatriz case has highlighted the need to integrate women's reproductive rights more firmly into international policy
Sexual health of adolescent girls: learning how to listen
Making young women researchers, not just research subjects, was the key to uncovering their real concerns and beginning behaviour change in one Tanzanian district, writes Jennifer McCleary-Sills
The battle to eliminate FGM is long, but it’s one we must win
Zoe Williams: If cultural sensitivity is used as a junk drawer, to toss things into when they seem inconvenient, that's not good enough
NSPCC launches helpline to protect girls from female genital mutilation
Research reveals more than 70 women and girls seek treatment every month after undergoing illegal procedure, likely to be a fraction of the true figure
Should I stop using talcum powder?
A study has found an increased risk of between 20% and 30% for ovarian cancer in women who used talc for what some call 'intimate personal hygiene'
Hot or not? How we really rate our looks
Some advertising would have us believe that we're more beautiful than we think. In fact, finds Amy Fleming, the reverse is true