‘I have a phobia of pregnancy’

Even seeing a heavily pregnant woman terrifies her, but now Jessie Hewitson is pregnant herself. She explains how she is managing

How to cope with the menopause

For some women, it's a breeze - for others, a nightmare. From HRT to hot flushes, Cherrill Hicks offers her guide

French hit back after British attack on G-spot touches nerve

After scientists in London declared the G-spot may be a myth, gynaecologists gather in Paris to launch counter-attack

Mixing a Super Bowl of manipulation

Melissa McEwan: An anti-abortion ad, to be shown to millions during American sports' prime time, hinges upon a deliberate distortion

Memo to medics: it’s about emotions as well as tumours

Zoe Williams: The latest dust-up among breast cancer experts shines a light into the grey areas of the NHS's screening programme

Women’s right to choose was not meant to be about Botox

Libby Brooks: The era of perfectability has seen feminist calls for autonomy distorted into a row about rights to self-mutilate the body

The real G-spot myth

Yvonne Roberts: Scientific debates over whether the G-spot exists ignore the complex reality of women's sex lives

Help teens have sex without pregnancy

Heather Corinna: If we are to lower the abortion rate among young women, we must accept that teenagers will have sex and offer them advice

False positive on breast cancer

Sarah Wildman: A panel's recommendation that American women need fewer mammograms would mean more deaths from breast cancer

‘Female Viagra’ boosts sexual desire in women with flagging libido

Women who took the drug during a trial reported more satisfying sexual encounters and a higher libido