Menopause is having a moment but for many women it’s still in the shadows

In the run-up to World Menopause day, we need to remember it’s not just white, posh women who need help

I used to be ashamed of being a fangirl. Now I see how joyous and creative it was

Lady Gaga was my idol, but I didn’t dare tell anyone. Now a new wave of books and films shows us why female obsession is such an important part of growing up

MPs call for menopause health checks at 45 and free HRT in England

All-party group report on menopause also calls for more workplace support and training for health workers

Microplastics found in human breast milk for the first time

Exclusive: Researchers concerned over potential health impacts of chemical contaminants on babies

‘We are expected to be OK with not having children’: how gay parenthood through surrogacy became a battleground

In New York, a gay couple fighting to make their insurers pay for fertility treatment have found themselves in the middle of a culture war. What happens when the right to parenthood involves someone else’s body?

Why has Britain fallen in love with Botox? There is only one way to find out …

Increasing numbers of people are using the cosmetic treatment and they are happy to admit it. But what does it feel like to freeze your forehead, does anyone notice – and can it change how you feel about yourself?

A moment that changed me: ‘As I recovered from spinal surgery, the death of Princess Diana made me value life’

At 19, I had an operation that left me in a back brace for a year. But as I lay confined to bed, I realised that I had much to be grateful for

At 87, my flirty, menacing grandma gets away with murder. What a role model!

Everyone loves Sylvia – except the man who was rash enough to push past her on the bus, writes Ella McLeod

The pregnancy prescription: ‘I was told a baby might cure my chronic pain. I was sold a lie’

A difficult pregnancy is a lot like living with chronic pain, something to be quietly endured, because no one likes to talk about it

I had babies in Germany 10 years apart. This is what I learned about healthcare, motherhood and race

My son was born soon after we moved to Berlin to open a bookshop. Last year I had twins – and things went far less smoothly