I tried everything to fix my incontinence. Here’s what worked
‘I’m tired of peeing in my pants,’ I said to the urogynecologist. ‘Please fix me’
Norma Meras Swenson obituary
Sociologist and women’s health activist who was a co-author of the groundbreaking book Our Bodies, Ourselves
Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation
The private pain of prolapse: six things I wish I’d known – from sex to exercise to mental health
Pelvic organ prolapse affects around half of all women, yet it is little understood and very rarely discussed. Here is what I found out after my diagnosis
‘The pain was worse than giving birth’: why are so many women separated from their babies in prison?
First they had to give birth in custody, then their babies were taken away. Sometimes they never got them back. Here’s what 29 women told the Lost Mothers Project
11 things you should know about using the gym, from ‘Is everyone watching me?’ to ‘How do I use a squat rack?’
More and more of us are spending time among the barbells and the treadmills – and feeling more and more confused. Here’s some advice from an expert
Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Peer-reviewed study’s findings raises fresh question on the toxic substances’ impact on fertility
New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance
Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment
A lifesaving midwife in Afghanistan: Noriko Hayashi’s best photograph
‘This woman was nine months pregnant but had never had a checkup. Anisa is listening to the baby’s heartbeat with a stethoscope. After foreign aid cuts, including Trump’s, she is now out of a job’
‘We’d been through so much’: Jean Hannah Edelstein on breasts – and life without them
All her life Jean Hannah Edelstein had tried to feel comfortable with her breasts, battling unwelcome attention and breastfeeding woes. But then came cancer and a double mastectomy – and she realised she was losing something she loved