We shouldn’t push dubious ‘pink Viagra’ pills on women and call it emancipation
An FDA panel voted to recommend approving Flibanserin, despite the agency rejecting it twice before due to safety concerns. The FDA may well do so now
Yves Saint Laurent ad banned for using ‘unhealthily underweight’ model
Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling criticises YSL’s use of female model with ‘very thin’ legs and ‘visible rib cage’, calling fashion advert ‘irresponsible’
Pregnant women who exercise cut risk of diabetes, says study
The earlier in pregnancy women start exercising, the more benefit they gain, as well as helping to boost their baby’s health, says report
The fertility industry is one that sells hope – sometimes that hope is false
The latest headlines about fertility have predictably caused outrage. We need to ask why women feel they have to ‘delay’. Having a baby should be an achievable goal at any age
Why aren’t men in their 30s pressured to have kids? The answer isn’t biological …
Over the weekend women in their 20s were again under pressure to conceive. But this debate isn’t about fertility so much as an outdated social conservatism
Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm male foetus, study shows
Researchers investigating reproductive defects in baby boys identify possible link between low levels of testosterone and paracetamol intake
How can women reclaim their bodies after sexual assault?
‘I typed “rape, body image, can’t go to doctor” into Google’ – years after being raped, student nurse Pavan Amara found it difficult to be touched or look in the mirror. Now, with the NHS, she has helped set up the UK’s first specialist clinic for women trying to overcome similar problems
Miscarriage misconceptions boost feelings of guilt and shame, study says
Fifth of people believe lifestyle choices cause loss of pregnancies while two in five women who had a miscarriage feel like they did something wrong
Rites review – drama tells real-life stories of FGM
Cora Bissett and Yusra Warsama’s sensitive script tries to map out a way forward through verbatim testimonies of those affected by female genital mutilation
Why is my period late? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Every day, millions of people ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. In a new series, our writers answer some of the most common queries