Acupuncture relieves back and pelvic pain during pregnancy, study suggests

Analysis shows significant benefits with no major side-effects for mother or baby but more trials needed ‘to confirm results’• [Update: the study on which this article reports was later withdrawn by the BMJ owing to ‘fundamental flaws’ in the research – see footnote]

‘I’m investing some hope’: four women on their decision to freeze their eggs

After scientists cautioned against egg freezing as an ‘insurance policy’, we hear what drives women to do it

Can eight minutes of exercise make you happier? There’s only one awful, embarrassing way to find out …

Like half of all British women, I’ve barely broken a sweat in the last year. Time to investigate the Joy Workout, says Emma Beddington

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

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

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

Vegetarian women more likely to fracture hips in later life, study shows

Research suggests some vegetarians may not get sufficient nutrients for good bone and muscle health

So, women aren’t doing enough ‘vigorous’ exercise? One more telling-off we can do without

According to a new report, we need to go to the gym more. But that ignores the exertions of everyday life

Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’?

Analysis: While elements of the strategy are thoughtful and will make a meaningful difference, others have either appeared out of the blue or slipped from view entirely

New women’s health strategy for England aims to end decades of inequality

Among proposals to ‘reset the dial’ on women’s health are training for doctors and hubs across the NHS

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