Joy of pecs: Jessica Fostekew, the weightlifting comic shredding body fascism

When her trainer called muscly women ‘unfeminine’, the standup turned her outrage into a hilarious show full of sweat, barbells, chalk and childbirth

Unhappy with your love life? It’s time to locate your sex accelerator

A third of British women report a lack of interest in sex. They need to remember what presses their buttons, says author Flo Perry

Half of British women ‘have poor sexual health’

Research highlights need to reverse cuts to sexual health services, experts say

‘I was angry I couldn’t even say the word’: UK teens refuse to be silent about periods

Girls have always been more likely to miss lessons than explain why. But that is changing

Record number of over-45s giving birth in England

More than 2,000 women aged 45 and older had babies last year, ONS figures show

Outrage as US rapper TI says he has daughter’s hymen checked annually

Virginity test discussed on Ladies Like Us podcast contravenes guidelines from UN, who describe it as ‘painful, humiliating and traumatic’

The truth about the clitoris: why it’s not just built for pleasure

Debate has raged for years as to whether female sexual pleasure exists for its own sake or has a role in reproduction. But the two views need not be at war

Born sleeping: how I grieved for the much-loved daughter I lost before her birth

The loss of a baby at almost six months pregnant brought special challenges, including the trauma of giving birth – and it didn’t help that the subject is so rarely discussed

Vaginal fluid transplants could cure bacterial vaginosis

Study finds new treatment for BV, which affects up to a third of reproductive-age women

Britain claims it protects girls from FGM. So why are we deporting them?

The government cares more about its immigration targets than vulnerable girls, says human rights barrister Charlotte Proudman