Women's Health
General women's health topics that don't fall into a more specific area of fertility, gynaecology, or menopause.
All Women's Health articles
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Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine · 2 min
The Vagina in Chinese Medicine
Explains how Chinese Medicine views vaginal health through Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang balance, covering common disharmony patterns and acupuncture, herbal and dietary treatment approaches.
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Aesthetic and Skin Health · 4 min
Understanding How Menopause Affects the SkiN
Covers how declining oestrogen during menopause causes skin dryness, elasticity loss, wrinkles, sensitivity and pigmentation, plus skincare and clinical treatment options.
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Women's Health · 1 min
ELLECHEMY. Pleasure Prescribed
Introduces Ellechemy, Dr Raelia Lew's personalised prescription lubricant and intimate skincare range, outlining its formulations for fertility, menopause and vaginal health.
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Nutrition and Lifestyle · 1 min
top 6 Winter Immune Boosting Must Haves
Acupuncturist Mandi Azoulay lists six winter immune-boosting supplements and offers telehealth reviews and acupuncture sessions to help prevent and recover from winter infections.
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Gynaecology · 2 min
What do we need know about ovarian cancer?
Overview of ovarian cancer covering symptoms, risk factors, screening limitations, diagnosis and treatment options including surgery and chemotherapy.
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Female Fertility · 3 min
Navigating Christmas when you are trying to get pregnant
Lifestyle and emotional wellbeing tips for couples trying to conceive over the Christmas period, covering mental health, diet and alcohol advice.
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Preconception Genetic Carrier Screening · 1 min
Screening for syphilis – why am I being checked?
Explains why syphilis screening is routine in pregnancy planning, covering transmission, symptoms, risks to the baby, and antibiotic treatment.
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Women's Health · 2 min
Breast Cancer Awareness – What We Need to Know
An overview of breast cancer risk factors, self-examination, BreastScreen eligibility, and the WHM Familial Cancer Risk Clinic for surveillance.
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Pregnancy and Preconception Care · 3 min
Advice For COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy
2021 guidance recommending COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, comparing mRNA and adenovirus-vector vaccines and summarising safety data available at the time.
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Gynaecology · 3 min
Urinary Incontinence
Reviews the prevalence, risk factors, classification and evaluation of urinary incontinence in women, including stress, urge, overflow and mixed types.
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Contraception and Cycle Regulation · 3 min
Link between depression and the contraceptive pill?
Critically examines a Danish cohort study linking the contraceptive pill to depression, explaining study design limitations and biases behind the reported association.
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