The latest women’s health news covering topics around the mental and physical wellbeing of women from across the globe and a look at the safety and wellbeing of women at work, in public, and at home.
Every ten minutes, a woman is killed. This stark reality, unveiled in a recent UN report, paints a harrowing picture of a global crisis that continues to claim countless lives.
A new study has explored whether perimenopause, the transition around the final menstrual period (FMP), increases the risk of developing psychiatric disorders in women compared to earlier reproductive stages.
Fiona Wylie examines the disparities between men’s and women’s mental health and emphasises the necessity of recognising these gender variations in the workplace and policy-making when establishing initiatives to support mental wellbeing.
A new meta-analysis presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society suggests that hormone therapy could significantly benefit menopausal women by reducing insulin resistance.
Pregnancy is not just a journey of physical transformation but also has deep changes in the brain, as revealed by groundbreaking research led by Professor Emily Jacobs' team at UC Santa Barbara.
Gestational carriers, also known as surrogates, face significantly higher risks of severe maternal morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes compared to women who conceive naturally or through in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
Despite its prevalence and impact, PCOS remains an under-recognized, under-diagnosed, and under-funded condition. Sasha Ottey and Katherine Sherif explain why this approach to the condition must change.
The average age at which U.S. girls experience menarche, their first menstrual period, has decreased, with certain minorities being more heavily effected
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