Women's Health

Periods, the monthlies or menstrual cycle are a perfectly normal and healthy part of being a woman. The menstrual cycle provides the body with important chemicals and hormones to keep you ...

Light exercise can really help alleviate period pains due to the increase in blood circulation. Whether it be going for a light jog on the beach in the morning before ...

Superdrug now offers women more choice and accessibility to emergency contraception by being the first high street retailer to launch a generic emergency hormonal contraceptive pill (EHC), which is now ...

People often wonder if it is okay to swim while menstruating. Will you get terrible cramps, catch an infection or be eaten by sharks? Not likely. If you enjoy swimming ...

“For lots of women ‘the change’ can be tough physically and emotionally - hot flushes, painful sex, night sweats and fluctuating moods are all common symptoms that can make us ...

Prior to summer holidays, women are boosting their confidence with trips to the hairdresser and beauty salon. 50% say they invest in their appearance when preparing for holiday as it ...

While the pill is undoubtedly a fantastic and reliable form of contraceptive, its effectiveness can dramatically decrease if you don’t take it correctly or if you miss a pill. To ...

FOFO is the punchy acronym for ‘Fear of Finding Out’. It’s not a disease, and can barely even be called a syndrome, as it’s actually a normal human trait, which ...

To mark National Pet Month a new study has found that, although we’re a nation of pet lovers, we are often not cleaning up properly after our furry friends which ...

Tracey Sylvester, age 51, is a nurse at Sheffield Northern General.  After her Mum and partner passed away, Tracey drank alcohol and put on weight She turned her life around by going to ...

Deeply hydrating and reparative, Cura Oil is a blend of 8 natural oils, including Camellia, Argan, Red Mandarin, Bergamot, Sunflower, Crambe Abyssinica, Geranium and Vitamin E with numerous benefits for normal, sensitive ...

The pelvic floor is a key set of deep muscles situated in the pelvis. They run from the frontal pubic bone to the coccyx at the base of the spine. ...

MYTH: Movement has been proven to be beneficial for people with osteoarthritis and is recommended by health care professionals. [1] Getting joints moving, strengthening the muscles and improving fitness can lessen ...

Tech is transforming every aspect of modern life for women, from wearable tech to fertility trackers so we look at why women are becoming more reliant on this over traditional ...

Six inspirational women who have all lost significant amounts of weight share their top weight loss tips: SlimFast is an easy, do-able weight loss plan that is scientifically proven to ...

New research has revealed an alarming lack of awareness amongst women around hormones and their impact on health and wellbeing. In a study of 1000 women, more than half (53%) ...

In the current western culture, the development of eating disorders is an ever growing occurrence that is generally marked by disturbances in eating behavior.1 It is estimated that ...

Nadia Sawalha is supporting the global incontinence brand Depend as they launch in the UK. She told us about her passion to get people talking about incontinence more and what tools ...

Crystal Hefner has had her breast implants removed after they "slowly poisoned" her. The 30-year-old beauty - who is married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner - has suffered a number of ...

Millions blinded by conditions such as glaucoma will one day be able to see again as scientists discover a way to regenerate a damaged optic nerves. Researchers found a therapy ...

Good news for women but a cautionary fact that men need to toake onboard. A fact revealed by researchers shows that overweight men are up to 50 per cent more ...

What does Kneipp mean to you? In Bad Worishofen Germany it means a way of life, a philosophy. Sebastian Kneipp was born on the 17th May 1821 the son of ...

Coleen Rooney felt "energised" after eating her son's placenta. The 30-year-old star had her after-birth freeze-dried and turned into pills when her youngest child Kit was born in January and believes ...

Considering how long menstruation has been around, the options for managing it are, frankly, limited. About 7 in 10 people in Western Europe, Canada and the USA use tampons, or ...