Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis.
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The draft African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values contains serious inaccuracies and could have far-reaching consequences if adopted.
The length of your vagina can change with age, hormones and sexual arousal.
Childbirth and ageing can cause pelvic organs to drop out of position. And while prolapse can cause women discomfort or embarrassment, it is common – and there are a range of non-surgical treatments.
Many are living with the burden of endometriosis and not receiving treatments that could improve their quality of life. So what might pelvic health physio involve?
Preterm babies born after 28 weeks can often survive with relatively simple medical care. Here is how.
Dryness, irritation, or pain during sex can be managed. But not everyone has these symptoms or is bothered by them.
The little-known gynaecological cancer with a link to HPV.
Speculums can be painful and invasive for many women.
Surgery is one option to treat endometriosis. Here’s what’s involved.
Women with endometriosis already wait up to eight years for a diagnosis in the UK. Post-pandemic delays could make this even worse.
The quality of grit – passion and sustained persistence – is a useful predictor of burnout and exhaustion for doctors and maybe the rest of us too.
The horrific story of what these women went through must be passed down and become part of the obstetrics curriculum.
Don’t get too excited about the prospect of freezing ovarian tissue to postpone menopause. The costs, risks and unknowns are likely to outweigh the potential benefits.
Long-acting reversible contraceptives are more reliable than other methods of contraception and most women are happy with them.
Women, rejoice. The speculum is getting a friendly makeover.
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Professor Emerita, Classical Studies, The Open University
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Professor Speciality of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, University of Sydney
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Clinical Research Fellow, King's College London
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Bond University
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Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford
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Antenatal Screening Counsellor Midwife, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Obstetrics at King’s College London and chair of the FIGO Preterm Birth Committee (2012-23)., King's College London
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Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,, University of Oxford
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Adjunct clinical professor, Monash University
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Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor, Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adelaide University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Clinical Trials Network Manager, UNSW