Medical research suggests cervical cancer screening for women under the age of 25 has little impact. Women should therefore be screened at a later age, and less often.
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This vote should be about the morality of letting women suffer.
The Northern Irish party were horrified at the suggestion that Brexit might mean different customs rules. But when it comes to women’s rights, it’s a different story.
Many women are prescribed the pill without a definitive diagnosis of endometriosis.
The vagina is self-cleaning, and vaginal discharge plays an important role in keeping the vagina healthy.
Women, rejoice. The speculum is getting a friendly makeover.
Be it because of concerns over big femcare, landfill, cost, toxic ingredients or toxic shock syndrome, some menstruators seek solutions outside of the Kotex box. These are those choices.
Smear tests are no fun for women, and the HPV vaccine and better screening will offer better protection from cancer and fewer trips to the women.
Stillbirth deeply and profoundly affects parents and families. Here are five actions in response to this hidden tragedy.
What if the menopause was something we thought positively about or were able to discuss openly without fear of derision?
Health Canada is drafting important regulations for assisted reproductive technologies. Initial documents treat egg donors and surrogates as little more than spare parts and walking wombs.
Calls to routinely offer breast cancer screening to more women might sound like a good idea, but can harm. Here are three questions to ask when figuring out whether more screening really is better.
Study uses satellite data to add to growing evidence that nighttime light exposure raises risk of breast cancer, with the strongest link among young women.
If something goes wrong in pregnancy, a boy baby is more likely to be born malnourished or stillborn than a girl. This may have an evolutionary basis.
Gender is important in defining susceptibility and exposure to a number of mental health risks. Gender can also explain differences in mental health outcomes.
In medical training and practice, gender differences have at last become a vital part of diagnosis and treatment.
A new study suggested that menstruating does not impact a woman’s mental performance. But the relationship between hormones and the brain isn’t that simple.
Our report shows poor hygiene in remote Indigenous communities is responsible for girls missing school during their periods due to lack of products and knowledge, and feelings of shame. .
Women born in South Asian countries like India or Pakistan are more likely to have a stillbirth than women born in Australia or New Zealand.
Regulatory bodies approved some medical devices to treat pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence before having data to prove their safety and efficacy.
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Associate Professor at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Pain Sciences, University of South Australia
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Gynaecological Surgeon and Sonologist, McMaster University; Adjunct Lecturer, University of Adelaide, University of Sydney
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Karin Hammarberg is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Reader in Medical Anthropology, Birmingham City University
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Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Translational Health Research Institute (THRI), Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney
