Women’s health

Patients with IUDs report experiencing pain ranging from mild to severe discomfort during the insertion process.

77% of tertiary students found it hard to afford period products according to Share the Dignity’s “Bloody Big Survey”.

Tampons are used by more than half of people in the U.S. who menstruate, according to UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health.

One in six people surveyed said they felt anxiety or shame about the look of their labia, which impacts the rise in labia surgery.

Over the last few years, 22 pain clinics – aimed at improving access to endometriosis treatment and diagnosis – have opened in Australia.

It means eligible patients can access the pill without the need for a GP appointment. The initiative is part of a trial by the NSW Government.

Endometriosis hospitalisations among women aged between 20 and 24 have more than doubled in the past decade, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Researchers from the University of Sydney have accused a group of online retailers of misleading customers about the effectiveness of at-home fertility tests in a new study.

Abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol will soon be easier to access in Australia after the TGA relaxed prescription rules.