Womens Health

It's not just a period and the pain isn't normal - endometriosis leaves one in seven women in often excruciating pain and threatens their work, their health and their

Women are twice as likely as men to say they cannot afford a prescription for themselves or their families, data reveals as pharmacists urge greater funding to help patients

Maternity wards at two private hospitals are set to close in a move labelled a "disappointing blow" to women seeking maternity care. Healthscope announced

Maternity wards at private hospitals in two jurisdictions will close after the operator cited staffing challenges and declining birth rates. Healthscope announced

A reduced-calorie diet can help pregnant women who develop gestational diabetes avoid the need for insulin injections, according to a UK study. Gestational

Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilisation in 2023, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful

Australian women are being let down by a lack of consideration for gender and sex in healthcare guidelines, leading to entrenched gender inequities at the highest levels of

A woman whose baby died days after a home birth gone wrong had resisted labour at hospital because of a previous traumatic experience with her eldest child.

Government-subsidised access to hormone therapy for menopausal women will make a "meaningful difference" to the lives of countless sufferers, experts say.

Beverage companies have been accused of dodging their responsibility to warn consumers of the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant. More than a third

Heart attacks can present differently in women so it's important health practitioners and patients learn the signs before it's too late, experts say.

New mothers experiencing mental distress may have to be treated in general psychiatric units separated from their babies as a mass resignation of public sector psychiatrists

Australia's economy is deprived of $26.6 billion annually due to lost productivity from untreated reproductive health conditions, a report reveals. The

Christabel Moschetti wouldn't wish endometriosis on her worst enemy. The 22-year-old was diagnosed with the condition four years ago, after an adolescence

Women who suffered debilitating pain and bleeding after a permanent contraceptive device was implanted say they are disappointed a judge found it did not directly cause their

A contraceptive device did not directly cause chronic pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding in women, a judge has found. Victorian Supreme Court Justice

Proposed changes to Queensland abortion laws have been gagged by the premier, leaving opposition and crossbench MPs gobsmacked. Premier David Crisafulli put

Hoping to break down the stigma of talking about periods, researchers have developed a teaching guide on menstrual health for remote Indigenous communities.

More than one million Australians living with endometriosis will have access to a treatment subsidised by the federal government for the first time in three decades.

New rapid at-home testing kits for chlamydia and gonorrhoea will be available in the next couple of weeks for any women who suspect they might have sexually transmitted infections.