Womens Health

Victorian women's experience with pain and the health system will be the focus of an Australian-first inquiry. Premier Jacinta Allan and Health Minister

Menopause marks a significant transition in a woman's life, heralding changes that affect her physical, emotional, and mental well-being. ● As we

An Alabama woman with a rare congenital anomaly that results in her having two uteri has given birth to healthy twin girls. Kelsey Hatcher and husband Caleb

Being more active could reduce the risk of women developing breast cancer before menopause, a study has suggested. Researchers analysed data based on the amount

Maternity care improvements suggested by a grieving mother will be introduced immediately in Queensland. Health Minister Shannon Fentiman met with Meg and James

While awareness of menopause is increasing, workplaces have a long way to go to properly support women during this stage of life, according to research by a Griffith University

Would-be parents undergoing IVF have been warned about experimental add-on treatments that could cause harm or reduce their chances of having a baby. The alert

Some women escaping domestic violence are forced to live with missing teeth for upwards of three years because of barriers to affordable dental care. A Senate

Systemic racism inside hospitals coupled with dismissed pain and a lack of informed consent is contributing to traumatic births for many women, an inquiry has been told.

One of Australia's closest neighbours has committed to becoming the first Pacific nation to eliminate cervical cancer. Women in Vanuatu will have access

Women suffering urinary tract infections could soon be spared time, money and a lot of pain by accessing medication straight from the pharmacist, but the proposal has drawn

Catalonia will provide reusable menstrual cups, period pants and pads for free at pharmacies to counter so-called "period poverty", as the Spanish region follows

Abortion has been removed from Western Australia's criminal code and access will be easier for women, in sweeping reforms passed by the state parliament.

There has been a jump in Australian women living with endometriosis and more patients are being diagnosed at an earlier age. About one in seven women aged between

Women's health centres will receive a funding boost in the NSW budget to help increase staff numbers, reduce counselling waitlists and provide more services.

The traumatic stories of women giving birth in the NSW public health system have prompted a major push to improve maternity services across the state. A new

Mexico's Supreme Court has thrown out all federal criminal penalties for abortion, ruling that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional and violate

Women need to be empowered with information about what could go wrong during childbirth so they're not meeting a doctor for the first time in a terrifying emergency situation,

A senior obstetrician says more than one in three women experience birth trauma in hospitals, and over-stretched rural health services can't keep up. Maria

When a rural town loses its maternity unit, operating theatres are often the next to go, then the emergency department, then local doctors and nurses. That's