Womens Health

Abortion access in Australia will be investigated by a parliamentary committee after the federal Greens gained bipartisan support for the proposal. The cost

Pregnant women are being sacked, demoted or bullied in the workplace despite laws prohibiting discrimination, a Victorian study shows. Monash University researchers

Women experiencing menopause will soon have access to new digital services to help improve their quality of care. A new digital tool will be developed by researchers

Women are continuing to suffer from the health effects of the pandemic regardless of whether they have contracted COVID-19 or not, a new survey has found. The

Sharon Single puts it bluntly: "Out here, people have babies on the side of the road". The farmer, who lives near Coonamble in northern NSW, with

A common ingredient found in beauty products, which has been linked to infertility, is still being sold in Australia despite being banned in Europe. The fragrance

Australians face potentially devastating consequences when doctors sideline women's health concerns, experts say. It comes as young women are warned not

The Victorian Labor government has voted with conservative MPs to stop the expansion of access to abortion services and voluntary assisted dying. The defeated

Healthcare systems failed pregnant mum Annie O'Brien and her family have been burdened with investigating what led to her death, her father has told an inquest.

Women who follow a vegetarian diet have a higher risk of breaking their hips in later life, a new study suggests. Researchers said vegetarian diets "often

Forcing women into top-level private health insurance for birth and pregnancy cover is a form of gender discrimination, the peak group for obstetricians claims.

Forcing women into top-level private health insurance for birth and pregnancy cover is a form of gender discrimination, the peak group for obstetricians claims.

More dedicated services are needed to treat and support Australian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a new review says. Up to one in five Australian women

Expanding abortion services is a priority for the Queensland government, with most residents in regional areas still having to travel to Brisbane for a surgical termination.

US politicians have voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in the first legislative response to the Supreme Court's landmark decision overturning Roe v Wade.

The US Justice Department has unveiled a new task force to protect women's reproductive healthcare freedom, after the Supreme Court last month overturned the landmark

Clinics are shutting down abortion services in the nation's second-largest state after the Texas Supreme Court blocked an order briefly allowing the procedure to resume

A cervical cancer testing overhaul is coming to Australia that will allow more women to privately administer their own less invasive procedure. From Friday

Judges in Florida and Kentucky have moved to block those states from enforcing bans or restrictions on abortion after the US Supreme Court last week overturned the 1973 Roe

Amazon.com Inc has placed a temporary purchase limit of three units per week on emergency contraceptive pills, the company says. The move comes days after the