Women's Health

Pole dancing has a raunchy reputation, but fitness instructor Stacey Windsor says its physical and mental health benefits can transform lives — and she's starting with her small home town. 

As family demands increase, women's physical activity becomes more limited, but the same doesn't happen for men.

After being shuttered for a year due to a critical shortage of midwives, the Woonabie Birthing Unit will be available to women with low-risk pregnancies who are at 37 weeks or more gestation.

Maria thought she was doing the right thing by connecting with the sperm donor she used to conceive her baby. She now wants the clinic to warn other families.

A new report from a regional Victorian women's health organisation reveals a dire lack of access to sexual health and reproductive services in the state's west. 

When Amelia Crispin was 17 she found out she was born without a uterus. But she didn't let her diagnosis stop her from having her own child.

It's understandable to feel nervous about having a laparoscopy for endometriosis. Knowing what is involved can help ease your mind.

Ten months after their dream of becoming parents turned to tragedy, these families are still fighting a giant IVF company to find out what went wrong.

A million Australian women and girls suffer from endometriosis at some point in their life — the same number of participants in netball. That's why premiership player Tayla Williams is using her platform to break taboos about period talk.

The mystery of what went wrong at one of Australia's biggest fertility clinics haunts this couple.

A multi-generational storytelling night held each month in Melbourne and Sydney invites women to share stories on topics ranging from My Best Mistake: Stories of Wrongs That Went Right to the upcoming salon Coming of Age: Stories of Wising Up. Audiences say they walk away feeling inspired.

Korea's notoriously high beauty standards date back hundreds of years, and even today they influence millions of men and women, with many going to extreme lengths to fit the "toxic beauty standards".

This group of women called the ‘Newy Granny Grommets’ has found community by riding the waves at a popular beach in Newcastle

Some people who menstruate are interested in making the switch to menstrual cups or discs, but say they don't know enough about reusable period products to confidently do so.

Almost one quarter of people aged 18 to 24 feel anxious or embarrassed about their genital appearance, new research shows, so what are our labia actually supposed to look like?

Shelley and Jo are an unusual pair, but a chance meeting in a Brisbane car park changed their lives.

Sarah Maculans independently navigates life with her white cane and guide dog Syd, but when it comes to buying sanitary products, she's forced to rely on others for help. Advocates say there are simple steps that companies can take to make products more accessible for people who are blind and vision impaired.

Women in Japan face a $4,800 fine if they have a sterilisation procedure without their spouse's consent, but there is now a fight to have that changed.

Heavy menstrual bleeding affects one in four women but despite the pain and disruption it causes, only half seek medical help. Doctors are trying to change that.

About one in five breastfeeding mothers suffer from mastitis, but experts say not enough research exists on treatment for this common condition.

For country women, buying a new bra isn't as easy as popping down to the shops; many women have never been professionally fitted. But a trailer full of bras trucked to the bush changed that. 

Persistent pelvic pain affects one in five women but is notoriously under-diagnosed and under-treated, with many women — like Louise — feeling dismissed or invalidated by medical professionals. Now, a group of female doctors are out to change that.

Largely overlooked by medical science for centuries, these women set out to advance the knowledge of the clitoris.

When a popular Australian podcast recently got into hot water over an episode about toxic shock syndrome (TSS), the incident reflected the consequences of medical misinformation and TSS confusion. So what exactly is TSS, and how worried should women be?

Poor access to the gold-standard, medically recommended morning-after pill in regional and remote areas is undermining women's reproductive health, experts say.