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Polycystic ovary syndrome is believed to be the most common endocrine condition in women of reproductive age, affecting between 6 and 13 per cent.

A doctor said I was ‘too skinny’ to have PCOS. Five years later, I received a diagnosis

Despite having many symptoms associated with polycystic ovary syndrome, the absence of one left me in limbo for too long.

  • Hannah Bambra

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Annie Fenwicke has struggled all her life with an overactive bladder.

The nocturnal habit impacting negatively on your health

It affects up to 40 per cent of the population, yet the need to repeatedly use the toilet at night can be difficult to pinpoint and harder to treat. But there are some clues as to why it might be happening.

  • Sara Mulcahy

Fatima was left for hours in extreme pain awaiting treatment. She almost lost her ovary

Complex medical cases are being missed in Australia’s emergency departments, resulting in agonising pain, traumatising surgeries and infertility.

  • Carrie Fellner
The health realm once dominated by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow is now populated by RFK and his ilk.

Beware the bad advice: With huge profits on the line, our wellness pin-ups have changed

Potent cultural forces - and the prospect of big paydays - are shifting the face of wellness.

  • Sarah Berry

‘Treated like a hysterical mother’: Assaulted by her son, Alison’s pain was ignored until she collapsed

Alison Beatty was sent away from Katoomba Hospital’s emergency department but, as it turned out, her lungs were filling with blood.

  • Charlotte Grieve
Kate Burns and Abigail Rodwell.

Gaslit, dismissed and treated as hypochondriacs: The gender divide in iron deficiency

Ignored by doctors for years, Abigail almost died, with one doctor in the end saying she had the blood count of a shark attack or car crash victim.

  • Kate Aubusson
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‘I still love sex’: Menopause, desire and finding fulfilment in midlife

Menopause, and the decades that follow it, are commonly thought of as a transition leading to lower libido and the end of sex. But for many women, it’s just the beginning.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
The risks of stalking to women’s cardiovascular health should be considered as serious as smoking and poor diet, a new study has found.

Under pressure: Why being stalked increases women’s risk of heart disease

A new study has shown for the first time that being stalked raises the risk of heart disease in women. It’s even worse for those with a restraining order.

  • Sarah Knapton

What women want: How pleasure toys went mainstream

Spurred by growing sex positivity in the mainstream, today’s sexual wellness industry is booming. But the history of adult toys dates back 28,000 years. How did we get here?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Alana Jones has frozen 50 of her eggs hoping to have a baby using mitochondrial donation to avoid passing on a rare genetic condition.

Would-be mothers to get ‘more transparency’ on what egg-freezing may do

As the IVF industry undergoes unprecedented scrutiny, and egg-freezing rates increase sharply, women want more transparency around the likely outcomes of the expensive procedure, specialists say.

  • Wendy Tuohy