Women's health

A study conducted by the University of London as found that Tamoxifen – a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen in the area, and costs just a few cents per day – said that hundreds of thousands of British women were not being the offered the drug. Authors of the study Havecalled for a […]

Researchers have developed a ‘bionic’ bra which adjusts automatically according to breast movement. So if the user is wearing the bra – which looks like regular sports bra – while running the bra will tighten and become more supportive, and if the user is standing still the bra will loosen. As the inventors of the […]

New research suggests while women over 65 would gain from taking the drug daily, those using it younger than 65 are susceptible to stomach bleeding.

The women, aged 29 and 34, were among nine women to have womb transplants – seven of which have succeeded. Their babies, which were delivered by caesarean section, were grown in the same womb that they were decades earlier. The medical breakthrough, which was part of a trial at Gothenburg University in Sweden, gives hope […]

The hashtag #PayeTonUterus (Pay Your Womb) has garnered more than 7000 tweets in less than a week with users tweeting their frustrations about their gynos online.

Each year in Australia, about 40,000 women experience postnatal depression by the time their baby is three months old, yet more than 50 per cent of mothers with postnatal depression don’t seek help because they worry that they will be seen as a failure, don’t know the signs of depression or are concerned about passing […]

Designer Nickolay Lamm has fashioned the anti-Barbie – an 11-inch doll featuring generous proportions, flat feet, minimal makeup, without giant perky breasts. While that toy concept might sound super refreshing  for an extra six bucks you can purchase a page of 38 reusable stickers, made of clear vinyl, which will allow you to decorate your […]

The 26-year-old Canadian model has expressed her dislike of the terms, 'plus-size model' and 'real women'.

Most people believe that exercising regularly will result in weight loss, but many people find that they end up putting on more weight in the form of fat, not muscle.

The plan, which has been developed in consultation with ovarian cancer researchers and women living with the disease, provides a roadmap for research priorities across a number of areas. About 1000 women die from ovarian cancer each year in Australia and only 43 out of every 100 women diagnosed are still alive five years after […]