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PMOS Awareness Month: What Is Berberine?

We're exploring Berberine, the ancient herb used for nearly 3000 years, as a key supplement for women with PMOS.

How To Make Your Menstrual Cycle Your Superpower

Dr Denham's top tips for making the most of the different phases of your menstrual cycle.

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PMOS Awareness Month: Explaining Insulin Resistance

It's PMOS Awareness Month and today we're unpacking one of the most important drivers of the condition: insulin resistance.

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How To Access Free Period Products In The US

Nobody should have to choose between period care and putting food on the table - we're platforming the organisations and systems in place so you don't have to.

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Women In STEM: Investigating The Superpowers Of The Placenta

Meet the women in STEM turning lived experience into life-changing science. Lena interviews the researchers, doctors and innovators rewriting women's health.

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Got Your Period At School? Don't Panic, Read This

If your period has started at school, you haven't done anything wrong, and you're definitely not the first person this has happened to. Take a breath, here's exactly what to do.

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How To Survive Your Luteal Phase

You can't stop your luteal phase, but you can stop fighting it. We're diving into the best evidence-based tips to not just survive, but thrive in your luteal phase.

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Iron Deficiency In Women: What You Need To Know

Iron deficiency is incredibly common and can lead to various debilitating and distressing symptoms, so how can we spot it and how can we prevent it?

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Awareness Month: What Are Uterine Fibroids?

Fibroids can affect up to 80% of reproductive age women, so in this article we're hoping to give you a clearer understanding of what fibroids are, how they are diagnosed and treated and if there is...

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Women In STEM: Raising The Bar For Endometriosis

Meet Dr Jodie Hughes, a founder and researcher turning lived experience into life-changing science. She is one of the researchers, doctors and innovators rewriting women's health.

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Women In Sport: Exercise, Movement and Hormones

Whether you're a marathon-runner, a swimmer, a Pilates fanatic or perhaps you're running around after little ones all day, we're all on the move. The importance of physical activity for your overal...

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Women In STEM: The Voices Changing Women's Health Today

Meet the women in STEM turning lived experience into life-changing science. Lena interviews the researchers, doctors and innovators rewriting women's health.