Women's health

Understand how hormones and sex differences shape your health across a lifetime — from the cycle to menopause and well beyond.

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Why falling oestrogen causes joint pain, body aches and frozen shoulder, what the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause is, what helps — from strength training to hormone therapy — and the signs that point to arthritis or another cause.

Menopause and perimenopause joint pain: why your body aches, what helps and when it's something else

Perimenopause

October 28, 2026

Why perimenopause drains your energy — broken sleep, night sweats, heavy periods and iron, mood and pain — which other conditions to rule out, what helps, and how to pace your energy while you sort it out.

Perimenopause fatigue: why you're so tired, what to check and how to manage your energy

Perimenopause

October 28, 2026

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Endometriosis diagnosis: why it takes years, and what the 2026 ACOG guidance changed

Endometriosis

October 16, 2026

Limerence: why a new person can take over your thoughts, and how it differs from love

Libido & desire

October 13, 2026

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Postpartum night sweats: why they happen and how long they last

Menstrual Cycle

October 13, 2026

Compulsive masturbation: when it stops feeling like a choice

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Masturbation side effects: what's real and what's a myth

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Is porn bad for you? What research says about mind, relationships and sex

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Postcoital dysphoria: why you can feel sad, tearful or on edge after sex

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Does masturbation make you tired? What happens after orgasm, and when it isn't normal

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

How often should you masturbate? What surveys and studies show

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Masturbation and anxiety: what research says about guilt and compulsion

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

Female masturbation: what research says about benefits, safety and myths

Libido & desire

October 8, 2026

If I get pregnant this month, when am I due? A month-by-month due date chart

Preconception

October 8, 2026

How long does it take to get pregnant? What's typical month by month

Preconception

October 7, 2026

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Hot flashes and night sweats after a hysterectomy

Menopause

October 6, 2026

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Menopause after a hysterectomy when your ovaries were left in

Menopause

October 6, 2026

Period flu: why you feel sick before your period — and what helps

PMS & Period

September 30, 2026

Micro-cheating and emotional affairs: where is the line?

Libido & desire

September 29, 2026

Can stress delay your period? How late, and when to test

Menstrual Cycle

September 29, 2026