Hormonal birth control is used by millions of women worldwide — most commonly to prevent pregnancy, but also to manage health conditions...

Scientists at Rice University  have developed a mathematical model that could transform our understanding of ovarian ageing and the...

The surgical removal of the uterus — with or without the ovaries — may carry more long-term health risks than previously understood,...

For centuries, women’s sexuality has been depicted, debated, and disciplined through images - from classical nudes in oil paintings to...

When women talk about body image, conversation usually centres on weight, skin, or hair. Rarely is the topic of female genitalia brought...

When athletes step onto the track, the court or the gym floor, their performance is often what spectators see first. But behind the...

Illustration by Maurice Wilson showing Homo erectus using fire and preparing tools When Homo erectus  first appeared nearly two million...

A new international study has found that while men and women achieve similar overall success in following the Mediterranean diet, the...

Bill Gates calls women’s health “ignored, underfunded and sidelined” in major new initiative The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will...

A new study links the length of a woman’s reproductive years to slower brain aging – and it could reshape how we think about hormones and...

Is AI going against women? A 2024 study made by UNESCO suggests that AI is not neutral. As it increasingly influences areas like...

Emerging research shows machine learning could accurately predict menstrual phases using physiological signals captured from a simple...

Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri. Photography: Chris Radburn/Fixed Point Media A team of leading researchers at the University of Cambridge are...

The U.S. is facing a growing maternal mental health crisis—one that is quietly worsening beneath the surface of falling birth rates and...

The Irish Examiner National Women’s Health Survey 2025, conducted by Ipsos B&A, reveals a significant shift in reproductive planning: 33%...

Feeling lonely isn’t just emotionally painful—it could be deadly. A new Australian study has revealed that c hronic loneliness can triple...

You don’t need to run marathons or spend hours at the gym to boost your health. A new large-scale study has found that walking just 11...

If you experience mild breast tenderness or swelling before your period, you're far from alone—and new research shows it may actually be...

New research reveals a striking connection between infertility and long-term cardiovascular risk – and it's time the conversation around...

A study by Nature reveals a significant increase in infertility cases among women aged 15–49 due to sexually transmitted infections...