Ovarian cancer incidence set to rise

Ovarian cancer incidence globally is estimated to climb by nearly 55 per cent in the next two decades, according to figures today from the World...

HFEA wrong to criticise foreign IVF clinics

There has been a lot said about foreign IVF clinics and ‘false hope’ in recent days. You may have seen headlines screaming that ‘vulnerable’ couples ‘desperate’...

The wonder of female genitalia

It wasn't that long ago that any mention of the vagina was considered taboo. Today, there have been plays extolling it, and national newspapers devote...

Detecting ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women in the UK, but because diagnosis is often made when the disease is more advanced,...

Earlier diagnosis for ovarian cancer

Early diagnosis is a major focus of the work of Target Ovarian Cancer and we take a three-pronged approach to try and ensure that more...

Can acupuncture assist IVF?

WHEN it comes to fertility treatment - specifically IVF - there are fine margins between successful and unsuccessful outcomes - between creating life or failing...

New menopause drug beats hot flushes

A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days. The treatment, tested by scientists at Imperial...

Ovarian cancer: It’s time to TAKE OVAR

The statistics are stark. 11 women die every day from ovarian cancer. Incidence rates are rising, research funding has dropped by one third in five...

Let’s talk about ovarian cancer

I was recently at our first ever comedy night, Gynaecomedy and let me tell you, there is nothing more empowering that seeing 300 women and...