Gender reconstructive surgery – winning the waiting game
When it comes to gender reconstructive surgery, if you could sum-up the patient experience in one word, chances are you’d…
Sexual Health
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…
How to boost desire
Around half of all women and one in five men suffer from low libido at some point in their lives. Here…
Detecting ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer among women in the UK, but because diagnosis is often made when…
Can acupuncture assist IVF?
WHEN it comes to fertility treatment - specifically IVF - there are fine margins between successful and unsuccessful outcomes -…
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,…
Breastfeeding ‘failure’ fuels depression
Women need considerable practical and emotional support in the early days of breastfeeding to make it successful. Those who do…
The Unmentionables: Intimate health products in conflict zones
As an academic, I am interested in the political and health nexus of conflict, and three years ago, I was…
No time to be complacent about HIV
Over the last few years we have begun to see some amazing news from London’s largest sexual health clinic. At…
What it means to live with HIV
I’ve always advocated that people should be open about their HIV status, not least because it helps them access the…