Rewriting the narrative
This space is dedicated to changing the way we talk about women's health. Here, healthcare professionals share evidence-based insights, and women offer honest reflections from their own journeys covering topics like pelvic pain, prolapse, menopause, and more. Together, these voices deepen understanding, foster connection, and challenge the stigma and taboo that too often surround women's health. Every blog is designed to educate, empower, and advocate ensuring no woman feels alone or unheard in her health journey.
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How Perimenopause impacts physical health and muscle pain: an Osteopath’s perspective
Discover how perimenopause impacts muscle pain, joint health and overall physical wellbeing. Learn how a Women’s Health Osteopath supports women through this transition with evidence-based care and holistic treatment.
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Disabled by Thrush
Recurrent thrush can cause permanent vulval nerve damage, yet women receive no warning. Medical bodies have known about the link between severe thrush infections and vulvodynia for years, but prevention strategies remain non-existent. This is one woman's story of preventable disability and why the healthcare system must do better.
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Rare disease, common problems.. How Hirschsprungs shaped my life
I was born with a rare bowel disease called Hirshsprung's Disease. Despite it's hard to spell name, the concept is pretty simple: I couldn’t poo.
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Remembering the Whisper Within
Mic tap. Tap.. Tap tap.. tap.. I curiously look around a room that could be empty or packed full. …Overhead lights blinding my eyes. 'Is this thing on?'
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Rethinking Comfort in the Speculum Exam
Speculum exams are a vital part of women’s health care, but they’re often remembered with dread rather than comfort. Patients deserve agency, providers deserve better tools, and both deserve an exam experience that feels respectful. In this blog, Dr. Emily Fitch explores how comfort can be improved on both sides of the exam and how innovation is helping to reimagine the process.
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Menopause and vaginal health: The effects of low oestrogen and what to do about it
Menopause is a natural part of life, but it brings changes that aren’t always easy to talk about - especially vaginal health.
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Pregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain: it is time to LEARN a NEW tune!
Why do tunes get stuck in our head? We like the tune or maybe we just heard it recently! For the same reason, we get stuck into treatment patterns because they are comfortable and familiar.
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What does 'Success' really mean in pelvic organ prolapse surgery?
When discussing surgery for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) with patients, the number one question I hear is: What is the success rate?
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Why pelvic pain isn’t all in your head — and what you can do about it
Pelvic pain is real, not 'all in your head.' Learn from a pelvic pain specialist physiotherapist in Jersey about causes, treatments, and evidence-based strategies to manage chronic pelvic pain.
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My journey with levator avulsion
In 2017, I sustained injuries while giving birth to my first child. At the time, I knew things didn’t feel right. I went to see a few different medical and allied health professionals in the hope of someone telling me why I felt the way I did, but no-one did.
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