Women's Health Pathway - Your storiesArticles about women's healthhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/Raelene RistevskiJared SmithPCOS is now PMOS: What does the new name mean for women living with the condition?https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pcos-is-now-pmos/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pcos-is-now-pmos/In May 2026, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Here's why the name changed and what it could mean for women living with it.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTChloe Suttonsexual-healthSilence: The unspoken symptom of menopausehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/silence-the-unspoken-symptom-of-menopause/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/silence-the-unspoken-symptom-of-menopause/Hot flushes, brain fog and anxiety get talked about. Silence rarely does. Yet the silence around menopause can shape how women understand their bodies, relationships and themselves.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTVoni NyamazanamenopauseTwo Changes, One Journey: Living with HIV Through Menopausehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/living-with-hiv-through-menopause/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/living-with-hiv-through-menopause/Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Nneka NwokolomenopausePerimenopause doesn’t just change her. It can change your relationshiphttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopause-doesnt-just-change-her/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopause-doesnt-just-change-her/The woman you love is changing and neither of you has the language for why. Here's what perimenopause does, why it's so often missed, and how to be the ally she needs.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMardi LucichmenopauseThe Giant Vibrator in the Roomhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-giant-vibrator-in-the-room/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-giant-vibrator-in-the-room/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSpencer Mooresexual-healthSheren's journey part 2: Out of the vulvodynia tunnel & beyondhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/out-of-the-vulvodynia-tunnel-and-beyond/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/out-of-the-vulvodynia-tunnel-and-beyond/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSheren Gaulbertvaginal-vulva-healthThe woman menopause introduced me tohttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-woman-menopause-introduced-me-to/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-woman-menopause-introduced-me-to/Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTVoni NyamazanamenopauseCloser to finehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/closer-to-fine/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/closer-to-fine/After 27 years of misdiagnosis, Heather discovered that PMDD had quietly steered her whole life. She's sharing her story so others find answers sooner.Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTHeather Hendriesexual-health"We don't really know why this happens": what I wish someone had told me about vulvodynia and painful sexhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me-about-vulvodynia-and-painful-sex/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me-about-vulvodynia-and-painful-sex/Told at 25 that painful sex was just something some women live with, she later learned how treatable vulvar pain often is — and why the answers rarely reach the women who need them.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMathilde Olstadpelvic-healthsexual-healthSheren's journey part 1: My decade living with vulvodyniahttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/my-decade-living-with-vulvodynia/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/my-decade-living-with-vulvodynia/For ten years, Sheren's life was measured in pain levels and cancelled plans. This is how she moved from bedbound and hopeless to the beginning of real recovery.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTSheren Gaulbertvaginal-vulva-healthThe untapped women's health market hiding in plain sighthttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-untapped-womens-health-market-hiding-in-plain-site/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-untapped-womens-health-market-hiding-in-plain-site/Lisa Taylor set out to build a period underwear brand. Instead, her customers revealed an overlooked market: women over 50 living with light bladder leaks.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTLisa Taylor, Founder of Wicks IntimatescontinenceCommunity is an Evidence Infrastructurehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/community-as-an-evidence-infrastructure/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/community-as-an-evidence-infrastructure/Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTVoni NyamazanamenopauseAnal Cancer in Women: Let’s Talk About Ithttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/anal-cancer-in-women/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/anal-cancer-in-women/To the surprise of many clinicians, women make up the single largest group of people diagnosed with anal cancer — yet it sits almost entirely outside the women's health conversation. A colorectal surgeon explains why.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Matt Marinosexual-healthThe Mind/Body Connection: Why what's happening in your head is happening in your body toohttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-mind-body-connection/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-mind-body-connection/When you think about sex (before anything erotic or arousing has even happened), what's the first word that comes to mind? Because, for a lot of the women I work with, the honest answer I hear is… Obligation. Pressure. Stress. I should. Boring. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLauren Cummingssexual-healthExperiencing Both Sides of the Stethoscopehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/experiencing-both-sides-of-the-stethoscope/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/experiencing-both-sides-of-the-stethoscope/A doctor who spent years undiagnosed with endometriosis reflects on navigating a healthcare system that repeatedly dismissed her symptoms—even as she worked within it. From six miscarriages and failed IVF to surgical menopause at 34, this is a deeply personal account of how lived experience reshaped her understanding of medicine, patient advocacy, and what it means to finally be heard.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Liz Murray BCA, MBBS, DipMedScisexual-healthPerimenopause: What You Were Never Toldhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopause-what-you-were-never-told/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopause-what-you-were-never-told/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMardi LucichmenopauseMidlife desire – Where did my sexual self go?https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/where-did-my-sexual-self-go/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/where-did-my-sexual-self-go/Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Nadia Boscagliasexual-healthWhen she's not 'just stressed': perimenopausal mental health conditionshttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopausal-mental-health-conditions/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/perimenopausal-mental-health-conditions/Perimenopause is one of the most significant transitions a woman will go through during her life. It is often framed as a physical shift, with hot flushes, irregular periods, and disrupted sleep being classic signs. But, for many women, the mental health impact is far more disabling than night sweats or unpredictable periods. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Nadia BoscagliamenopausePelvic Health for Active Women: What Every Runner and Lifter Should Knowhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pelvic-health-for-active-women/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pelvic-health-for-active-women/Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTZainab (Zain) OhercontinenceprolapseGet cliterate! This is how your clitoris workshttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/get-cliterate-this-is-how-your-clitoris-works/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/get-cliterate-this-is-how-your-clitoris-works/Discover how the clitoris really works, its anatomy, function, and role in sexual pleasure. Evidence-based information to help you understand your own body.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Suzanne Belton PhDvaginal-vulva-healthsexual-healthold hope, delivered despair: The new menopause marketplacehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/sold-hope-delivered-despair-the-new-menopause-marketplace/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/sold-hope-delivered-despair-the-new-menopause-marketplace/Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRaelene RistevskimenopauseEarly Menopause, Missed Bone Health & The Cost of Delayed Care | Case Reporthttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/early-menopause-missed-bone-health-and-the-cost-of-delayed-care/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/early-menopause-missed-bone-health-and-the-cost-of-delayed-care/Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTDr Pany NazarimenopauseWhat Is Breathwork & How Does It Support Women? | Amanda Curry PT, DPThttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/breathwork-your-questions-answered/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/breathwork-your-questions-answered/Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTAmanda Curryprolapsesexual-healthVaginal health: How to support your body naturally and effectivelyhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vaginal-health-how-to-support-your-body-natually-and-effectively/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vaginal-health-how-to-support-your-body-natually-and-effectively/Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTSarah Henschelvaginal-vulva-healthsexual-healthHow Perimenopause Impacts Physical Health and Muscle Pain: An Osteopath’s Perspectivehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-perimenopause-impacts-physical-health-and-muscle-pain/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-perimenopause-impacts-physical-health-and-muscle-pain/Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTDr Ashton WilsonmenopauseHow Recurrent Thrush Causes Vulvodynia: A Preventable Disabilityhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/disabled-by-thrush/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/disabled-by-thrush/Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTPhillipa Bainesvaginal-vulva-healthRare disease, common problems.. How Hirschsprungs shaped my lifehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-hirschsprungs-shaped-my-life/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/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.Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTLouisa ShaptoncontinenceRemembering the Whisper Withinhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/remember-the-whisper-within/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/remember-the-whisper-within/Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTAmanda CurryRethinking Comfort in the Speculum Examhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/rethinking-comfort-in-the-speculum-exam/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/rethinking-comfort-in-the-speculum-exam/Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTDr. Emily Fitchvaginal-vulva-healthMenopause and vaginal health: The effects of low oestrogen and what to do about ithttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/menopause-and-vaginal-health/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/menopause-and-vaginal-health/Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTSarah Henschelmenopausevaginal-vulva-healthPregnancy-related Pelvic Girdle Pain: it is time to LEARN a NEW tune!https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pregnancy-related-pelvic-girdle-pain/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/pregnancy-related-pelvic-girdle-pain/Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTDr Sinéad Dufourvaginal-vulva-healthWhat does 'Success' really mean in pelvic organ prolapse surgery?https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/what-does-success-really-mean-in-pelvic-organ-prolapse-surgery/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/what-does-success-really-mean-in-pelvic-organ-prolapse-surgery/Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTMargo KwiatkowskicontinenceprolapseWhy pelvic pain isn’t all in your head — and what you can do about ithttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/why-pelvic-pain-isnt-all-your-head/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/why-pelvic-pain-isnt-all-your-head/Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlex Frankhamvaginal-vulva-healthcontinenceMy journey with levator avulsionhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/my-journey-with-levator-avulsion/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/my-journey-with-levator-avulsion/Sat, 06 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTLyn Legerprolapsecontinencevaginal-vulva-healthYou only get ten minuteshttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/you-only-get-ten-minutes/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/you-only-get-ten-minutes/Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTRaelene RistevskimenopauseThe power of mindset in women's health: how hypnotherapy can transform your journeyhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-power-of-mindset-in-womens-health/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-power-of-mindset-in-womens-health/Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTArvinder Virdi EleveldcontinenceprolapsemenopausePainful orgasm: Understanding and overcoming Dysorgasmiahttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/painful-orgasm-overcoming-dysorgasmia/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/painful-orgasm-overcoming-dysorgasmia/Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTDr Sara Reardonvaginal-vulva-healthsexual-healthHow hypnotherapy can support women living with health challengeshttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-hypnotherapy-can-support-women-living-with-health-challenges/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-hypnotherapy-can-support-women-living-with-health-challenges/Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTJustine DalycontinenceprolapsemenopauseLichen Sclerosushttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/lichen-sclerosus/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/lichen-sclerosus/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTEmma Normanvaginal-vulva-healthVulval cancerhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vulval-cancer/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vulval-cancer/Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTClare Baumhauervaginal-vulva-healthThe midlife strength solution: staying upright, active, and independenthttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-midlife-strength-solution/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-midlife-strength-solution/As we get older, our muscle health naturally declines, and as a result, muscle strength and power decrease significantly. At the same time, many people develop more body fat, and in the pursuit of staying fit and well, often turn to restrictive diets in an attempt to lose it.Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTRebecca ThompsonmenopauseVaginal pessaries: a game-changing solution for pelvic organ prolapsehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vaginal-pessaries-a-game-changing-solution-for-pelvic-organ-prolapse/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/vaginal-pessaries-a-game-changing-solution-for-pelvic-organ-prolapse/Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTKristen PariseprolapsecontinenceEnterocele, Rectocele, or Both?https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/enterocele-rectocele-or-both/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/enterocele-rectocele-or-both/Little talked about, often overlooked; enterocele is like the distant cousin who is a bit misunderstood compared to common cystocele and rectocele.Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTSherrie PalmprolapsecontinenceHow does strength training impact your pelvic floor?https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-does-strength-training-impact-your-pelvic-floor/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/how-does-strength-training-impact-your-pelvic-floor/Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTDr Gráinne Donnellyprolapsecontinencevaginal-vulva-healthViva la vulvahttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/viva-la-vulva/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/viva-la-vulva/Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTKath Mazella OAMvaginal-vulva-healthFrom 39 to nowhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/from-39-to-now/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/from-39-to-now/After experiencing a sudden wave of brain fog so intense she couldn’t remember her own name, Kirsty began a journey of rediscovery that transformed her life.Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTKirsty DixonmenopauseBronwyn's story - My body is resilient and so am Ihttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/bronwyns-story-my-body-is-resilient-and-so-am-i/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/bronwyns-story-my-body-is-resilient-and-so-am-i/Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTBronwyn Fordprolapsecontinencevaginal-vulva-healthUnderstanding perimenopause anxietyhttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/understanding-perimenopause-anxiety/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/understanding-perimenopause-anxiety/Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTG.SmenopauseThe stigma of faecal incontinencehttps://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-stigma-of-faecal-incontinence/https://www.womenshealthpathway.com/blogs/the-stigma-of-faecal-incontinence/We come into this life incontinent, we go out the same. We acknowledge it, we accept it, this is the circle of life. We don’t talk about poop, except when using the word in a moment of anger or frustration in its more popular slang terminology.Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTSherrie Palmcontinenceprolapse