Don’t fear the smear

ADVICE FROM OUR WOMAN’S WEEKLY DOCTOR

I’m A Celeb star GK Barry is urging young women to book a smear test after hers found ‘abnormal cells’. Dr C explains what happens and why they’re so important

Three decades since a Canadian endocrinologist popularised a word for the transitional period between the onset of symptoms and your final period, the term has infiltrated the menopause conversation. But the facts remain as foggy as a frontal lobe deprived of oestrogen. As Perimenopause Awareness Month collides with the return to school, consider this a lesson in how to navigate this life stage

TV doctor Zoe Williams wants to help more women understand the changes menopause can bring, and make them feel empowered to face them with confidence

Here’s why you need to fit this test into your schedule…

Dashing to the toilet, I winced as a burning sensation shot between my legs. It was April 2022, and I’d been having issues down below for a while. A history of heavy bleeding, fibroids and polyps had