Don’t give up

Sidney had countless tests but doctors were at a loss as to why she was in such agony…

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

A seven-night getaway turned into seve n weeks of pain

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

Doubled over with cramps and feeling a bit ‘bleurgh’? WF discovers how the right type of movement could help to ease painful periods

With teeth, hair and an eye, I h ad a monster in my tum