Women's health
Testosterone is trending as ‘missing link’ cure-all for women, prompting warnings
The primary male hormone is in demand as midlife women are told it can produce smaller bellies, better moods and even improved heart health, but claims it’s a “wonder drug” lack evidence.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Latest
Are tampons toxic? Here’s what you need to know
A study found traces of toxic metals in tampons. But what can this research really tell us about the millions of tampons sold every year?
- by Kate Aubusson
Opinion
Pregnancy
It was in the final moments of my eighth pregnancy when I began to shiver uncontrollably
I remember the abject fear of the operating theatre. Lying there, so close to having my miracle baby, I felt like I was floating in a bubble of terror.
- by Isabelle Oderberg
‘People don’t want to talk’: The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science
Bad science is affecting clinical guidelines, but now an Australian professor has a solution.
- by Angus Dalton
Opinion
Pregnancy
‘This is your fault’: The doctor’s words that left me with PTSD
It’s only now – 24 years later – that I am able to discuss it, and I still cry. Birth trauma is still vastly overlooked, but its impacts can last a lifetime.
- by Beth Knights
Exclusive
Domestic violence
The true picture of Melbourne’s family violence: 2700 arrests in five months
A police blitz in the south-east suburbs has caught 2700 family-violence offenders in five months, as Safe Steps warns more perpetrators are strangling victims.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Could delaying menopause help women live longer?
The earlier a woman enters this life phase, the higher her risk for developing dementia, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and more.
- by Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Dana G. Smith
Sexual strangulation can mean ‘minutes to death’, yet half of young people do it
Pressure not to be vanilla in sex, and porn influencers, are among reasons more than half of young people have participated in sexual strangulation.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Opinion
Opinion
Why the government might need to start peddling unedited porn
Nearly a quarter of Gen Z women are anxious, ashamed or embarrassed by how their labia look.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Marathon mums: How having children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger
Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves, let alone running 42 kilometres in that time, can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running: “patience and an ability to suffer”.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
Opinion
Why are women retiring at 54? It’s not because we’re sick
It’s Australia that needs The Change, as in a better understanding of menopause.
- by Maria Kovacic