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Period Symptoms Your Doctor Shouldn’t Ignore






Oblivi-osis: A poem to my endo surgeon


‘Man’s broke, innit’: living with endometriosis

Bloody Shame


Motherhood
Each month the Hysterical Women Book Club highlights a new book on women's health, chronic illness or the gender health gap, as well as featuring a Q&A with its author.
You can browse and buy all Book Club picks at Bookshop.org, supporting local independent bookshops and the future of the Hysterical Women blog.
Book of the Month
Introducing Rebel Bodies: A guide to the gender health gap revolution
Inspired by Hysterical Women, my first book will be published by Green Tree (Bloomsbury) on 5 January 2023 – and you can pre-order now

World Menopause Day 2022: Understanding mental health in menopause
Oct 18, 2022 | Menopause
Guest post from Harley Street at Home
Introducing Rebel Bodies: A guide to the gender health gap revolution
Oct 12, 2022 | Books, Hysterical Women
Inspired by Hysterical Women, my first book will be published by Green Tree (Bloomsbury) on 5 January 2023 – and you can pre-order now
Ill Feelings: ‘It was useful to dismiss us – to tell us we were trouble, rather than change the system we were troubling’
Oct 8, 2021 | Books, Physical Health
Q&A with Alice Hattrick, author of Ill Feelings, by Roisin McLaughlin-Dowd
‘My doctor diagnosed me with everything from epilepsy to migraines before realising I actually had endometriosis’
Jul 7, 2021 | Menstrual Health
Guest post by Tanya Patel, founder of online maternity and breastfeeding brand Lily and Ribbon
Call out: Research on experiences of endometriosis care (trans-inclusive)
Jun 18, 2021 | Hysterical Women, Menstrual Health
Researcher Jodie Hughes would like to hear from anyone with endometriosis
