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Endometriosis: ‘As I lay clenching my stomach in agony, I heard the physician saying my pain was all psychological’

Nov 19, 2020 | Menstrual Health

Guest post by Sarah Harris I was only 9 years old when I got my first period. I remember being...

PMDD: ‘Would my mental distress always be dismissed because it was associated with my period?’

Nov 10, 2020 | Menstrual Health

Guest post by Nathalie Saunders Nathalie is a queer, mixed race writer, who lives with multiple...

‘Endometriosis was perceived as a white women’s disease, but Black women’s pain is often ignored by medical professionals’

Oct 19, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Menstrual Health

Guest post by Fiona Timba, founder of @EndoSoBlack The writer of this guest post was paid for her...

‘Why are you worrying about your health when you were told that you’re fine?’

Oct 14, 2020 | #BlackWomensHealthMatters, Mental Health

Guest post by Olugbemi Moronfolu. Content warning: bulimia and its physical effects The writer of...

Hysterical Women of The Week: 13 October

Oct 13, 2019 | Hysterical Women

A birthday weekend roundup of gender bias in women’s health In case you somehow missed it,...

Hysterical Women of The Week: 21 July

Jul 21, 2019 | Hysterical Women

This week’s roundup, before Hysterical Women takes a short summer break Hysterical Women...

Period Symptoms Your Doctor Shouldn’t Ignore

Jul 17, 2019 | Menstrual Health

Guest post by Hollie Jones As women, we’re used to the difficult side of menstruation: heavy...

Hormonal: ‘You’re being hysterical’ is the ultimate ‘shut up’

Jul 11, 2019 | Books, Menstrual Health

Q&A with Eleanor Morgan, author of Hormonal: A Conversation About Women’s Bodies, Mental...

Hysterical Women of the Week: 30 June

Jun 30, 2019 | Hysterical Women

Gender bias in heart disease, and our usual roundup of women’s health news On Tuesday I...

Hysterical Women of the Week: 23 June

Jun 23, 2019 | Hysterical Women

This week’s roundup of sexism and dismissal in women’s health Between Trump and the...

Period Power: ‘There’s such a binary view of our experience of the hormone cycle’

Jun 19, 2019 | Books, Menstrual Health

Q&A with Maisie Hill, author of Period Power: Harness Your Hormones and Get Your Cycle Working...

Hysterical Women of the Fortnight: 28 April

Apr 28, 2019 | Hysterical Women

Back after the Easter break, here’s our weekend roundup of sexism in women’s health On...

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Endometriosis: ‘As I lay clenching my stomach in agony, I heard the physician saying my pain was all psychological’

PMDD: ‘Would my mental distress always be dismissed because it was associated with my period?’

‘Endometriosis was perceived as a white women’s disease, but Black women’s pain is often ignored by medical professionals’

‘Why are you worrying about your health when you were told that you’re fine?’

Hysterical Women of The Week: 13 October

Hysterical Women of The Week: 21 July

Period Symptoms Your Doctor Shouldn’t Ignore

Hormonal: ‘You’re being hysterical’ is the ultimate ‘shut up’

Hysterical Women of the Week: 30 June

Hysterical Women of the Week: 23 June

Period Power: ‘There’s such a binary view of our experience of the hormone cycle’

Hysterical Women of the Fortnight: 28 April

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