Womens Health
How running coach Maree Leith is helping women go the distance
Maree Leith's introduction to running wasn't exactly a happy one. It was off the back of some blunt advice from a surgeon about her weight. Audio
Women describe IUD insertion as 'worse than childbirth'
The T-shaped device is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy, and normally a patient is told to take paracetamol or ibuprofen beforehand but that's only to manage potential pain afterwards. In… Audio
The M Word: Menopause
Dr Ginni Mansberg is a GP who specialises in women's and children's health whose latest book takes a no-holds-barred look at menopause and how it can affect not only the women going through it, but… Audio
Gabrielle Jackson - pain and prejudice in women's health
Guardian Journalist, Gabrielle Jackson's book Pain and Prejudice had its catalyst in her writing about her own experience with endometriosis. Her article 'I'm not a hypochondriac. I have a disease… Audio
Women suffering from more frequent heart attacks
New research has found that women are up to three times more likely to die in the year after having a heart attack as men, because they are not given the same treatment. Audio
