Normal? There’s no such thing when it comes to women’s bodies.
Many of us have misconceptions around how our bodies work and what they should look like. The fact is, women’s bodies vary greatly, and this is something we should celebrate, says Frances Green, registered nurse and midwife.
Have you screened? It’s the best thing you can do to protect yourself from cervical cancer.
New Zealand’s cervical screening programme includes an easy self-swab as an initial step – and we encourage all our patients to participate.
What can be done to treat urinary incontinence?
While it may seem embarrassing, urinary incontinence is a common and predominantly treatable problem affecting around 34% of NZ women.
Four things to understand about your vagina
When it comes to female anatomy, there’s still a lot that many of us don’t know. A 2019 survey found that half of those questioned didn’t know where the vagina was on a diagram of a woman’s genitalia.
Painful sex is more common than you think – but there are solutions.
Affecting one in six women, pain with intercourse has a number of causes that can depend on where you are at in life’s journey.
