Women's Health

Frank, respectful guides to women's health: periods, PCOS, pregnancy and birth, fertility, menopause, bone health and breast health, in plain language.

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Women's Health articles

Women's Health

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Signs, Causes, and How to Manage It

A simple guide to polycystic ovary syndrome for women: what it is, its common signs, its link with insulin resistance and weight, and how a doctor assesses and manages it, explained reassuringly.

6 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Preeclampsia: the blood pressure danger in pregnancy

Warning signs of preeclampsia, blood pressure thresholds, who is at highest risk, and what to do immediately when symptoms appear. A leading cause of maternal death.

5 August 2026 · 9 min read
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Irregular Periods: The Common Causes and What to Test

Thyroid disease, PCOS, stress and weight changes all disrupt periods. Learn which causes are most common, what each test checks, and when to act quickly.

5 August 2026 · 8 min read
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Uterine fibroids: symptoms, testing and treatment choices

Uterine fibroids explained: heavy bleeding, anaemia, diagnosis by ultrasound, and a full treatment ladder from medicines to surgery and when each applies.

4 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Breastfeeding: Making It Work and Solving Common Problems

A practical breastfeeding guide covering correct attachment, supply worries, mastitis, and feeding while fasting in Ramadan, the question that most guides never answer.

4 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Female Infertility: The Tests and What They Show

A clear guide to fertility tests for women: ovarian hormones, AMH, ovulation tracking, tubal patency, and why testing is never complete without testing the male partner too.

3 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Postpartum Depression: More Than Baby Blues

Postpartum depression is common and treatable but often hidden by stigma. Recognise the symptoms, understand the difference from baby blues, and know when to seek help.

22 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Gestational diabetes: the glucose test and what follows

What the OGTT test measures, how to read your glucose results, what to eat, and the lifelong type 2 diabetes risk most women are never told about.

22 July 2026 · 9 min read
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Folic Acid: Why You Must Start Before You Conceive

Neural tube defects form before most women know they are pregnant. Learn the right timing, correct dose and the foods richest in folate to reduce the risk.

22 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Endometriosis: why severe period pain is not normal

A factual guide to endometriosis: why diagnosis is delayed years, what symptoms actually warrant investigation, how the diagnosis is made, and what treatment can achieve.

22 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Breast Cancer Screening: Self-Examination and Mammograms

When to start mammograms, how to do breast self-examination correctly, and what holds women in our region back from screening that could save their lives.

22 July 2026 · 7 min read
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Pregnancy tests and scans: the full schedule

A trimester-by-trimester guide to every blood test and scan you need in pregnancy, what each one is looking for, and realistic notes on availability across the Arab world.

14 July 2026 · 9 min read
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Menopause: Symptoms, Bone Health and Treatment Options

A complete guide to menopause: common symptoms in Arab women, effects on bones and the heart, when hormone therapy helps, and who should not take it.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Anaemia in Pregnancy: Iron, Testing and Treatment

Anaemia in pregnancy is very common across the Middle East. Learn the haemoglobin thresholds by trimester, how to take oral iron correctly, and when an infusion is needed.

14 July 2026 · 8 min read
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Contraception options compared: an honest guide

A factual comparison of contraceptive methods by effectiveness, side effects and reversibility, written for women in the Arab world without assumptions or judgment.

8 July 2026 · 8 min read

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