Patients undergoing fertility treatment now have better information on whether ‘add-on’ treatments will improve their chances of having a baby as well as other outcomes, as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) launches its new ratings. Patients are offered add-ons with the claim that they will increase the success of their treatment but the Continue Reading
Government orders independent inquiry following Lucy Letby verdict • Inquiry announced into circumstances behind the murders and attempted murders of babies at Countess of Chester Hospital to help ensure families get the answers they need• The inquiry will look at the circumstances surrounding the deaths and incidents, including how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with• Continue Reading
Sharing her own experiences of living with endometriosis, Emily Morrison highlights the ‘triple injustice’ in knowledge and evidence, gender identity, and social policy that perpetuate health inequity. This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) brought mixed feelings for me. My appreciation for the activism that has continued to drive women’s rights since 1909 sits alongside my Continue Reading
Dr Amina Hersi discusses the importance of decolonising your plate, and how diet culture is white washed, usually leaving our cultural foods.
Menstruation and Indian Cultural Practices: Period, Pollution and Purity by Rittika Dasgupta This article highlights how menstruation is viewed largely by the Hindu community in India and it suggests ways to combat it. I use the term ‘menstruator’ consciously throughout the article to keep it gender-neutral. However, I also use the term ‘woman’, when it Continue Reading
Fertility doctor speaks out about PCOS – a condition that affects 1 in 10 women – to battle the rise of health misinformation on TikTok Research has found that the #pcosproblems has more than 353.9M views on TikTok. Social media users are being warned that the platform is rife with misinformation and could be damaging Continue Reading
People from marginalised communities are being harmed through the repetition of historic stereotypes of endometriosis, according to a leading Birmingham City University academic. Dr Annalise Weckesser, a medical anthropologist at BCU, said that a failure to take seriously the suffering of people with the condition is the root cause of failures to significantly shorten diagnosis times Continue Reading
DATE: 26th May 2023: A third of young people across the UK are missing school due to a lack of access to period products and the shame surrounding periods in schools. New data commissioned by a group of UK charities fighting period poverty; Birmingham based charity Cysters, Irise, In Kind Direct, Freedom4Girls and Bloody Good Continue Reading
As the first donor conceived children become eligible to find their donor since the removal of donor anonymity in the UK, new data* from the HFEA shows: The UK’s fertility regulator is urging egg and sperm donors to update their contact details to avoid disappointing their offspring, as new data shows around 30 donor conceived Continue Reading
Fasting during the month of Ramadan is one of the pillars of the Islamic faith. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from all food and all drink from sunset to sunrise for 29-30 consecutive days. From a young age, I’ve watched my parents and community engage in fasting during Ramadan. I watched my parents Continue Reading
