Christmas, a time for family and children, but spare a thought for those women who have to go through the holidays dealing with infertility. Most couples take it for granted their ability to have a child. In a study conducted by the NHS 25% of couples struggle to have children. Christmas is commonly known as Continue Reading
The Holistic Alternatives – Mizan Theraphy
Hello! My name is Lorna and I’m a 48-year-old woman, mother, wife and soon to be grandma living in Birmingham. I’m a women’s health practitioner (Mizan Therapist) but not a doctor/gynaecologist/clinical specialist. What I write here is from my own experience firstly as a woman who has experienced over 20 years of *gynae issues and Continue Reading
PVD – “#ItsNotInYourHead”,
On October 6th, 2017 the Women’s Health Research Institute (WHRI) in Vancouver, British Columbia helped to launch an awareness campaign for a genital pain condition called provoked vestibulodynia, or PVD. PVD affects up to 10% of women, and up to 20% of girls between the ages of 12 and 19. The condition is characterized by Continue Reading
My PCO & PCOS Misdiagnosis
PCO Story & The Phantom Period! At 18 I decided to go to the Dr because i had awful irregular periods, I was at the end of my tether with it. I had 5 years of just heavy long periods that would usually be every 3 months and last for 12 /13 days. I remember Continue Reading
Endometriosis Tried to Kill Me!!
My name is Faisa I’m a 23-year-old Somali women living with Endometriosis. My mission in life is to bring awareness to Endometriosis especially in the Muslim and African communities. Talking about periods or anything related to vaginas is very taboo in my culture. That’s the reason I created AfroEndo an Endometriosis awareness brand. Let’s raise Continue Reading