Endometriosis
A government adviser has suggested rebranding painkillers to curb overuse. But is this a "style over substance" approach?
A store in Japan is "rethinking" plans to encourage menstruating staff to wear badges. Does the idea segregate or raise awareness?
On average, it takes seven years for women to get a diagnosis from the onset of their symptoms.
I waited 10 years to be diagnosed with a debilitating, uncurable disease. Yet, a group of researchers thought it important to study the link between endometriosis and attractiveness. Doesn't that sound unfair? HuffPost UK opinion editor Lucy Pasha-Robinson writes.
I’ve slowly come to terms with what has happened to me. It’s now my mission to love my body again, despite its scars and endometriosis flare-ups.
I quit my job without having another one to go to. I was too sick to work.
Even in the height of summer, I won't be separated from my blue, plastic companion.
"It would have saved me 10 years of trauma and confusion."
We need to be unapologetic about menstrual wellbeing and raise our voices to get a fair deal for the millions of women in the UK suffering with menstrual-related conditions
But it's a long way off in practice.