When penetration is impossible: vaginismus, self-worth and sexual fulfilment
Maria Leontiou’s experience with vaginismus has her thinking not just about her own sexual health, but also about how women’s health is systematically ignored
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Improving mental health care for women in prison
Being a feminist mental health campaigner means leaving no woman to the fringes of the system, writes Jennifer Richards
A brief history of normalising female pain
Women’s pain being dismissed or not taken seriously is a tale as old as time, writes Helena Jackson
My vaginismus is not for male sexual pleasure
More awareness of vaginismus as a serious medical condition is needed to challenge the idea that we’re simply women with ‘tight’ vaginas, says Vanessa de Largie
SASS Intimate Skincare: whatever you do, don’t say “vagina”
In the first guest feature of our body image series, Jade Moulds shares her doubts about SASS Intimate Skincare and why a company that can’t say the word “vagina” shouldn’t be trusted with them
Would Scottish independence be bad for women’s health?
Ana Hine compares women's healthcare in England and Scotland
A battle I cannot win
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Tara writes about the impact of fat shaming and discusses the intersection between feminism, fatness, diabetes and eating disorders
“Choose Your Midwife” Protest – 25th March
Independent midwifery will essentially become illegal in October of this year, impacting on women's reproductive freedom. Amity Reed explains what you can do to stop this happening
NHS consultation on trans related healthcare proposals
The NHS has announced a consultation and online survey in connection with its draft proposals for trans related healthcare.
#TransDocFail: the trans community rises
Content note: This piece begins with a strong reference to self harm. Selective concern by the press and medical establishment - targeting one doctor while ignoring decades of everyday abuse and neglect from hundreds of NHS professionals - has led to great anger and unity. Jane Fae explains why in this guest post
Women can’t win: Mental health in crisis
Philippa talks about the appalling state of mental health provision for women in crisis, after reading a psychiatrist's recommendation that women of childbearing age go untreated.
Two-tier? Too right
A guest post from Chrissy D looking at the arguably already two-tiered system of antenatal provision for mothers-to-be that currently exists in the UK
