A child abuser taught Nikki to not resist. Boxing helped her confront her trauma

A child abuser taught Nikki to not resist. Boxing helped her confront her trauma

A ground-breaking program combining boxing and writing is delivering “genuinely life-saving” results to survivors of childhood abuse and trauma.

  • byWendy Tuohy

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As Australians get bigger,more pregnant women are technically obese

As Australians get bigger,more pregnant women are technically obese

The only part of Victoria where maternal obesity has not risen is a tiny spot in Melbourne’s inner-east,which experts say shows the significance of wealth and access to services.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Is menopause killing women’s work,or is ‘garbage data’ trashing the brand? A Senate inquiry must decide

Claims that large numbers of women are quitting the workforce early because menopause is not supported are unfounded and being pushed as fact,risking women’s economic security,critics say.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Too old to push:Record rate of NSW women having caesarean births
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Too old to push:Record rate of NSW women having caesarean births

Rates are rapidly increasing in private and public hospital across NSW,as older mothers opt to have fewer children.

  • byMary Ward
The doctor who took on Goop and the biggest threat to women’s health
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The doctor who took on Goop and the biggest threat to women’s health

Seven years after gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter wrote a seething open letter to Gwyneth Paltrow,women are still being bombarded with misinformation about their own bodies.

  • byKate Aubusson
‘Waste of money’:Pain specialists challenge endometriosis surgeries

‘Waste of money’:Pain specialists challenge endometriosis surgeries

Leading pain specialists say a focus on endometriosis and laparoscopies can delay effective treatment.

  • byRachel Eddie
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Testosterone is trending as ‘missing link’ cure-all for women,prompting warnings

Testosterone is trending as ‘missing link’ cure-all for women,prompting warnings

The primary male hormone is in demand as midlife women are told it can produce smaller bellies,better moods and even improved heart health,but claims it’s a “wonder drug” lack evidence.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Are tampons toxic? Here’s what you need to know

Are tampons toxic? Here’s what you need to know

A study found traces of toxic metals in tampons. But what can this research really tell us about the millions of tampons sold every year?

  • byKate Aubusson
It was in the final moments of my eighth pregnancy when I began to shiver uncontrollably
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It was in the final moments of my eighth pregnancy when I began to shiver uncontrollably

I remember the abject fear of the operating theatre. Lying there,so close to having my miracle baby,I felt like I was floating in a bubble of terror.

  • byIsabelle Oderberg
‘People don’t want to talk’:The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science

‘People don’t want to talk’:The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science

Bad science is affecting clinical guidelines,but now an Australian professor has a solution.

  • byAngus Dalton
‘This is your fault’:The doctor’s words that left me with PTSD
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Pregnancy

‘This is your fault’:The doctor’s words that left me with PTSD

It’s only now – 24 years later – that I am able to discuss it,and I still cry. Birth trauma is still vastly overlooked,but its impacts can last a lifetime.

  • byBeth Knights