A blog about what domestic abuse is, sources of help for women experiencing it, and evidence from Cochrane Reviews.
Category: Women’s health
Exercise for period pain: New evidence to support exercising to reduce painful cramping
A blog for women who have period pain about Cochrane evidence that exercise may help, from Gynaecologists Puteri Zainuddin and Emily Carter.
Breastfeeding: a round up of Cochrane evidence
A collection of resources which aim to make Cochrane evidence on breastfeeding easy to access. Topics covered include: Support for breastfeeding women; health promotion and an enabling environment; care for breastfeeding women and their babies; treatment of breastfeeding problems; and breastfeeding babies with additional needs, including preterm babies.
HPV vaccination to prevent cervical cancer. New evidence from Cochrane.
Sarah Chapman blogs about new Cochrane evidence on the safety and effectiveness of HPV vaccines for young women.
Polycystic ovary syndrome: how can it be treated?
In this blog for non-medical readers, Lynda Ware, looks at polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the evidence on treatments.
Treating pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS): what’s the evidence?
In a blog for non-medical readers, Lynda Ware looks at the evidence behind treatments for pre-menstrual syndrome, or PMS.
Vaginismus is ruining sex. Research must move beyond penetration
This blog looks at the at the problems with sex that vaginismus can cause, the poor evidence-base for treatments, and what needs to change.
Vaginal dilator therapy: vibrate, dilate, or wait?
Nurse and researcher Tracie Miles blogs about Cochrane evidence on vaginal dilator therapy after pelvic radiotherapy, and about what happens when science listens to women
Let’s talk about sex and chronic pelvic pain: it matters!
Sex and chronic pelvic pain was one of the things people talked about, at a workshop to discuss which treatment outcomes mattered to them. Sally Crowe tells the story.
Vaginal prolapse: how do different surgical approaches compare?
Lynda Ware summarizes Cochrane evidence on surgical approaches for vaginal prolapse and Simon Jackson, Consultant Gynaecologist at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital, reflects on why this review is timely.
What can be done to help heavy periods?
Lynda Ware looks at treatment choice for women with heavy periods and the latest evidence from Cochrane
Usual-type vulval intraepithelial neoplasia: new evidence on treatment options
Doctors Lynda Ware and Susan Cooper look at Cochrane evidence on treatment choices for vulval intraepithelial neoplasia