Latest news: Women's health

Mood swings, low energy levels and lack of motivation all have something in common - being the result of a woman’s monthly menstrual cycle.

Two GPs on Canberra’s northside and southside will offer free abortions for pregnancies up to nine weeks gestation.

In Australia, five women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every day, three of those women will die. Canberra's Ann Prunty shares her story.

Respected Canberra journalist Louise Maher narrowly avoided a major heart attack and is now urging other women not to miss the more subtle signs of life-threatening heart disease.

Free period products will become available at more public locations across the ACT, the local government announced.

A group of dedicated Canberra crafters create menstruation kits to be delivered to girls and women in developing countries.

“But I’ve always been a 12B!” Probably not. Somehow this mythical size has become the go-to for women everywhere. We honestly can’t tell you the last time we fitted someone who actually was a 12B! Women are gloriously diverse in their shapes and sizes and still, 80 per cent of us wear the wrong size bra.

Women across the globe are invited to pen a love note to their vulva in the Global Write A Letter To Your Vagina Workshop, this Sunday.

As we approach Mother’s Day – and every day – women and girls of all cultures, socio-economic and backgrounds are encouraged to make the time to stop and focus on your health...

The ACT has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to fund free abortions for all Canberra women. From today, MSI Australia’s Canberra clinic will provide free medical abortions up to nine weeks gestation...

March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, which aims to raise the profile of a debilitating disease that affects one in nine Australian women. Canberra artist Melissa Hammond photographed local woman Kristy Stephenson, who lives with Stage IV Endometriosis – the most advanced stage.

An ex-bodybuilder turned holistic health coach has been recognised in the ACT 2023 Telstra Best of Business Awards. 39-year-old Jenifer Lee won the gong in the Accelerating Women category for her Fyshwick business, Wildly Strong – “and I didn’t need a six pack to do that”. Jenifer joined the fitness industry at just 18 years old, in part due to her own struggles with body image.

Tomorrow, St John Paul II College in Nicholls will be the first ACT school to ensure male students receive a Periods, Pain, and Endometriosis Program, or ‘PPEP Talk®’. 

Dera Night Women’s Health Week dinner hosted by East African Community Association and Doricasi Women Group, Raiders Club, Holt.

They’re easy, free, and discreet, yet most women neglect the most effective method of preventing, treating, managing, and even curing urinary incontinence. Incontinence is the loss of bladder control, whether that’s a small...

It’s Women’s Health Week across Australia from 5 to 11 September – a campaign designed to encourage women to check in on their own health and wellbeing.