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SUMMER LOVIN'

Cases of UTIs to surge in hot weather - 4 ways to take the sting out of sex

THE infections can leave you with lower tummy or back pain, a strong urge to pee, and cloudy or strong smelling urine, which can sometimes be bloody. But there are ways to avoid the pain, and swerve UTIs in the first place.

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HAPPIER LIFE

Boob jobs boost women’s sex lives and mental wellbeing, research finds

'OVERLOOKED'

I was told I had an STI then was given just 3 months to live

RISK FACTOR

Babies born to obese mums at 'greater risk of sudden unexpected infant death'

MAYBE BABY

Surprising ways you can get pregnant - from 'splash' conception to superfetation

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BITTER PILL

Women boosting sex lives with Viagra-style drugs hit by surge in 8 side-effects

SWEET SPOT

Women risk early DEATH if they don't have enough sex - as optimum rate revealed

WONDER PILL

'Dream come true' drug 'could delay menopause and help women live 14% longer'

SCIENTISTS from Columbia University tested whether the immunosuppressant rapamycin could help slow ovary ageing, thus delaying menopause and extending fertility.

'GAME CHANGER'

Millions could be offered life-saving new DIY smear tests free on the NHS

A MOTHER'S LOVE

I used my mum's body to have a baby - she risked everything to help me

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PERIOD DRAMA

Day-by-day exactly what to eat to ease period symptoms throughout your cycle

SIZE MATTERS

The downside of big boobs? Verbal abuse... from other women, scientists say

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BIRTH TRAUMA

Mum told bleeding after birth was normal but made horrifying discovery on loo

HIDE & EEK

Coil 'lost inside mum for 12 years' turns up in her colon after 'rectal pain'

LADY GARDEN

How to care for your vagina in every decade - to help avoid cancer & infections

AT least three-quarters of us will have a problem with our vagina at some stage – but there’s lots you can do to keep yours healthy

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FOBBED OFF

I planned my suicide after my GP misdiagnosed me - turns out I wasn't depressed

CANCER HOPE

Blood tests could identify if breast cancer may return YEARS in advance

JAB ALERT

Women urged to use contraception as skinny jabs 'fuel Ozempic baby boom'

WOMEN taking 'skinny jabs' have been urged to pair them with effective contraception, following claims that the drugs are fuelling a baby boom.

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TAKING CONTROL

I had 88% chance of getting breast cancer so I had a double mastectomy at 31

‘IT'S NOT MY FAULT'

Mum, 40, bullied for 'tree trunk legs' discovers crippling condition

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MIDLIFE MISERY

How middle-aged women are buckling under strain of juggling family & careers

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BE ALERT

The 3 fatal conditions fuelling highest maternity deaths in 20 years revealed

YEARS OF PAIN

I looked 5 months' pregnant & couldn't have sex after doctors said I had IBS

IMPLANT HELL

I got a boob job so my husband wouldn't leave me…instead it nearly killed me

EARRING NO

I'm a doctor and mum-of-two - you should NEVER get your baby's ears pierced

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CRUELLEST TWIST

Doctors had to hack off my legs, hands and fingers days after I gave birth

'SCARED & ANGRY'

I can never have sex again after my gruelling cancer treatment

WOMEN'S HEALTH BLOW

British women’s health & wellbeing lags behind those in much of the EU