Notes on women's health, written after living with it rather than reading about it.

Anyone who has spent time on baseline tests before conceiving has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Put when to start folic acid back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Let us set the limits of weight management in pregnancy first: it reliably improves a trend you can actually compare, and it does not deliver…

If you have already tried the order of postpartum recovery and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Most people do not fail at medication while breastfeeding from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Let us set the limits of common menopause symptoms first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Anyone who has spent time on how to do a breast self-check has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Separate two things in how often to book a gynae visit: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…

Anyone who has spent time on cervical screening intervals has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Advice on common causes of anaemia tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

If you have already tried hormones and adult acne and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Let us set the limits of comparing contraceptive options first: it reliably improves a feel for your medication rhythm, and it does not deliver…

If you have already tried diet during your period and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

If you have already tried sleep and hormones and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…

Advice on thyroid and cycle length tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

If you have already tried bone mass after menopause and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Put training around your cycle back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Anyone who has spent time on self-help for low mood has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

If you only read one paragraph, read this: building a cycle log depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange the…

Anyone who has spent time on graded approach to period pain has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…