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Baseline tests before conceiving: cost, time and results
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Baseline tests before conceiving: cost, time and results

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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·July 18, 2026·4 min read
When to start folic acid: fixing it point by point
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When to start folic acid: fixing it point by point

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…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·July 12, 2026·4 min read
Weight management in pregnancy: read this before you start
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Weight management in pregnancy: read this before you start

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…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·July 6, 2026·4 min read
The order of postpartum recovery: is it worth doing at all
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The order of postpartum recovery: is it worth doing at all

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·June 30, 2026·4 min read
Medication while breastfeeding: cost, time and results
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Medication while breastfeeding: cost, time and results

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

Cecily HartCecily Hart·June 24, 2026·4 min read
Common menopause symptoms: fixing it point by point
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Common menopause symptoms: fixing it point by point

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.…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·June 18, 2026·4 min read
How to do a breast self-check: knowing when to stop
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How to do a breast self-check: knowing when to stop

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…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·June 12, 2026·4 min read
How often to book a gynae visit, from judgement to action
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How often to book a gynae visit, from judgement to action

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·June 6, 2026·4 min read
Cervical screening intervals: three months in this order
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Cervical screening intervals: three months in this order

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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·May 31, 2026·4 min read
Common causes of anaemia: read this before you start
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Common causes of anaemia: read this before you start

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…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 25, 2026·4 min read
Hormones and adult acne: read this before you start
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Hormones and adult acne: read this before you start

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…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·May 19, 2026·4 min read
Comparing contraceptive options: is it worth doing at all
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Comparing contraceptive options: is it worth doing at all

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

Verity LangVerity Lang·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Diet during your period: six beginner deviations
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Diet during your period: six beginner deviations

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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·May 7, 2026·4 min read
Sleep and hormones: a checklist you can tick
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Sleep and hormones: a checklist you can tick

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…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Thyroid and cycle length: three months in this order
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Thyroid and cycle length: three months in this order

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…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Bone mass after menopause: where most people stall
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Bone mass after menopause: where most people stall

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Training around your cycle, from judgement to action
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Training around your cycle, from judgement to action

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…

Cecily HartCecily Hart·April 13, 2026·4 min read
Self-help for low mood: is it worth doing at all
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Self-help for low mood: is it worth doing at all

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…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·April 7, 2026·4 min read
Building a cycle log, from judgement to action
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Building a cycle log, from judgement to action

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…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·April 1, 2026·4 min read
Graded approach to period pain, from judgement to action
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Graded approach to period pain, from judgement to action

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…

Verity LangVerity Lang·March 26, 2026·4 min read