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Menopause rarely begins on a single day. Most women first notice that periods arrive early, late or not at all, and then pick up other menopause symptoms that seem unrelated at the time. Watching how the cycle and these changes shift over several months is the usual...
Most people link the fertility clock to women, but men have a version of it too. After 40, sperm health starts to slide, slowly and over many years, even though the testes never stop making sperm. Fewer sperm, weaker swimmers and more oddly shaped ones all mean...
Normal first trimester symptoms include a missed period, nausea, breast tenderness, fatigue, frequent urination, bloating, mild cramping and light spotting. Symptoms that are not normal and need prompt medical attention include heavy bleeding, severe or one-sided...
Period pain is common, but pain that repeatedly disrupts your routine deserves attention. If you find yourself missing work, avoiding activities or struggling through every menstrual cycle, it may be worth looking beyond ordinary cramps. Endometriosis is one possible...
When a woman’s own eggs are unlikely to work, a healthy, screened donor can provide hers instead. This is egg donation, an assisted reproductive technology (ART). The donor’s oocytes go to the recipient and are fertilised in the lab through IVF, and the embryo is...
Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the one to watch for. Around nine in ten women with this cancer notice it, and it usually appears early. Sometimes that means spotting or bleeding after menopause. Other times it is a period that gets heavier, or drags on, or turns up...
