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Editorials

Period poverty increased due to pandemic

The Royal College of Nursing estimates that around 137,000 children have skipped school due to period poverty. And the COVID-19 pandemic is causing the situation to worsen as the move to online teaching has meant that sanitary products are inaccessible for students. A survey found that since the first lockdown, more than a third of […]
health

Women’s vaccine symptoms ignored

As more women get their vaccines, most notably in the 18-29 age bracket, the common side effects experienced differ to those identified by vaccine providers. A change in periods, breast pain, and even breast cancer symptoms have been some of the serious side effects that women are facing – but with no warning. The lack […]
Editorials

Stories of Endometriosis: Persistence and Pain

Endometriosis is a condition affecting one in ten females of reproductive age in the UK, and 176 million worldwide. It has the potential to devastate the lives of sufferers and their families, not least because this chronic, intensely painful condition takes on average eight years to be diagnosed. As March is endometriosis awareness month, Beep […]