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

Self-help for low mood: knowing when to stop
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Self-help for low mood: knowing when to stop

Put self-help for low mood back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·August 14, 2026·4 min read
Building a cycle log: a checklist you can tick
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Building a cycle log: a checklist you can tick

Most people do not fail at building a cycle log from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·August 8, 2026·4 min read
Graded approach to period pain: a checklist you can tick
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Graded approach to period pain: a checklist you can tick

Advice on graded approach to period pain tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·August 2, 2026·4 min read
Exercise intensity during your period: the light version and the full one
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Exercise intensity during your period: the light version and the full one

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

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 27, 2026·4 min read
Cycle and mood swings: a checklist you can tick
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Cycle and mood swings: a checklist you can tick

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

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·July 21, 2026·4 min read
Baseline tests before conceiving: fixing it point by point
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Baseline tests before conceiving: fixing it point by point

Put baseline tests before conceiving back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·July 15, 2026·4 min read
When to start folic acid: a checklist you can tick
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When to start folic acid: a checklist you can tick

Most people want when to start folic acid to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·July 9, 2026·4 min read
Weight management in pregnancy: where most people stall
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Weight management in pregnancy: where most people stall

Put weight management in pregnancy back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 3, 2026·4 min read
The order of postpartum recovery: read this before you start
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The order of postpartum recovery: read this before you start

Put the order of postpartum recovery back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·June 27, 2026·4 min read
Medication while breastfeeding: a checklist you can tick
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Medication while breastfeeding: a checklist you can tick

Put medication while breastfeeding back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·June 21, 2026·4 min read
Common menopause symptoms: fixing it point by point
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Common menopause symptoms: fixing it point by point

Separate two things in common menopause symptoms: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·June 15, 2026·4 min read
How to do a breast self-check: six beginner deviations
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How to do a breast self-check: six beginner deviations

There is plenty written about how to do a breast self-check and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·June 9, 2026·4 min read
How often to book a gynae visit: a checklist you can tick
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How often to book a gynae visit: a checklist you can tick

Put how often to book a gynae visit back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·June 3, 2026·4 min read
Cervical screening intervals: cost, time and results
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Cervical screening intervals: cost, time and results

There is plenty written about cervical screening intervals and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·May 28, 2026·4 min read
Common causes of anaemia: where most people stall
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Common causes of anaemia: where most people stall

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

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·May 22, 2026·4 min read
Hormones and adult acne, from judgement to action
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Hormones and adult acne, from judgement to action

Most people want hormones and adult acne to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·May 16, 2026·4 min read
Comparing contraceptive options: three months in this order
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Comparing contraceptive options: three months in this order

Advice on comparing contraceptive options tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Alaric PennAlaric Penn·May 10, 2026·4 min read
Diet during your period: a checklist you can tick
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Diet during your period: a checklist you can tick

Most people want diet during your period to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Harriet LowellHarriet Lowell·May 4, 2026·4 min read
Sleep and hormones: three months in this order
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Sleep and hormones: three months in this order

Put sleep and hormones back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will not…

Jasper NunezJasper Nunez·April 28, 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

Let us set the limits of thyroid and cycle length first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·April 22, 2026·4 min read