Women's Health

HAVING THE CONVERSATION about maternal vaccinations with pregnant Māori women goes a long way to persuading them to get vaccinated, a recently published study suggests. 

Supplements and other natural remedies are popular choices for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, but should pharmacists be recommending them? Paulette Crowley reports

Supplements and other natural remedies are popular choices for women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, but should pharmacists be recommending them? Paulette Crowley reports

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes looks at fertility, ovulation and pregnancy planning

As the stigma around menopause lifts, women’s natural health products are taking off in pharmacy and set to boom even further.

Menopause can be a challenging time of life for women, many of whom seek relief from distressing symptoms that affect their function and quality of life. In this article, Susannah O’Sullivan describes how treatment should be tailored to each individual woman, while remembering to engage them in discussion of other midlife health considerations

Another shortage of the hormone replacement therapy drug oestradiol is causing headaches for pharmacists and discomfort for many of their patients

Healthcare Handbook technical editor Carmen Fookes provides an overview of endometriosis, including the lifestyle advice, supplements and pain-relieving medications you can offer

Tiredness and fatigue tend to be more common in women than men due to physiological differences between the sexes. Pharmacy owner HeeSeung Lee speaks to Jonathan Chilton-Towle about what pharmacy staff can do to help

GP Cathy Stephenson explains the simple measures that can make a big difference to quality of life for young people experiencing pain or heavy bleeding with menstruation