Go with the flow: how period clothing went mainstream

Period underwear is branching out into leak-proof exercise clothes, swimsuits, sleepwear – even blankets. Is this finally the end of tampons and pads?

Exposed: UK clinics still offering to ‘restore virginity’ before marriage

Undercover reporters for ITV documentary find procedure widely available in London

Stella Creasy on her lonely maternity cover battle: ‘Women should be able to have kids and do politics’

The Labour politician is used to fighting battles – but can she win her latest: convincing her colleagues to back proper maternity cover for fellow members?

It’s scandalous so few pregnant women in the UK are vaccinated against Covid

It’s the wise thing to do for mother and child, yet official advice has been insufficient and mixed, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

‘I feel hurt that my life has ended up here’: The women who are involuntary celibates

What is it like to go without a partner when you long for one – and when even a fleeting sexual connection feels impossible?

Stop making the menopause into a brand! It’s about healthcare, not money

Founder of midlife website Noon is delighted the subject is being talked about openly, but does not want to see it commercialised

Policing pregnancy while corporate drug pushers go free shows warped values

A system that can put a young woman away for four years for suffering a miscarriage should make your blood boil

Women are still being blamed for society’s problems with fertility

Rather than offering women ‘fertility seminars’, we should talk about the real barriers to parenthood for many young people, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

A new start after 60: ‘I had the most dishonest dark hair imaginable. So at 65 I shaved it all off’

When her daughter’s hair began to turn grey, Marsha Coupé decided she had to say goodbye to her own dyed locks. It was like being reborn

Fear on the ward: UK mothers threatened with social services for refusing maternity care

Women who refuse advice from health service staff say they are being coerced with threats of referrals to agencies and police