Self-help for low mood: cost, time and results
Advice on self-help for low mood tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
Building a cycle log: six beginner deviations
Anyone who has spent time on building a cycle log has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Graded approach to period pain: knowing when to stop
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…
Exercise intensity during your period: set the standard first
Separate two things in exercise intensity during your period: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink…
Cycle and mood swings: set the standard first
Anyone who has spent time on cycle and mood swings has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Baseline tests before conceiving: is it worth doing at all
Most people do not fail at baseline tests before conceiving from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…
When to start folic acid: fixing it point by point
Most people do not fail at when to start folic acid from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Weight management in pregnancy: knowing when to stop
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…
The order of postpartum recovery: set the standard first
Advice on the order of postpartum recovery tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
Medication while breastfeeding: where most people stall
Let us set the limits of medication while breastfeeding first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…
Common menopause symptoms: set the standard first
Advice on common menopause symptoms tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…
How to do a breast self-check, from judgement to action
Most people want how to do a breast self-check to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
How often to book a gynae visit, from judgement to action
If you only read one paragraph, read this: how often to book a gynae visit depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Cervical screening intervals: is it worth doing at all
Most people want cervical screening intervals to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Common causes of anaemia: six beginner deviations
Anyone who has spent time on common causes of anaemia has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Hormones and adult acne, from judgement to action
Anyone who has spent time on hormones and adult acne has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Comparing contraceptive options, from judgement to action
Most people want comparing contraceptive options to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad…
Diet during your period, from judgement to action
If you only read one paragraph, read this: diet during your period depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Sleep and hormones: fixing it point by point
Anyone who has spent time on sleep and hormones has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…
Thyroid and cycle length: the light version and the full one
There is plenty written about thyroid and cycle length and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done on the bedside…