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How to do a breast self-check: fixing it point by point
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How to do a breast self-check: fixing it point by point

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 on the…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·May 31, 2026·4 min read
How often to book a gynae visit, from judgement to action
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How often to book a gynae visit, from judgement to action

There is plenty written about how often to book a gynae visit and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at your…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·May 25, 2026·4 min read
Cervical screening intervals: knowing when to stop
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Cervical screening intervals: knowing when to stop

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.…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·May 19, 2026·4 min read
Common causes of anaemia: set the standard first
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Common causes of anaemia: set the standard first

Most people want common causes of anaemia to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·May 13, 2026·4 min read
Hormones and adult acne: set the standard first
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Hormones and adult acne: set the standard first

If you have already tried hormones and adult acne and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·May 7, 2026·4 min read
Comparing contraceptive options: knowing when to stop
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Comparing contraceptive options: knowing when to stop

Most people do not fail at comparing contraceptive options from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·May 1, 2026·4 min read
Diet during your period: read this before you start
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Diet during your period: read this before you start

Most people do not fail at diet during your period from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 25, 2026·4 min read
Sleep and hormones: is it worth doing at all
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Sleep and hormones: is it worth doing at all

There is plenty written about sleep and hormones and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the local clinic,…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·April 19, 2026·4 min read
Thyroid and cycle length: read this before you start
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Thyroid and cycle length: read this before you start

If you only read one paragraph, read this: thyroid and cycle length depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·April 13, 2026·4 min read
Bone mass after menopause: read this before you start
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Bone mass after menopause: read this before you start

Put bone mass after menopause back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·April 7, 2026·4 min read
Training around your cycle: fixing it point by point
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Training around your cycle: fixing it point by point

Most people do not fail at training around your cycle from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·April 1, 2026·4 min read
Self-help for low mood: set the standard first
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Self-help for low mood: set the standard first

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…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·March 26, 2026·4 min read
Building a cycle log: where most people stall
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Building a cycle log: where most people stall

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…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·March 20, 2026·4 min read
Graded approach to period pain: is it worth doing at all
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Graded approach to period pain: is it worth doing at all

Anyone who has spent time on graded approach to period pain has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·March 14, 2026·4 min read
Exercise intensity during your period: where most people stall
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Exercise intensity during your period: where most people stall

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

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·March 8, 2026·4 min read
Cycle and mood swings: fixing it point by point
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Cycle and mood swings: fixing it point by point

If you have already tried cycle and mood swings and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·March 2, 2026·4 min read
Baseline tests before conceiving: set the standard first
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Baseline tests before conceiving: set the standard first

Advice on baseline tests before conceiving tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Malcolm ReidMalcolm Reid·February 24, 2026·4 min read
When to start folic acid: is it worth doing at all
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When to start folic acid: is it worth doing at all

Anyone who has spent time on when to start folic acid has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·February 18, 2026·4 min read
Weight management in pregnancy: six beginner deviations
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Weight management in pregnancy: six beginner deviations

Most people do not fail at weight management in pregnancy from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Rosalind KerrRosalind Kerr·September 10, 2026·4 min read
The order of postpartum recovery: is it worth doing at all
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The order of postpartum recovery: is it worth doing at all

Let us set the limits of the order of postpartum recovery first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…

Roland PikeRoland Pike·September 4, 2026·4 min read