Pregnancy and your health
Being pregnant can be an intensely exciting, deeply moving and satisfying experience, culminating in the birth of your baby. During this journey from conception to birth, your body will undergo [...]
Prenatal depression
An estimated 10 to 20% of women struggle with major depression before, during and after delivery of a baby. It is important that pregnant women should be aware of the [...]
Osteoporosis and your diet
Although osteoporosis usually only manifests in old age, many of the factors that predispose men, and particularly women, to develop this disease play a role from as early as the [...]
Brittle bone disease or osteoporosis
Our bones give our bodies shape and support and protect our organs and systems. Take these steps and your skeleton will thank you! Osteoporosis, which means "porous bones", causes bones [...]
Countdown to 16 Days of Activism on No Violence against Women
As a nation, we must walk the talk in stopping violence against women! South Africa's rates of female homicide, rape as well as childhood and domestic violence are far above [...]
Rape prevention
It is being estimated that around the world at least one woman out of three has been coerced into sex. An estimate of 91% of victims of rape is women; [...]
Immediate action after being raped
Being raped is perhaps the most traumatic event that can take place in a woman's life. If you have been raped, there are several things you should consider doing, on [...]
Raped! What now?
Dealing with a terrible ordeal like rape is a devastating experience for any women. You need love and support to help you get through this. The rape statistics in South [...]
Postnatal depression
Although it is common for women following the birth of a child to experience a period of "baby blues", postnatal depression is far more serious and may inhibit a mother's [...]
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix, that is the lower part of the uterus that opens at the top of the vagina. Cervical cancer can often [...]
Obstetric fistula
Obstetric fistula is a childbirth injury that affects girls and women almost exclusively in resource-poor settings of Africa and South Asia. It results from an especially difficult childbirth and leaves [...]
Choosing a birth control method
All women and men can have control over when, and if, they become parents, but making choices about contraception isn't easy. To get started, learn about birth control methods you [...]