Giving birth is a team sport. You need your support system, people to bring water and snacks, hold your hand and, of course, ...

The maternal mortality crisis gets the spotlight—but what about the Black women who survive childbirth, yet lose a part of themselves in the process?

The Coronation Street icon, 83, went public with her diagnosis in 2023, with Scott, 55, previously revealing how painful it is to watch her 'slowly fade away'.

Hormonal birth control delays or prevents ovulation. When you don’t ovulate, your uterus doesn’t experience the painful contractions that cause cramps during ovulation. If you have painful ...

Apr. 3, 2025 — Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study has found. This stops pain signals before they get to the brain.

Episiotomy, which is the emergency surgery to increase the size of the birth canal while in labor, is also considered a type of trauma that can result in painful sex. Female circumcision ... Most ...

A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour ... down because I thought that might ease the pain," she said. "Within 10 minutes of lying ...

A person can expect changes to their vagina after giving birth. Common changes include perineal pain, pain during sex, bleeding, and vaginal dryness. According to the United Kingdom’s National ...