A woman who sought a surgical procedure to prevent pregnancy testified Wednesday that a Cape Breton gynecologist told her the choice should be up to her future husband and that “no other …
The first time Devon Cantwell-Chavez had a long-lasting form of birth control inserted — an intrauterine device, or IUD — it was a smooth, painless experience. That was in 2018, …
They can be as small as a grape or as large as a cantaloupe, and in some cases even bigger. Uterine fibroids — non-cancerous tumours that grow spontaneously inside the …
True or false? People who get periods can sync up their menstrual cycles with their friends. “True,” said Toronto resident Sarah Hall. “I think that’s false,” said Tovan Lew, another …
If an animal in pain comes to the veterinary clinic where Jessica Grant and Mackenzie Ashby work — if it’s bleeding or unable to eat — they exhaust all options to provide care, even as …
When I was pregnant last year, the required monthly visits to the gynaecologist’s were my worst fear. It was the one place where I didn’t feel human but rather like …
The Dose25:03How do I manage my mental and physical well-being during the menstrual cycle? Read Transcribed Audio You may have learned about it in health class at school, or gotten …
The health authority that oversees one of B.C.’s busiest hospitals is leasing transitional housing for dozens of patients who no longer need urgent care, hoping that moving those patients off-site …
The Dose23:23How do I get screened for cervical cancer? Getting a Pap test can be an uncomfortable experience. For people who have undergone sexual trauma or experienced discrimination in a …
Canadian mothers face a high rate of severe, long-term injuries from the use of forceps or vacuum in childbirth, and urgent action is needed to reduce it, the authors of …