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# vaginal mesh

FDA orders medical device companies to stop selling pelvic mesh

The FDA said it couldn’t assure women that these devices were safe and effective longterm.

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Apr 17th 2019, 4:17 PM

# Maternity services

HSE apologises to women callers to Joe Duffy's Liveline who shared their traumatic childbirth experiences

Over the last fortnight, many women have taken to the national airwaves to share their stories of childbirth.

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Apr 11th 2019, 1:41 PM

# Women's Health

'It would be foolhardy to say there is no risk': HSE reveals 78,000 slides left in CervicalCheck backlog

The HSE will tell the Health Committee about the backlog latest today.

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Feb 13th 2019, 12:03 PM

# hidden agenda

HSE warning over 'my options' unplanned pregnancy websites with anti-abortion message

The HSE’s official site My Options serves as a first point of contact for women dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.

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Jan 3rd 2019, 4:04 PM

# Abortion legislation

TDs want women seeking abortions to be offered ultrasound imaging and heartbeat recording

A number of TDs have put down amendments ahead of the three-day discussion of the proposed abortion legislation next week.

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Nov 3rd 2018, 7:15 AM

# Women's Health

Concerns raised over morning sickness medication being sold to women online

There have been calls for the drug, which can cost up to €3,000, to be made available to women with a medical card.

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Oct 31st 2018, 6:05 AM

Voices

Column: 'Men need to treat their bodies in a similar way as to how they treat their cars'

Prostate cancer accounts for over 30% of all male cancers but there is no national screening programme, writes Peter Gunning.

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Jun 4th 2018, 8:00 AM

# mesh survivors

Health Minister cancels meeting with women who suffered vaginal mesh complications

His office said the cancellation was due to “urgent other work commitments” and has been rescheduled for next month.

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May 17th 2018, 7:43 PM

# Scandal

English breast screening scandal: Up to 270 women may have had lives shortened over IT error

Health Minister Jeremy Hunt said that an independent inquiry is due to take place into the issue.

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May 2nd 2018, 1:29 PM

Taoiseach says women seeking morning after pill should not face 'invasive' questioning

On the referendum, Varadkar said women should be trusted in the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy.

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Feb 7th 2018, 3:25 PM

# Europe

Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws have been criticised in report on women's health

The report also criticised Ireland’s response to victims of symphysiotomy.

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Dec 5th 2017, 7:30 AM

Voices

'Many times I just keep smiling to avoid crumbling into a crying mess'

People should think before they speak when it comes to fertility issues, Julie Ronaghan writes.

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Sep 9th 2017, 8:30 AM

# hpv controversy

Simon Harris was 'very disappointed and frustrated' at Finian McGrath's vaccine comments

Harris said he now feels McGrath “fully supports” the vaccination programme.

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Sep 4th 2017, 5:50 PM

# Emergency Contraception

Morning after pill available to all medical card holders without prescription from today

Up until 2011, anyone who needed emergency contraception had to attend a doctor in order to get a prescription.

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Jul 1st 2017, 6:00 AM

# recommendations

Citizens' Assembly publishes additional recommendations on the Eighth Amendment

Five ancillary recommendations have been made, derived from the personal opinions of the members of the Assembly.

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Jun 29th 2017, 12:01 PM

# FGM

'I was haunted by the blood I caused by circumcising girls'

Almost 3,000 girls living in Ireland could be at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation.

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Jun 24th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Women's Health

Irish women account for seven in 10 non-resident abortions carried out in UK

More than 3,200 women and girls travelled from Ireland to the UK for terminations last year.

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Jun 13th 2017, 2:22 PM

# oak galls

A doctor has had to come out and warn women not to put wasps' nests on their vaginas

WHY IS THIS EVEN A THING.

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Jun 1st 2017, 2:16 PM

# HPV

Irish women may need fewer smear tests to screen for cervical cancer

Hiqa is recommending a HPV test first instead.

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May 29th 2017, 3:11 PM

# Natural Cycles

The first birth control app to be officially approved as a contraceptive uses an age-old method

As a fertility-awareness based contraceptive method, the app will only work well for some people.

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Feb 26th 2017, 12:00 PM

# Pregnancy

'I was tested to the limit': How hypnobirthing is helping women during labour

“Some people think it’s new age, hippy dippy. It’s anything other than that. It’s very practical, down to earth.”

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Feb 5th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Eighth Amendment

'Repeal' bus to distribute abortion pills in cities and colleges around Ireland

Rosa said the tour will “provide direct assistance to those in need of safe abortion pills”.

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Feb 1st 2017, 7:57 AM

# Rape

India's Minister for Women says country's rape problem is 'exaggerated'

Maneka Gandhi claimed India was in the bottom four countries in the world when it came to rape.

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Nov 23rd 2016, 8:34 PM

# Women's Health

Six in ten people want abortion to be decriminalised in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where abortion is illegal, except where continuing a pregnancy would cause a serious risk to the mother’s health.

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Oct 18th 2016, 1:17 PM

# bikini body

This women's magazine has decided to ban the term 'bikini body' from its covers

Women’s Health will not use the terms “bikini body” or “drop two sizes” on its cover anymore.

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Dec 31st 2015, 8:32 AM

# shadowed women

These haunting portraits shed light on the 'strong and tough' women of the Rising

It’s a new way of looking at the pivotal event in Irish history.

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Dec 28th 2015, 6:30 PM

# Game changer?

Women can soon boost their sex drive with this pill - but won't be able to drink when taking it

The drug has been rejected by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on two previous occasions.

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Aug 19th 2015, 6:00 PM

# deep divisions

Explainer: Why everyone is arguing about Planned Parenthood in America

And how a series of videos could end up shutting down the entire US government.

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Aug 9th 2015, 10:00 PM

# lithopedion

Doctors find 92-year-old woman has been bearing a mummified fetus for 50 years

The incredibly rare phenomenon is known as “lithopedion”.

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Jun 19th 2015, 11:58 PM

# Sydney

Australian woman banned from breastfeeding - because she has tattoos

She is locked in a custody dispute with the baby’s father.

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Jun 18th 2015, 9:41 PM

# Biological clock

Poll: Should girls be taught about their fertility at school?

One expert thinks women need to learn about their biological clock at an earlier age.

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Jun 1st 2015, 8:45 PM

# Women's Health

'DIY abortion tutorials' shock Chile amid debate on easing ban

Warning: Some people may find the contents of this report distressing.

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May 29th 2015, 11:21 AM

# Women's Health

Where else are abortion laws as strict as in Ireland?

We’re relatively unique in terms of developed countries.

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Feb 14th 2015, 8:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: Why are some women avoiding cervical cancer screening?

Fear of cancer appears to influence some women’s decision to attend cervical screening – but not in the way you might think, writes health psychologist Marie Kotzur.

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Jun 6th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Cervical Cancer

Drug offers first hope for advanced cervical cancer

Existing chemotherapy regimes are largely ineffective against advanced stages of cervical cancer, which leads to the deaths of 250,000 women worldwide every year.

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Jun 2nd 2013, 12:45 PM