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Cycle and mood swings: is it worth doing at all
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Cycle and mood swings: is it worth doing at all

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…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·March 29, 2026·4 min read
Baseline tests before conceiving: the light version and the full one
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Baseline tests before conceiving: the light version and the full one

If you have already tried baseline tests before conceiving and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·March 23, 2026·4 min read
When to start folic acid: knowing when to stop
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When to start folic acid: knowing when to stop

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…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·March 17, 2026·4 min read
Weight management in pregnancy: a checklist you can tick
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Weight management in pregnancy: a checklist you can tick

Let us set the limits of weight management in pregnancy first: it reliably improves fewer trips you did not need, and it does not deliver overnight.…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·March 11, 2026·4 min read
The order of postpartum recovery: cost, time and results
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The order of postpartum recovery: cost, time and results

Anyone who has spent time on the order of postpartum recovery has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·March 5, 2026·4 min read
Medication while breastfeeding: is it worth doing at all
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Medication while breastfeeding: is it worth doing at all

If you only read one paragraph, read this: medication while breastfeeding depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·February 27, 2026·4 min read
Common menopause symptoms: cost, time and results
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Common menopause symptoms: cost, time and results

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

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·February 21, 2026·4 min read
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

Most people do not fail at how to do a breast self-check from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·September 13, 2026·4 min read
How often to book a gynae visit: where most people stall
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How often to book a gynae visit: where most people stall

Anyone who has spent time on how often to book a gynae visit has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·September 7, 2026·4 min read
Cervical screening intervals: fixing it point by point
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Cervical screening intervals: fixing it point by point

Anyone who has spent time on cervical screening intervals has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·September 1, 2026·4 min read
Common causes of anaemia: knowing when to stop
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Common causes of anaemia: knowing when to stop

Most people do not fail at common causes of anaemia from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·August 26, 2026·4 min read
Hormones and adult acne: knowing when to stop
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Hormones and adult acne: knowing when to stop

Most people do not fail at hormones and adult acne from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·August 20, 2026·4 min read
Comparing contraceptive options: six beginner deviations
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Comparing contraceptive options: six beginner deviations

Advice on comparing contraceptive options tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·August 14, 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

Advice on diet during your period tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience and…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·August 8, 2026·4 min read
Sleep and hormones: fixing it point by point
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Sleep and hormones: fixing it point by point

If you have already tried sleep and hormones and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment never…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·August 2, 2026·4 min read
Thyroid and cycle length: a checklist you can tick
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Thyroid and cycle length: a checklist you can tick

Most people do not fail at thyroid and cycle length from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·July 27, 2026·4 min read
Bone mass after menopause: three months in this order
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Bone mass after menopause: three months in this order

Most people want bone mass after menopause to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…

Gideon StarkGideon Stark·July 21, 2026·4 min read
Training around your cycle: the light version and the full one
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Training around your cycle: the light version and the full one

Anyone who has spent time on training around your cycle has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·July 15, 2026·4 min read
Self-help for low mood, from judgement to action
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Self-help for low mood, from judgement to action

Anyone who has spent time on self-help for low mood has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not another…

Desmond HaleDesmond Hale·July 9, 2026·4 min read
Building a cycle log: knowing when to stop
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Building a cycle log: knowing when to stop

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…

Rupert SloaneRupert Sloane·July 3, 2026·4 min read