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Schools to teach about endometriosis, periods and cancer screenings
Posted onJenny ReesWales health correspondent Athika Ahmed Molly Fenton and Athika Ahmed want better education on women’s health issues in school Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not how to change a tampon or spot signs of cancer. “As a person from an ethnic minority background, in…
Period blood test could be alternative to cervical screening, study says
Posted on“Cervical screening can be difficult for some women for many reasons, like if they have had a bad previous experience, they are menopausal, they have a physical or learning disability, cultural barriers, or are a survivor of sexual violence,” says Athena Lamnisos from charity The Eve Appeal.
Assisted dying law approved in Jersey
Posted onShe said she was sceptical of the motives of peers who have tabled amendments to the legislation, saying “sometimes I wonder if people who are emotionally, or perhaps through their own background, opposed to assisted dying, find all these other explanations where the truth is that they would never find an amendment that would satisfy…
