PCOS

• PCOS, a condition that affects 1 in 10 Canadian women, is being renamed

  The announcement was published in the Lancet, which states that the condition affects 170 million women during their reproductive years alone.

  Health

  May 13
  
• Unheard. Unserved. A woman’s battle for a PCOS diagnosis, and how no one was listening

  Brooke Sears fought to get her diagnosis after doctors said she needed to lose weight. Her story is part of a Global News series on health care and how it's failing many women.

  Features

  Sep 24, 2025
  
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• Let’s talk about it. Period.

  For some, menstruation is a life-giving gift — for others, it's sheer hell. For too long, women have been sitting in silent, crippling monthly agony that far exceeds what's normal.

  Health

  Mar 10, 2025
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• People with polycystic ovary syndrome may be at higher risk of suicide: study

  "Polycystic ovaries is a really bad diagnosis," Diane Francoeur, CEO of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC), told Global News.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2024
• For The Belly: How a group of Lethbridge women are empowering bodies

  Sommer is recovering from a car accident. She's been seeing a physiotherapist who she said opened her eyes to a common habit that causes physical harm.

  Health

  Nov 15, 2022
• What is polycystic ovarian syndrome?

  Polycystic ovarian syndrome affects around one in 10 women, but doctors say it's often misunderstood.

  Health

  Sep 15, 2019
• 5 reasons why you keep missing your period (other than pregnancy)

  Experts say there can be plenty of reasons beyond pregnancy that may cause you to miss your period.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 17, 2018
• This woman chose to stop shaving her beard because it’s ‘acceptable and lucrative’

  "It dawned on me that I never had a choice in the matter and was told by society that I needed to remove my hair."

  Lifestyle

  Nov 3, 2017
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• 6 miscarriages in 2 years: mom-to-be shares trauma of pregnancy loss

  Oct. 15 is Pregnancy and Infancy Loss Awareness Day. "It happens more than anyone thinks and nobody talks about it," says a mom who's had six miscarriages.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 15, 2016