Routine medical procedures can feel harder for women – here’s why

When medical procedures are designed around male anatomy, women often pay the price – in pain, difficulty and dismissal.

Woman wanted 'designer vagina' surgery for years. After the procedure, she's left in 'excruciating pain' and is 'so angry'

The woman recently underwent labiaplasty, a surgical procedure she said she's wanted since she was 14 years old ...

Woman with Flesh-Eating Infection Gets New Face from Donor Who Chose Medical Aid in Dying

The Barcelona woman thanked the donor, saying she “gave me a part of her life so that I could live” ...

Woman Wins Malpractice Suit Over Gender Surgery as a Minor

In a legal first, a jury in New York awarded $2 million to a patient who said that doctors had deviated from accepted medical standards.
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First female patient undergoes procedure as Nigeria hospital expands robotic surgery

Nigeria has recorded another major milestone in advanced healthcare delivery as The Prostate Clinic, TPC, Lagos, yesterday ...

Bill to protect women from unwanted procedures advances

A bill aimed at better protecting women from unwanted medical surgeries is making its way through the General Assembly. Link: ...
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Facial or Medical Procedure? How to Know When Your Beauty Treatment Should Be Left to a Doctor

During one idle evening scroll through social media, my thumb stopped short. The video before me was titled “My story about how Sonya Dakar permanently damaged my face.” I recognised the name. Sonya ...