Adolescents and young adults
A collection of content most relevant to the health needs of girls and women from puberty to the age of 24 years.
Menstrual health and gynaecological conditions
Cervical cancer prevention: advice and services
Endometriosis: symptoms, diagnosis and management
Heavy menstrual bleeding: diagnosis and management options
Case-based learning: management of polycystic ovary syndrome
Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy
Supported contentSexual health and contraception
Chlamydia: screening, diagnosis and management
Gonorrhoea infection: diagnosis and treatment
Antibiotic treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection
Syphilis: diagnosis and management options
How to diagnose and manage Trichomonas vaginalis
Long-acting reversible contraception
Supported content
Sixty years of the combined oral contraceptive pill
Pregnancy and preconception care
Preconception care: genetic and pre-existing conditions
Preconception care: dietary and lifestyle advice
Pre-eclampsia: identification and management
Managing diabetes in women during preconception and pregnancy
Antiepileptic drug safety in pregnancy: possible dangers for the pregnant woman and her foetus
Postpartum care
Case-based learning: postnatal depression
Postnatal depression: recognition and diagnosis
How to advise women on the safe use of medicines while breastfeeding
Safeguarding
How to recognise and respond to potential child abuse and neglect
How to spot signs of child sexual exploitation
Management of long-term conditions
Valproate use in women: minimising the risks
Supported content
Beyond valproate: treatment dilemmas for women with epilepsy continue
How genetic testing can help women with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy
Medication non-adherence in breast cancer prevention and treatment
Uncontrolled asthma: assessment and management
Mental health
Prescribing dilemma: clozapine prescribing in prison
Schizophrenia: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
How to assess mental health when prescribing
Lithium monitoring and toxicity management
How to talk to patients about starting antidepressants
Test your knowledge on mental health
Test yourself: the 2023 CPD and Learning quiz
Other resources
We are currently updating our women’s health content. The following articles were published before 2015, they can be used to inform your learning, but we do not recommend that you take any clinical decisions based on this information without first ensuring you have checked the latest guidance.