
Middle years
A collection of content most relevant to the health needs of women aged 25–50 years.
Pregnancy and preconception care


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
Menstrual health and gynaecological conditions

Endometriosis: symptoms, diagnosis and management

Heavy menstrual bleeding: diagnosis and management options

Case-based learning: dysmenorrhoea management

Case-based learning: management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Cervical cancer prevention: advice and services

Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy
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Stuck in the 1950s: why UTI diagnosis badly needs an update
Sexual health and contraception

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
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Sixty years of the combined oral contraceptive pill

How pharmacy is helping to contain the resurgence of gonorrhoea and syphilis
Management of long-term conditions

Valproate use in women: minimising the risks
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Bipolar disorder: pharmacotherapy options with a focus on women of childbearing age

Managing the symptoms of overactive bladder

How genetic testing can help women with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy

Medication non-adherence in breast cancer prevention and treatment

Beyond valproate: treatment dilemmas for women with epilepsy continue

What my surgical menopause can teach pharmacists about HRT
Mental health

Premature ovarian insufficiency: diagnosis and management

Case study: treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Test yourself: the 2020 CPD and learning quiz

Diabetes: mental health considerations in adults

Case-based learning: anxiety disorders

Schizophrenia case studies: putting theory into practice

Schizophrenia: recognition and management
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.
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Hormonal contraception: practice-based case studies
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Hormonal contraception: methods and patient eligibility
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Treating bacterial sexually transmitted infections
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HIV: pathology, diagnosis and prevention
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HIV: management
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Dealing with urinary tract infections
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Antidepressant use during breastfeeding
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Subfertility: treatment options in women