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A collection of content most relevant to the health needs of women aged 25–50 years.

Pregnancy and preconception care

Amniocentesis

Preconception care: genetic and pre-existing conditions

Woman holds a positive pregnancy test

Preconception care: dietary and lifestyle advice

Medical professional taking notes from a pregnant woman

Pre-eclampsia: identification and management

pregnant woman diabetes finger prick lancet blood ss 17

Managing diabetes in women during preconception and pregnancy

The safety of antiepileptic drug use in pregnancy involves: the pregnant woman in her own right; the foetus while in her womb; and during its subsequent extra-uterine existence as a neonate and infant. Pregnant woman during an ultrasound scan pictured

Antiepileptic drug safety in pregnancy: possible dangers for the pregnant woman and her foetus

Postpartum care

Case based learning postnatal depression

Case-based learning: postnatal depression

Postnatal depression: recognition and diagnosis

Postnatal depression: recognition and diagnosis

mother breastfeeding baby

How to advise women on the safe use of medicines while breastfeeding

Menstrual health and gynaecological conditions

endometriosis

Endometriosis: symptoms, diagnosis and management

Female reproductive organs illustration

Heavy menstrual bleeding: diagnosis and management options

Woman in bed with hot water bottle

Case-based learning: dysmenorrhoea management

Folder with a photo of a woman with PCOS

Case-based learning: management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Cervical cancer prevention: advice and services

Cervical cancer prevention: advice and services

Thrush spores

Thrush: detection and management in community pharmacy

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Stuck in the 1950s: why UTI diagnosis badly needs an update

Stuck in the 1950s: why UTI diagnosis badly needs an update

Sexual health and contraception

Gonorrhoea infection: diagnosis and treatment

Gonorrhoea infection: diagnosis and treatment

Mycoplasma genitalium bacteria

Antibiotic treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium infection

Secondary syphilis rash at the nape of patient's neck

Syphilis: diagnosis and management options

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Trichomonas vaginalis parasite

How to diagnose and manage Trichomonas vaginalis

Illustrustration of an intrauterine device in the uterus

Long-acting reversible contraception

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Sixty years of the combined oral contraceptive pill

Sixty years of the combined oral contraceptive pill

condoms

How pharmacy is helping to contain the resurgence of gonorrhoea and syphilis

Management of long-term conditions

Valproate use in women minimising the risks brain

Valproate use in women: minimising the risks

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Bipolar brain, 3D view of an MRI scan

Bipolar disorder: pharmacotherapy options with a focus on women of childbearing age

Urogram of urine in normal human bladder

Managing the symptoms of overactive bladder

DNA strand illustration

How genetic testing can help women with breast cancer avoid chemotherapy

Illustration of woman and breast cancer cell in background

Medication non-adherence in breast cancer prevention and treatment

Illustration of an uncertain pregnant woman surrounded by question marks and thought bubbles

Beyond valproate: treatment dilemmas for women with epilepsy continue

HRT treatment

What my surgical menopause can teach pharmacists about HRT

Mental health

laboratory assistant working with blood tests

Premature ovarian insufficiency: diagnosis and management

Coloured positron emission tomography brain scan of a male patient with schizophrenia

Case study: treatment-resistant schizophrenia

Test yourself: the 2020 CPD and learning quiz

Test yourself: the 2020 CPD and learning quiz

Diabetes: mental health considerations in adults

Diabetes: mental health considerations in adults

Case-based learning: anxiety disorders

Case-based learning: anxiety disorders

Olanzapine 5mg tablet pack

Schizophrenia case studies: putting theory into practice

Pack of amisulpride tablets

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.