Falling Birth Rates Lack of knowledge about infertility
The recently concluded Starting Families Asia Study involving 1,000 women across 10 Asian countries, including Malaysia, has revealed critical knowledge gaps about fertility, the key causes of...
View ArticleMy Bra, My Best Friend
Does your bra shift when you move your arms? Does your bra strap slip off your shoulder every now and then? Do you have excess fat bulging under your arms and above the band of your bra? Do your back...
View ArticleG-Strings – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
By Datuk Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Founder, Prima Nora Medical Centre G-strings, the tiny piece of underwear mostly worn by women, have been all the rage...
View ArticleKiller Heels Shoes worth dying for?
High heels are often described as shoes to die for. Seen as staple items for modern women, high heels are worn to show a certain degree of authority, independence, femininity as well as sexuality. In...
View ArticleG-Strings The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
By Datuk Dr Nor Ashikin Mokhtar, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Founder, Prima Nora Medical Centre G-strings, the tiny piece of underwear mostly worn by women, have been all the rage...
View ArticleKnow Your Vagina
By Dr Ho Choon Moy, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Pantai Hospital Cheras Many women shy away when the word ‘vagina’ is mentioned or discussed. Some call it ‘private parts’; others...
View ArticleMust Do Health Tests for Women
We are often bombarded with alarming statistics related to diseases such as breast cancer, which is the main type of cancer that affects women in Malaysia and around the world. While there is no...
View ArticleAre You ‘Breast’ Aware?
By Edeline Anne Goh There’s no doubt about it — educating yourself about breast cancer could mean the difference between life and death. In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, we’ve...
View ArticleVa Jay Jay 101
Women may break through glass ceilings at work, handle a tire change like a pro or even beat the boys at an arm wrestling match thanks to all those hours at the gym but we’re often in the dark about...
View ArticleCommon Health Conditions that Affect Women
Over hundreds of years, the female form has been seen as a figure of perfection in art and sculpture but in the everyday world, a woman’s body usually becomes the cause of a lot of stress and worry....
View ArticleWomen’s health – more than just maternal issues
From how you react to medication, to the way you are treated by doctors, being a woman can affect your health in rather unexpected ways When Haliza Mahmud started experiencing severe menstrual...
View ArticleEnding violence against women
The United Nations has earmarked November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Priya Kulasagaran looks at the depth of the phenomenon, and speaks to survivors...
View ArticleBehind closed doors
While intimate partner violence is publicly condemned, there is still a tendency to place blame on the victims. Two women tell their stories of why they stayed in abusive relationships and what made...
View ArticleOf monsters and men
A young rape survivor shares her experience of dealing with the trauma of sexual violence One of the most prevailing myths about sexual violence, such as rape and sexual assault, is that the people...
View ArticleInternational Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
To raise more awareness of gender-based violence, the United Nations observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25th every year. Violence against women...
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