Knowledge
Articles on women's health, including topics that rarely get talked about. We describe what is known and cite a source for every statement.
Endometriosis: why diagnosis takes so long
About one in ten women has endometriosis, and diagnosis often takes years. How to recognise it and what the new 2025 guideline changes.
Heavy periods: how much is too much?
Changing every two hours, clots, longer than seven days: how to tell if your period is too heavy, what can be behind it and why iron matters.
PMDD: when it's more than PMS
For a small group, mood before the period tips so far that daily life suffers. What PMDD is, how it is diagnosed and what the evidence says about treatment.
Perimenopause: the years hardly anyone talks about
Menopause doesn't arrive overnight at 50. Which signs are often overlooked, how long symptoms last and why contraception is still relevant.
Pelvic floor: incontinence is common – and very treatable
A few drops when jumping or lifting: hardly anyone talks about it, including many athletes. How common it is and which training is proven to help.
Pain during sex: common, but not normal
Many stay silent about it, out of embarrassment or because they've been told that's just how it is. Common causes, from after childbirth to endometriosis, and what a physiotherapy trial shows.
Heart attacks in women: the signs are not “atypical”
Women with a heart attack reach hospital later than men. Which signs women have more often and when to call the emergency number straight away.
Iron deficiency without anaemia: when the blood count is normal
“Blood count normal” – and yet the iron stores are empty. Why this happens so often in women, which value shows it and what the studies say about treatment.
More articles are available in German: All articles (German)
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