Women's health advice

For many women, this stage can be an opportunity to shift focus back to you. But whether your children are leaving home or you’ve built a solid career – this is as much a time to enjoy new found freedoms as it is to choose new directions.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Tuesday 8 September 2015

As your children become adults or you plan for retirement, you may have a freedom you’ve not known since you were young. It’s time to relax and enjoy that freedom in the months and years ahead.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Monday 21 September 2015

By this stage, many women feel they have settled into a life pattern. But the competing demands of family, career and relationships can make you feel unbalanced and uneasy about the future.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Thursday 16 July 2015

You’ve experienced much of what life has to offer through the many stages of a woman’s life. With good health, living beyond 80 can be full of new experiences and times to enjoy with family and friends.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Thursday 24 September 2015

Most people know what it’s like to feel bloated, but if your new-onset stomach bloating is becoming more than an occasional inconvenience, it’s essential to explore this with your doctor.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Thursday 28 March 2019

A cervical smear test is used to assess the health of a woman’s cervix and to help prevent cervical cancer. It's understandable to be nervous about your test or curious about what's involved, especially if you've never had a smear test before.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Wednesday 10 July 2024

The journey from girl to young woman is an incredibly exciting one. From exploring relationships and sex, to discovering independence, young women grow increasingly aware of the way they feel both physically and emotionally.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Friday 26 June 2015

Between the ages of 25 and 35 many women are making important decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. You may be focussed on pursuing your career, or you may be thinking about starting a family. You may want both.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Friday 26 June 2015

Exercise is the most recommended way of managing polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) symptoms – formerly polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Our clinical regional fitness lead, Olivia Tyler, explains how exercise can help manage symptoms as well as providing some simple body weight exercises that you can incorporate into your day.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Friday 2 September 2022

Smear tests are a key part of looking after your health, but women can be anxious about the results. Nuffield Health's Medical Executive Director, Dr Davina Deniszczyz, explains the different types of smear results and what they mean for you.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Tuesday 15 March 2016

As our bodies change over time, our health needs change too. Justin Jones, Head of Physiology & Clinical Development Lead at Nuffield Health, describes six stages of a woman's life to help inform and support you to get the treatment you need, whatever stage you're at.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Monday 24 June 2019

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer, affecting almost 55,000 UK women each year. But not everything you hear about breast cancer is true.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Friday 4 September 2015

This International Women's Day, Gosia Bowling, Emotional Wellbeing National Lead at Nuffield Health, explains why women face an increased risk of burnout, and what employers can do to close the burnout gap.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Tuesday 8 March 2022

When it comes to heart attacks we think we know the signs. But new research suggests women present with different symptoms to men, making them more likely to be misdiagnosed.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Thursday 8 September 2016

Heart disease is commonly thought to be a men’s health problem. But this is your issue too. Here's eight simple steps to help women protect themselves.

Updated: Monday 12 October 2026

Published: Tuesday 15 September 2015