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Welcome to Women’s Health Week! This year we’re sharing loads of new stories and resources to help strengthen your voice and give you more choice. Today is all about getting to know our bodies. We’re zoning in on skin checks, bowel health, vulval self-checks and more.
To know when things look different, you need to know what things look like normally."
Dr Sarah White, Jean Hailes CEO
Today's podcast
You don’t need a medical degree to take charge of your health. But you do need to know your body. Learn more in our new podcast series.
Vulval self-checks
Learn how to check your vulva with our step-by-step guide. It includes 3 ways to check and what changes to look out for.
Breast self-checks
Getting to know your breasts is an important part of your health care – and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Here's how to do a simple self-check.