Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a condition characterised by a potentially sight-threatening increase in intracranial pressure with no known cause, and it is strongly associated with obesity i...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are transforming the management of obesity and metabolic disease, with important implications across women’s health.

In a proportion of women, bacterial vaginosis is not cleared early, after receipt of antibiotics and before resumption of sex. To improve cure rates, women with persistent bacterial vaginosis after tr...

In this modelling study, we quantified current global brachytherapy capacity, projected future demand, and estimated the infrastructure investment needed to meet cervical and endometrial cancer treatm...

Breast cancer during pregnancy is rare but its global incidence is increasing as maternal age rises. Prognosis is similar to that for non-pregnant women if matched by stage and tumour type. However, d...

Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of maternal mortality worldwide and a major driver of long-term morbidity.

Mandatory reporting laws for intimate partner violence aim to protect survivors and facilitate justice, but concerns persist about unintended harms. In this Review, we systematically reviewed peer-rev...

Seminal V-dysbiosis and increasing gut dysbiosis were associated with adverse reproductive outcomes. These findings of previously unrecognised, potentially modifiable microbial risk factors support th...

Gynaecological toxicities of cancer treatment remain a significant unmet survivorship need, shaped by their prevalence and effects as well as the culture of taboo and clinical silence that surrounds t...

Depressive symptoms during perimenopause were associated with higher observed risks of subsequent stroke, particularly haemorrhagic stroke. However, these findings should be interpreted cautiously and...

Explore the current issue of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health, a monthly journal dedicated to women’s health, obstetrics, and gynaecology, from adolescence through menopause and be...

Among recorded facility-based deliveries in Ukraine from 2022 to 2024, increases in the rates of extreme preterm birth and pre-eclampsia or eclampsia were noted during the conflict period, with greate...

Hydroxychloroquine given from preconception until 10 weeks of gestation did not improve the chance of livebirth in women aged 18–38 years with at least three previous consecutive miscarriages. Therefo...

We have identified factors associated with ovarian cancer knowledge, experiences, and outcomes across LMICs, which could inform policy and the development of interventions to improve patient care. Giv...

Explore the current issue of The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health, a monthly journal dedicated to women’s health, obstetrics, and gynaecology, from adolescence through menopause and be...

Interim findings from a UK Government investigation into maternity and neonatal services, published in February 2026, are shocking to read. Examples are documented of insensitive or culturally inappro...

Based on the findings of superior screening coverage, countries with organised cervical screening programmes should consider implementing a universal offer of HPV self-testing to increase screening co...

Estimates of the prevalence, incidence, and mortality of maternal cardiac disease and subtypes are available for HICs and LMICs, but because of high variability between studies, the true burden remain...

There is a paucity of evidence around peripartum interventions and their effect on modifying cardiovascular risk through blood pressure reduction. There were no high-quality randomised controlled tria...

Women's health has traditionally been under-researched and underfunded. Addressing this gap requires innovation in research, treatments, and technologies. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a s...

Podcast Episode · The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health · 18 March · 31m

Medicine Podcast · Monthly · Editors at The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women’s Health, in conversation with the journal’s authors, researchers, policymakers, economists, politicians, and others...