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WHO: Women's health an 'urgent priority'

Societies fail women at key moments in their lives by not offering them quality health care, which undermines their ability to reach their full potential, the World Health Organization says in a new report.

Why haven't I started menopause -- I'm 55?

I have just turned 55 and am still having a regular, clockwork period every single 28 days. It lasts only three to four days, but it is still there! Is there any danger in having this go on so long? I was approximately 13 years old when I started, and here I still am! I have no symptoms of menopause at all.

Afghan women still struggle, 8 years on

Afghan women have had seen their status rise and fall repeatedly over the past three decades, before the strictly Islamic Taliban muscled their way to power and forced women to again wear the burqa and stay out of school.

Commentary: Polanski's crime can't be excused

Historically, women's rights and status in America have been viewed by both men and women as "soft" issues -- worthy but marginal.

Behind the U.N. hoopla, a new agency for women emerges

A parade of world leaders took the lectern at the United Nations on Wednesday. But days before the speeches on a host of issues, the global body quietly undertook an issue that often flies under the radar: Women.

Pioneering op gives female circumcision victims hope

Every day thousands of girls endure forced circumcision. It's a controversial cultural tradition common in parts of Africa, South America, Middle East and Asia and that regularly results in infection and even death.

Will I start menopause even though I am on the pill?

I am 49 years old and take Seasonique. Will I start menopause even though I am on birth control?

Uganda seeks to ban female circumcision

In many cases it's a woman that grips the blade -- maybe clean, maybe dirty -- that cuts a girl's path to womanhood.

Women in Iran march against discrimination

Like thousands of other Iranian women, Parisa took to Tehran's streets this week, her heart brimming with hope. "Change," said the placards around her.

Your period: What's normal, what's not, what to do

Your period comes at the same time every month ... except when it doesn't. Suddenly, without warning, you're early or late, or your flow is heavy, light, or nonexistent (and you know you're not pregnant!). You and millions of women understandably wonder, Is this normal or is something terribly wrong?

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