Why we won’t be using the Dripstick – and we’re not the only ones

“Already, I’m like why?” These are the first words to come out of Dr Angela Jones’s mouth. The wide-eyed board-certified gynaecologist looks at me with incredulity as I describe to her the newest craze in FemTech: The Dripstick. Previously known as the Come&Gone, the product, sold by company Awkward Essentials, is described on their website…

March 28, 20220Comments

ByLauryn Berry

Campaigner Leanne Pero on young people with breast cancer, disparities for the Black community and always trusting your gut

You may have seen her on Lorraine, on a billboard somewhere in the UK, or modelling Pineapple Dance Studios clothing for Next – Leanne Pero is making conversations about cancer more inclusive day-by-day. A cancer survivor, body positivity advocate and founder of Black Women Rising (BWR), a support project for people of colour with breast…

March 25, 20220Comments

ByLauren Ramsay

‘I was begging to just die’: Meet three women living with chronic UTIs

This month, the NHS website finally recognised chronic UTIs as a condition after years of campaigning from the Chronic Urinary Tract Infection Campaign (CUTIC) and Bladder Health UK. PRUDE spoke to three women about why the NHS hasn’t gone far enough. For many, the pain of a urinary tract infection (UTI) is second to none.…

March 24, 20221Comment

ByAmber Middleton

Why we won’t be using the Dripstick – and we’re not the only ones

Campaigner Leanne Pero on young people with breast cancer, disparities for the Black community and always trusting your gut

‘I was begging to just die’: Meet three women living with chronic UTIs

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