I was not expecting to receive my smear test letter before I turned 25, so when mine fell through the letterbox in mid-March — exactly six months before my 25th birthday — I felt a little bit sick.

Lauren was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2018 and has been clear of cancer since then. She shares her experience to encourage others to book their screening. I was running a few months late for my ...

Ling Ma’s new short story collection, Bliss Montage, leads us down strange, stimulating paths — and then leaves us before we can fully gather our bearings. Ma Ling in Chicago. (Anjali Pinto / ...

“Lipstick glue.” Cucumber cleanses. Glitter. Vicks VapoRub. Wasp nests. These aren’t collectables or DIY projects, these are things women put on or in their vaginas in 2017. Really. The insect nests ...